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Second Qantas Jet Grounded For Mechanical Issues

Saturday, November 6th, 2010
Hansen Sinclair – AHN News Reporter

Sidney, Australia (AHN) – According to reports by the Australian Transport Safety Board, a second Qantas passenger jet landed safely in Singapore Friday after turning back shortly after takeoff due to engine problems.

It is the second jet in as many days to be grounded in Singapore because of the mechanical issue.

The Boeing 747-400 was carrying 412 passengers and 19 crew members and was on its way to Sidney, Australia, reports stated.

On Thursday, a Qantas Airbus A380 jet had to return to Singapore for an emergency landing at Changi Airport after one of its engines shut down shortly after takeoff. Part of the engine’s covering fell off as it returned to the airport, according to reports.

Airbus has asked the manufacturers of the engines to inspect all of them as a precaution.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is investigating both incidents.

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Avoiding project failure

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

Sick Project Symptoms

Some of the sick project symptoms include:

  • Excessive hard work;
  • No time is allowed for taking breaks from work;
  • Senior management are avoiding you;
  • Sense of denial by team members that things are fine;
  • Errors are compounding;
  • The team people are tired and irritable; and
  • No fun is being had by the team.

Project Failure Factors

There are also two levels of factors that lead to project failure. These are:

Level 1 factors – These factors guarantee project failure [or in street jargon, they are showstoppers]. That is, the project will fail to deliver quality, added value and professional satisfaction on time and in budget.

Level 2 factors – There are a number of other factors, which may not prevent the project from delivering on time and in budget, but will generally result in substantial degradation of quality, added value and professional satisfaction.

Project Management Experts

If you want to make sure that your project doesn’t die an untimely death, you need to get a reliable project management training firm. Based in Australia, Thomsett INTERNATIONAL is recognised as one of the most innovative and effective project management groups. They provide consultancy and education in a number of areas including business project management, business analysis, project team management and mentoring at all levels in the above areas.

Their expertise in the fields of business analysis and project management has benefited not just Australian companies, but also companies from around the globe. Outside Australia they currently have work in, or over the past few years have worked in, the following countries: China, Fiji, Hong Kong, Italy, Kuwait, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. With their project management courses, workshops, tutorials and executive briefings, Thomsett INTERNATIONAL has made a mark in the field and is one of the most respected management groups around.

Apart from the courses, the company also has a mentoring programme. Their consultants are all skilled project management mentors. If you think that you or some members of your company could benefit from spending some time being mentored by one of their people, you can call them to discuss a programme. You can check out their complete list of workshops and tutorials on their website at http://www.thomsettinternational.com.au.

Allen James has been a business analyst with a firm in Australia for seven years before moving to the field of writing full time. Today he writes a number of articles in which his experience of the field he worked in is reflected.

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