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December 16, 2025

On September 23, 1999, A Qantas 747 is making a stopover in Bangkok, but it does not go to plan. What caused this flight to not be able to complete its journey to London?

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In Company Failures, Weather, Pilot Failures Tags Weather, Pilot Error, 747, Qantas, Flight 1
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QF72

August 30, 2022

On October 7, 2008 a Qantas A330 is doing a flight from Singapore to Perth when something happened on the way. What caused this flight to land early due to chaos?

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In Company Failures, Mechanical Failures Tags Qantas, Flight 72, Avionics, Mechanical Error
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QF32

September 1, 2020

A Qantas Airbus A380, the biggest jet airliner, has a catastrophe on its way to Sydney, Australia from Singapore. Find out how bad quality control caused this plane to almost fall out of the sky.

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In Mechanical Failures Tags Airbus A380, Airbus, Singapore, Engine Failure, Qantas, Uncontained Engine Failure
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