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Old 30th December 2024, 07:45 PM
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Mega Mechanics is now available on 7+

Episode S1 E6 - Shiny And New (shown tonight) includes an A330 engine change in the QF Brisbane Maintenance Hangar.

Several eps include work within the QF Brisbane Maintenance Hangar.

https://7plus.com.au/mega-mechanics
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Old 2nd January 2025, 09:56 AM
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Starting on UK TV tonight is:

Lockerbie: A Search for Truth

Colin Firth is outstanding as the grieving crusader seeking justice for the victims of 1988's Pan Am Flight 103 bombing in a new 5 part drama.

It’s been 36 years since Pan Am Flight 103 fell from the sky over the town of Lockerbie, Scotland, killing all 259 passengers and crew, as well as 11 locals on the ground.
Yet in 2025 a new suspect is set to face trial in May. That gives you some idea of the complex path for justice which has plagued families of those who perished when a bomb exploded mid-air -years before the 9/11 disaster.

One man campaigning for justice has been British GP Dr. Jim Swire, whose daughter Flora was on her way to the US to spend Christmas with her American boyfriend. She died aged just 23 years old on 21st December 1988.

As the disaster did for so many, it shattered the Swire family but in the new 5 part UK / US series, Lockerbie: A Search for Truth, we see the quest for justic through Jim’s eyes.
Colin Firth portrays the father and doctor driven by anguish and a lack of information, badgering government for answers and to discover who was responsible for his daughter’s death.

Lockerbie, with only a few thousand residents 120km south of Glasgow, was catapulted into the international spotlight that fateful night. It is tragically, and alarmingly, recreated here as a Boeing 747 comes raining down upon the town, as if resembling missiles. So large was the fuselage, it crushed three homes and created a crater in the middle of the town. The instant search and rescue -a cluster of dazed and confused farmers and villagers- is confronted by bodies in trees, strapped to airseats and even dead children.

“There’s more all over. Stopped counting after 50,” says one local.
After Jim Swire learns of his daughter’s death, but is frustrated by a lack of government accountability, he teams with a journalist, Murray Guthrie (Sam Troughton) to begin posing unanswered questions. Why did the US embassy dismiss an early phone call as a hoax yet warn their own staff not to take Flight 103? What information was being kept from families?

Central to his campaign is the desire for an independent inquiry, but it is rejected by the Thatcher govt, briefly represented by the Minister of State for Transport at the time, a younger Michael Portillo.

The unassuming Swire tests the patience of authorities, leading a victims group, challenging airport security and, at one poin, meeting Libya’s Colonel Gaddafi (Nabil Al Raee) to try and have Libyan suspects stand trial. But period politics surrounds the constant pursuit for justice and Swire’s path will face both victory and loss across the decades. It drags on so long, even Wikileaks enters the myriad of leads.

Swire’s obsession threatens the marriage with wife Jane (Catherine McCormack) who is grieving for her daughter, whilst trying to remain supportive of her husband’s stubborn campaign.

“I will never stop, not until we know the answer to everything,” Jim insists.


Hopefully a local network will air this in the future
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Old 11th February 2025, 01:20 PM
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New doco on MH17 will air on NGTV UK next weekend.

Murder in the Skies: Who Downed MH17 (3parts)

Hopefully it will make it down here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggnF_G9ArCo
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Old 26th February 2025, 09:59 AM
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CNN (US) has just aired new 4 part documentary series:

Lockerbie - The Bombing of PAN AM 103.

Similar to Lockerbie: A Search for Truth (above)
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Old 20th April 2025, 01:30 PM
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On today's ABC Landline (20/04/25) was a special on the 2025 Qld. Floods.

A segment looked at the Aviation support component.

Worth a look (on ABC iview) if you are interested.
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Old 20th April 2025, 07:17 PM
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Saw that segment. Qiute a variety of choppers used from R-22 to Chinooks.
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Old 24th April 2025, 01:19 PM
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New on Netflix

A Tragedy Foretold - Flight 3054

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TAM_Airlines_Flight_3054
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Old 10th May 2025, 04:12 PM
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Australian Aviation History (Newsreels)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWgz...lhdGlvbg%3D%3D
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Old 20th May 2025, 05:30 PM
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New observational series Airport 24 / 7 screens on 10 in June.

Narrated by Susie Youssef, the series going behind the scenes of Melbourne Airport is produded by ITV Studios Australia which made Sydney Airport for SBS.

Last year, 35 million passengers and thousands of flights passed through its terminals. But behind every seamless departure and arrival is a team of dedicated professionals working around the clock to ensure the airport runs safely and efficiently.
This gripping documentary series follows the air traffic controllers who navigate congested skies, ensuring aircraft land and take off without a hitch. On the ground, baggage handlers, security teams, customs officers, and emergency responders work tirelessly to keep everything moving, often under intense pressure.
Whether it’s managing last-minute flight diversions, responding to medical emergencies, or handling unexpected security threats, every shift presents a new challenge.

With exclusive access to restricted areas and high-pressure moments, this is your boarding pass to the world behind the departures board — a place where no two days are the same and every second counts.

So fasten your seatbelts, stow your tray tables, and prepare for departure — because Airport 24/7 is about to land on your screens.

Thursday, 5 June at 7.30pm on 10.
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