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Aircraft accident
Case notes on injuries to passengers, crew and pilots in aircraft accidents and on board.
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Picture hiddenAircraft accidentAirline liable for flight attendant’s injury after pulling sticky galley cart
The Supreme Court of Queensland awarded a former Alliance Airlines cabin manager $602,068.02 after finding the airline had not provided task-specific safe-work guidance for moving resistant catering carts from aircraft galley…
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Picture hiddenAircraft accidentOccupational training course can be a dangerous recreational activity
An appeal court has ruled that a course of training can amount to a "dangerous recreational activity" when accompanied by an element of pleasure.
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Picture hiddenAircraft accidentEngineer liable for missing helicopter fatigue crack
A seasoned pilot whose 1965 Bell UH-1H “Huey” helicopter dropped out of the sky in the Snowy Mountains during a long-line lifting operation survived his second major helicopter crash with significant injuries.
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Picture hiddenAircraft accidentInstructor intervention the cause of horror runway crash
A flying instructor’s failure to strictly observe cockpit control “hand over” rules as an aircraft was rolling for take-off on a country runway, has been held responsible for an accident that left the trainee pilot injured in the…
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High Court refuses special leave; Qatar shame to go to trial
Five Australian women who were forced off their flight at Doha international airport in October 2020 and subjected to invasive physical examinations in an ambulance on the tarmac without their consent can continue their…
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Picture hiddenAircraft accidentAir Canada mid-air turbulence causes serious injuries
When Renae Evans and her daughter boarded an Air Canada flight AC33 from Vancouver to Sydney in July 2019, they had no idea their journey would become the centre of a legal battle that might take a decade to resolve.
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Picture hiddenAircraft accidentTurbulence event exposes Air Canada to major damages claims
A court has ruled that state laws apply to the formulation of damages recoverable by international airline passengers for cabin injuries sustained in a turbulence event.
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Picture hiddenAircraft accidentSwedish families sue in Australia for parachute air crash defects
The surviving family members of eight skydivers killed in a 2019 plane crash in Sweden have sued the Victorian manufacturer of the aircraft in a Melbourne court.
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Seaworld helicopter tragedy must be a catalyst for law change
Claims for injury compensation arising out of the SeaWorld helicopter tragedy face two major legal hurdles in recovering compensation.
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Picture hiddenAircraft accidentF.N.Q. helicopter powerline crash resolved
In June 2011, a low-flying helicopter operating as part of a government weed eradication program crashed into overhead powerlines outside Cairns, causing serious injuries to three passengers onboard.
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Picture hiddenAircraft accidentQantasLink not Qantas: liability trap for passengers on other airline’s aircraft
Can an airline that tickets a passenger for a flight under its name escape liability under air carriage law because the flight is conducted on an aircraft operated by a different carrier?
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Picture hiddenAircraft accidentEmirates Airlines crashes for second time on refusal to pay injured passenger
A passenger who sustained a minor cabin injury aboard an Emirates B777 and who chose to sue in Australia has achieved a major legal breakthrough for all Australian international airline users.
Case notes explain decisions in other people’s cases. They are general information, not legal advice, and every claim turns on its own facts.
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