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Concerns over Jetstar safety
Qantas pilots have reportedly raised safety concerns over the ability of low-cost carrier Jetstar to fly international routes.
The pilots want the launch of a new international service to be delayed amid anxiety about proposed routes over remote stretches of ocean, The Australian newspaper reports.
In a letter to the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) last month, the pilots warned against giving the airline permission to fly routes taking them up to 180 minutes away from emergency airports.
Such a move would expose the public to “an unacceptable level of risk”, they said.
Jetstar is seeking the 180-minute approval, known as extended twin engine operations (ETOPS) so it can fly direct to Honolulu starting later this year, the paper said.
Jetstar chief executive Alan Joyce dismissed the association’s concerns, saying the airline already had 120-minute ETOPS and was working closely with CASA on its new application
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