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Media Alert
13 November 2008
2008/44
ATSB Preliminary Report: Qantas Airbus A330-303 In-flight Upset on 7 October 2008
On Friday, 14 November 2008 at 10.00 am AEDT (local time), the ATSB will conduct a media
conference to release its preliminary safety investigation report into the circumstances surrounding the
in-flight upset accident of an Airbus A330-303 aircraft near Learmonth in Western Australia on 7 October
2008.
When: Friday 14 November 2008
Where: 62 Northbourne Avenue, Canberra City ACT ( New ATSB Headquarters)
Time: 10.00 am AEDT (local time)
Ms Kerryn Macaulay, ATSB Director, Strategy and Capability, will present and discuss the findings of
the preliminary report and associated safety action taken to date, and outline the major lines of further
investigation.
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