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1. American Airlines flight diverted to Nashville after pilot becomes ill
An American Airlines Boeing 777 flying from Chicago to Miami was diverted to Nashville because of an ill pilot.
Flight 2050 landed safely in Nashville at 12:32 p.m. The plane had 213 passengers on board, as well as two pilots and eight flight attendants. It was still on the ground at 2:30 p.m.
Ed Martelle, spokesman for American Airlines, said "We believe one of the pilots became ill, but we don't have a lot of information."
According to Kim Lawson, deputy chief with the Nashville Fire Department, a pilot became ill during the flight and was the cause of the emergency landing. The pilot is stable and has been taken to Summit Medical Center in Nashville.
The 777 isn't a plane typically used in regularly scheduled Nashville flights, said Emily Richard, spokeswoman for Nashville International Airport. "Our runways and terminal can accommodate them though," she said.
A female passenger also became ill on the flight and was transported to Summit in stable condition, Lawson said. The passenger's condition appeared unrelated to the pilot's condition
American Airlines is bringing another pilot from Dallas to Nashville to continue the flight to Miami. "He is en route now," said Martelle. "The plan is to get everyone back on board and hightail it to Miami."
He didn't have a definitive time for when the plane would reach Miami. The plane is being serviced, and once the pilot gets there, American will begin the departure process.
2. Former Jetstar worker airs safety concerns
A former flight attendant has told ABC's Lateline he quit his job at Jetstar because of safety concerns over long shifts for cabin crew and staff not being able to answer safety questions.
The budget airline maintains it has rigorous safety standards.
But a clause in the the contract for Singapore-based Jetstar crew states they could be forced to work shifts longer than 20 hours.
Former Jetstar flight attendant Dallas Finn joined the airline in June and quit two months later.
Two weeks before quitting, Mr Finn filed an incident report about fatigue after flying five return international flights in five days.
"The majority of these flights were quite busy, I found that my sleeping patterns were drastically effected to the point of fatigue," he wrote in the report.
"Clearly there are safety issues here pertaining to cabin crew if an emergency situation arises on the return flight from SGN OR MNL (Saigon and Manila), where the duty is 12/13hrs return."
Mr Finn told Lateline cabin crew were forced to work long hours.
"The majority of flights out of Darwin are back of clock, so you're leaving early evening and you're not getting back to the next morning," he said.
"The Ho Chi Minh flight is between a 12 and 13-hour day. They would actually change the pilots over in Ho Chi Minh but the cabin crew would have to fly back."
But Mr Finn says it was a flight he shared with Singapore-based staff that gave him more cause for concern.
"Before we actually get on a flight we have to go through a briefing and the questions are on an emergency procedure, an occupational health and safety procedure and a medical question," he said.
"I went to answer the emergency and the medical question when the cabin manager stopped me to get the Singapore crew to actually answer and, basically, they couldn't answer the emergency procedure and they couldn't answer the medical question.
"It was the first time I've actually been scared of flying because if something went down I didn't actually know if that crew would be able to back me up."
No-one from Jetstar was available to be interviewed on Lateline, but in a statement the airline said all crew are required to complete rigorous training.
"We're aware of a concern about the perceived proficiency of a crew member on a Melbourne to Darwin flight on 17 July 2011. These concerns were investigated and it was determined that the crew member satisfied proficiency requirements," the statement said.
Double standards
There are also concerns Jetstar's Singapore-based crew do not have the same protections as Australian crew.
Lateline has obtained a copy of the contract for Jetstar's Singapore-based flight attendants that states crew can be called on to work shifts up to 20 hours long.
But a clause in the contract also shows staff can be forced to work even longer than the 20-hour limit without consultation.
"The Planned Limit and Operational Extensions may be extended by agreement between Jetstar and the Supplier," the contract reads.
The supplier, Valuair, supplies cabin crew for Jetstar out of Singapore.
Valuair is unlikely to disagree with Jetstar on any crewing extensions as Qantas, though Jetstar Asia, has a 49 per cent share in the company.
A Singapore-based crew member told Lateline that Jetstar management points to the contract if staff complain about fatigue.
"If we complain about fatigue, or long hours or bad flight rosters, the management's reply is - 'you signed a legal contract, so you have to do whatever that is'," the crew member said.
While the contract states shifts can go beyond 20 hours, Jetstar said in a statement it does not roster 20-hour shifts.
"The longest rostered shift is 15 hours and 20 minutes. The average rostered international cabin crew shift is approximately 10-11 hours," the statement said.
In July, Lateline revealed Jetstar's Thai-based crew signed bonded contracts that required staff who quit or were sacked to pay back up to four-and-a-half months of their base wage.
The contract for Singapore crew similarly states they can be forced to pay back nearly three months of their base wage if they resign or are dismissed.
Mr Finn says Jetstar are exploiting foreign-based workers.
"I think they are abusing the situation with the working rights. They are going under Singaporean law and under Thai law but they are flying above our skies," he said.
Flight Attendants Association of Australia's Jo-Ann Davidson says the practices are "appalling".
"We would never allow under an enterprise agreement in Australia to have bonding for cabin crew, but they're allowed to do that overseas and we think that is unacceptable," she said.
Jetstar says overseas contracts reflects local market conditions.
3. Stewart struggles in qualifying at Dover, will start 28th behind polesitter Truex
Stewart’s No. 14 Chevrolet has not performed like the car that romped to victories in the first two races in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. He was horrible at practice and that carried over into Saturday’s qualifying, where he turned a lap of 156.760 mph and will start the third Chase race 27 spots behind polesitter Martin Truex Jr.
Stewart’s two wins have only given him a seven-point cushion over Kevin Harvick entering Sunday’s race. With four Chase drivers starting in the top six at the concrete mile, this could be the race where the standings get rattled.
Stewart had little explanation for his struggles, other than saying his car was tight.
History shows all is not lost for Smoke. He started 27th in the second Dover race in 2000 and won. In the first Dover race in 2009, he finished second after starting 31st. If any driver knows how to work his way through traffic, it’s Stewart.
He could run into Truex leading the way.
Truex returned to the site of his only career Cup win and turned a lap of 159.004 mph to win the pole at Dover International Speedway. He crashed the Chase party with his first pole of the season. He won his only career Cup race in 2007 at the Monster Mile.
“I love this place,” Truex said. “I feel like I understand what it takes to get around this place. I’ve just been fortunate enough to have good race cars here.”
Truex, of nearby Mayetta, N.J., has long considered Dover his home track. Truex, 18th in the points standings, has two of his six career poles at Dover.
Chase driver Kurt Busch was second. Paul Menard was third. Chase drivers Carl Edwards, Kyle Busch and Jimmie Johnson took the next three spots.
Like Stewart, four-time Cup champion Jeff Gordon also struggled during qualifying and starts 34th.
Denny Hamlin, all but out of contention, starts 11th. Brad Keselowski was 15th, Matt Kenseth 18th, Ryan Newman 20th, Dale Earnhardt Jr. 21st, and Harvick starts 22nd.
Round 3 of the Chase promises to create some separation among the Chase contenders and the pretenders.
Gordon is in fifth place and a manageable 23 points behind Stewart. His poor start might not help him move up the standings.
Kurt Busch is 28 points out in ninth place. He’s counting on his strong qualifying start to serve as a preview for what’s ahead in the 400-mile race.
“We definitely look at where the Chase guys qualify,” Busch said. “You race your own race and let it pan out. You can’t worry too early on in the race. Once you get to the final two pits stops, that’s when you’re looking at the other Chase guys.”
Truex hopes the Chase drivers are in his rearview mirror over the final laps, giving him something to feel good about in a mostly lost season. Truex, who has only eight top-10s this year, hasn’t built off the promise he showed in 2007 when he won a race, posted 14 top-10s and made the Chase.
He hasn’t finished better than 15th in the standings the last three years.
But if can take the checkered flag for Michael Waltrip Racing at any race this season, Truex is at the right track.
“I can’t really put my finger on it,” Truex said. “Hopefully, we can get back to Victory Lane. It’s been awhile. We’ve been close a bunch of times, but I feel good that we can get back there this weekend.”
Stewart has taken up residence in Victory Lane this Chase, with wins at Chicagoland Speedway and New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
He’s found it hard to keep it up at Dover. He was a miserable 41st in Friday’s final practice session, topping out at 150.735 mph, and his team couldn’t fix whatever ailed the No. 14 in time for qualifying.
“We’ll see what happens tomorrow,” Stewart said.
Sunday could be the perfect day for Johnson, the five-time defending champion, to position himself as a contender. He has six career victories on the concrete track and won the race here last September. Johnson has a 9.6 average finish in 19 career Cup starts at Dover.
He’s stuck in an un-Johnson like 10th place 29 points behind Stewart.
“In these first two races, we’ve had much better cars than where we’ve finished and it just didn’t work out for us,” Johnson said. “But that’s racing. Anything can and will happen, and we’ve got to make sure it doesn’t happen this weekend.”
Aviation NEWS By
Neha Jain
Aviation NEWS Reporter
1. American Airlines flight diverted to Nashville after pilot becomes ill
An American Airlines Boeing 777 flying from Chicago to Miami was diverted to Nashville because of an ill pilot.
Flight 2050 landed safely in Nashville at 12:32 p.m. The plane had 213 passengers on board, as well as two pilots and eight flight attendants. It was still on the ground at 2:30 p.m.
Ed Martelle, spokesman for American Airlines, said "We believe one of the pilots became ill, but we don't have a lot of information."
According to Kim Lawson, deputy chief with the Nashville Fire Department, a pilot became ill during the flight and was the cause of the emergency landing. The pilot is stable and has been taken to Summit Medical Center in Nashville.
The 777 isn't a plane typically used in regularly scheduled Nashville flights, said Emily Richard, spokeswoman for Nashville International Airport. "Our runways and terminal can accommodate them though," she said.
A female passenger also became ill on the flight and was transported to Summit in stable condition, Lawson said. The passenger's condition appeared unrelated to the pilot's condition
American Airlines is bringing another pilot from Dallas to Nashville to continue the flight to Miami. "He is en route now," said Martelle. "The plan is to get everyone back on board and hightail it to Miami."
He didn't have a definitive time for when the plane would reach Miami. The plane is being serviced, and once the pilot gets there, American will begin the departure process.
2. Former Jetstar worker airs safety concerns
A former flight attendant has told ABC's Lateline he quit his job at Jetstar because of safety concerns over long shifts for cabin crew and staff not being able to answer safety questions.
The budget airline maintains it has rigorous safety standards.
But a clause in the the contract for Singapore-based Jetstar crew states they could be forced to work shifts longer than 20 hours.
Former Jetstar flight attendant Dallas Finn joined the airline in June and quit two months later.
Two weeks before quitting, Mr Finn filed an incident report about fatigue after flying five return international flights in five days.
"The majority of these flights were quite busy, I found that my sleeping patterns were drastically effected to the point of fatigue," he wrote in the report.
"Clearly there are safety issues here pertaining to cabin crew if an emergency situation arises on the return flight from SGN OR MNL (Saigon and Manila), where the duty is 12/13hrs return."
Mr Finn told Lateline cabin crew were forced to work long hours.
"The majority of flights out of Darwin are back of clock, so you're leaving early evening and you're not getting back to the next morning," he said.
"The Ho Chi Minh flight is between a 12 and 13-hour day. They would actually change the pilots over in Ho Chi Minh but the cabin crew would have to fly back."
But Mr Finn says it was a flight he shared with Singapore-based staff that gave him more cause for concern.
"Before we actually get on a flight we have to go through a briefing and the questions are on an emergency procedure, an occupational health and safety procedure and a medical question," he said.
"I went to answer the emergency and the medical question when the cabin manager stopped me to get the Singapore crew to actually answer and, basically, they couldn't answer the emergency procedure and they couldn't answer the medical question.
"It was the first time I've actually been scared of flying because if something went down I didn't actually know if that crew would be able to back me up."
No-one from Jetstar was available to be interviewed on Lateline, but in a statement the airline said all crew are required to complete rigorous training.
"We're aware of a concern about the perceived proficiency of a crew member on a Melbourne to Darwin flight on 17 July 2011. These concerns were investigated and it was determined that the crew member satisfied proficiency requirements," the statement said.
Double standards
There are also concerns Jetstar's Singapore-based crew do not have the same protections as Australian crew.
Lateline has obtained a copy of the contract for Jetstar's Singapore-based flight attendants that states crew can be called on to work shifts up to 20 hours long.
But a clause in the contract also shows staff can be forced to work even longer than the 20-hour limit without consultation.
"The Planned Limit and Operational Extensions may be extended by agreement between Jetstar and the Supplier," the contract reads.
The supplier, Valuair, supplies cabin crew for Jetstar out of Singapore.
Valuair is unlikely to disagree with Jetstar on any crewing extensions as Qantas, though Jetstar Asia, has a 49 per cent share in the company.
A Singapore-based crew member told Lateline that Jetstar management points to the contract if staff complain about fatigue.
"If we complain about fatigue, or long hours or bad flight rosters, the management's reply is - 'you signed a legal contract, so you have to do whatever that is'," the crew member said.
While the contract states shifts can go beyond 20 hours, Jetstar said in a statement it does not roster 20-hour shifts.
"The longest rostered shift is 15 hours and 20 minutes. The average rostered international cabin crew shift is approximately 10-11 hours," the statement said.
In July, Lateline revealed Jetstar's Thai-based crew signed bonded contracts that required staff who quit or were sacked to pay back up to four-and-a-half months of their base wage.
The contract for Singapore crew similarly states they can be forced to pay back nearly three months of their base wage if they resign or are dismissed.
Mr Finn says Jetstar are exploiting foreign-based workers.
"I think they are abusing the situation with the working rights. They are going under Singaporean law and under Thai law but they are flying above our skies," he said.
Flight Attendants Association of Australia's Jo-Ann Davidson says the practices are "appalling".
"We would never allow under an enterprise agreement in Australia to have bonding for cabin crew, but they're allowed to do that overseas and we think that is unacceptable," she said.
Jetstar says overseas contracts reflects local market conditions.
3. Stewart struggles in qualifying at Dover, will start 28th behind polesitter Truex
Stewart’s No. 14 Chevrolet has not performed like the car that romped to victories in the first two races in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. He was horrible at practice and that carried over into Saturday’s qualifying, where he turned a lap of 156.760 mph and will start the third Chase race 27 spots behind polesitter Martin Truex Jr.
Stewart’s two wins have only given him a seven-point cushion over Kevin Harvick entering Sunday’s race. With four Chase drivers starting in the top six at the concrete mile, this could be the race where the standings get rattled.
Stewart had little explanation for his struggles, other than saying his car was tight.
History shows all is not lost for Smoke. He started 27th in the second Dover race in 2000 and won. In the first Dover race in 2009, he finished second after starting 31st. If any driver knows how to work his way through traffic, it’s Stewart.
He could run into Truex leading the way.
Truex returned to the site of his only career Cup win and turned a lap of 159.004 mph to win the pole at Dover International Speedway. He crashed the Chase party with his first pole of the season. He won his only career Cup race in 2007 at the Monster Mile.
“I love this place,” Truex said. “I feel like I understand what it takes to get around this place. I’ve just been fortunate enough to have good race cars here.”
Truex, of nearby Mayetta, N.J., has long considered Dover his home track. Truex, 18th in the points standings, has two of his six career poles at Dover.
Chase driver Kurt Busch was second. Paul Menard was third. Chase drivers Carl Edwards, Kyle Busch and Jimmie Johnson took the next three spots.
Like Stewart, four-time Cup champion Jeff Gordon also struggled during qualifying and starts 34th.
Denny Hamlin, all but out of contention, starts 11th. Brad Keselowski was 15th, Matt Kenseth 18th, Ryan Newman 20th, Dale Earnhardt Jr. 21st, and Harvick starts 22nd.
Round 3 of the Chase promises to create some separation among the Chase contenders and the pretenders.
Gordon is in fifth place and a manageable 23 points behind Stewart. His poor start might not help him move up the standings.
Kurt Busch is 28 points out in ninth place. He’s counting on his strong qualifying start to serve as a preview for what’s ahead in the 400-mile race.
“We definitely look at where the Chase guys qualify,” Busch said. “You race your own race and let it pan out. You can’t worry too early on in the race. Once you get to the final two pits stops, that’s when you’re looking at the other Chase guys.”
Truex hopes the Chase drivers are in his rearview mirror over the final laps, giving him something to feel good about in a mostly lost season. Truex, who has only eight top-10s this year, hasn’t built off the promise he showed in 2007 when he won a race, posted 14 top-10s and made the Chase.
He hasn’t finished better than 15th in the standings the last three years.
But if can take the checkered flag for Michael Waltrip Racing at any race this season, Truex is at the right track.
“I can’t really put my finger on it,” Truex said. “Hopefully, we can get back to Victory Lane. It’s been awhile. We’ve been close a bunch of times, but I feel good that we can get back there this weekend.”
Stewart has taken up residence in Victory Lane this Chase, with wins at Chicagoland Speedway and New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
He’s found it hard to keep it up at Dover. He was a miserable 41st in Friday’s final practice session, topping out at 150.735 mph, and his team couldn’t fix whatever ailed the No. 14 in time for qualifying.
“We’ll see what happens tomorrow,” Stewart said.
Sunday could be the perfect day for Johnson, the five-time defending champion, to position himself as a contender. He has six career victories on the concrete track and won the race here last September. Johnson has a 9.6 average finish in 19 career Cup starts at Dover.
He’s stuck in an un-Johnson like 10th place 29 points behind Stewart.
“In these first two races, we’ve had much better cars than where we’ve finished and it just didn’t work out for us,” Johnson said. “But that’s racing. Anything can and will happen, and we’ve got to make sure it doesn’t happen this weekend.”
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