This is so incredible to me I think it deserves its own thread...
New Zealand Herald:
If A330s are this sensitive to weak electronic interference they should be grounded.Qantas probe laptop link after 300 foot plunge
2:45PM Thursday Oct 09, 2008
Passenger laptop computers are now being investigated as a possible cause of the Qantas mid-air emergency off Western Australia on Tuesday.
The Airbus A330-300, with 303 passengers and a crew of 10, experienced what the airline described as a "sudden change in altitude" north of its destination on Tuesday.
The mid-air incident resulted in injuries to 74 people, with 51 of them treated by three hospitals in Perth for fractures, lacerations and suspected spinal injuries when the flight bound from Singapore to Perth had a dramatic drop in altitude that hurled passengers around the cabin. [Full Article]
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