A reporter since November 30, 1960, Ben Sandilands looks at what really matters up in the sky: public administration of air transport and its safety, the accountability of the carriers, and space for everyone’s knees.
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The ugly side of social media and piloting writ large
Ben Sandilands Nov 6, 2015 5 comments
On a day when this writer is about to attend a memorial for a friend who died in controversial circumstances in a recent helicopter crash, Flight Safety Australia has published a story about social media trolling that journalists, commentators, and pilots ought to carefully consider.
The day the 1st Qantas 707 stopped a school yard rumble
Ben Sandilands Nov 6, 2015 7 comments
Some of us remember what we were doing the day mankind walked on the moon, but fewer might recall what they were doing the day the first Qantas 707 landed at Sydney Airport, and brought regular jet airliner flights to Australia.
Another spoke, to Vietnam, for Air NZ’s Pacific wheel
Ben Sandilands Nov 14, 2015 16 comments
Not just new non-stop flights to Houston and Buenos Aires (both by year’s end) but to Ho Chi Minh City from next June. Air New Zealand continues to build more spokes for its Pacific wheel and Auckland hub.
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The ugly side of social media and piloting writ large
Ben Sandilands Nov 6, 2015 5 comments
On a day when this writer is about to attend a memorial for a friend who died in controversial circumstances in a recent helicopter crash, Flight Safety Australia has published a story about social media trolling that journalists, commentators, and pilots ought to carefully consider.
The day the 1st Qantas 707 stopped a school yard rumble
Ben Sandilands Nov 6, 2015 7 comments
Some of us remember what we were doing the day mankind walked on the moon, but fewer might recall what they were doing the day the first Qantas 707 landed at Sydney Airport, and brought regular jet airliner flights to Australia.
Another spoke, to Vietnam, for Air NZ’s Pacific wheel
Ben Sandilands Nov 14, 2015 16 comments
Not just new non-stop flights to Houston and Buenos Aires (both by year’s end) but to Ho Chi Minh City from next June. Air New Zealand continues to build more spokes for its Pacific wheel and Auckland hub.