Qantas Perth Bound Boeing 737 Announces Fuel Mayday
photo: Boeing Qantas IATA/ICAO code QF/QFA Airline Type Full Service Operator Hub Brisbane Airport, Melbourne Airport, Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport year Found 1920 Guild one world CEO Alan Joyce Country Australia A Qantas Boeing 737-800 bound for Perth (PER) on Monday, July 18, declared a mayday after running out of fuel. The jet was in the final stages of a nearly six-hour flight across Brisbane (BNE) when Perth air traffic controllers put the plane into an extended hold period. But with fuel running low, the pilot made the unusual call of a fuel mayday. Extended containment beyond Perth pushed aircraft closer to the minimum required fuel reserves The incident involved flight QF933 operated by VH-VZO, an 11-year-old Boeing 737-800. The narrow-bodied aircraft are the workhorses of Qantas’ domestic network, crossing Australia and rarely causing problems. The Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) requires flights to take off with fuel reserves at least 30 minute