The Australian Transport Safety Bureau was advised yesterday afternoon of an occurrence involving an Airbus A330-300 aircraft while on a flight from Singapore to Perth, operating as Qantas Flight 72. The aircraft, which had 303 passengers and 10 crew on board, was in normal level flight at 37,000 ft about 110 nautical miles north of Carnarvon and 80 nautical miles from Learmonth near Exmouth in north-western Australia, when the pilots received electronic centralised aircraft monitoring messages in the cockpit relating to some irregularity with the aircraft's elevator control system. The…

Today the Australian Transport Safety Bureau is releasing its Preliminary Factual report on the depressurisation of Boeing 747-438, VH-OJK, 475 km northwest of the Philippines, while being operated on a scheduled passenger flight from Hong Kong to Melbourne on 25 July 2008. It is important to note that the information contained in the preliminary factual report, as the name suggests, is limited to preliminary factual information that has been establish in the initial investigation of the accident. Caution should be exercised that there is the possibility that new evidence may become available…

The ATSB has found that a collision between The Ghan passenger train and a loaded sewage truck occurred when the driver of the truck drove into the path of the train at a private road level crossing at 'Murrow Farm' near Two Wells in SA. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has today released its final investigation report into the collision which occurred on 6 August 2007 seriously injuring the truck driver. At the time of the accident road traffic at the level crossing was controlled by 'Stop' signs. The ATSB found that the truck driver did not stop and did not see the train until he was…

Speech delivered at 'The Safety Conference 2008' on Tuesday, 28 October 2008, by Mr Kym Bills, FSIA, Executive Director, Australian Transport Safety Bureau.

Speech delivered at 'SIA Visions Conference 2008' on Wednesday, 12 November 2008, by Mr Kym Bills, FSIA, Executive Director, Australian Transport Safety Bureau.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has been notified of an aircraft accident involving an Airbus A330 at Sydney Airport at approximately 10.45 AEDT (local time) today. The ATSB will have a team of investigators at the accident site this afternoon to commence the on-site phase of the investigation. Any person/witness with information about the accident is encouraged to contact the ATSB on 1800 020 616.

Speech delivered at the ALAANZ 27th Annual Conference on Thursday, 8 May 2008, by Mr Kym Bills, Executive Director, Australian Transport Safety Bureau.

Speech delivered at Airservices Australia Major Industry Consultation Forum on Wednesday, 25 June 2008, by Mr Kym Bills, Executive Director, Australian Transport Safety Bureau.

Speech delivered to the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in Australia (CILTA) on Wednesday, 9 April 2008, by Mr Kym Bills, Executive Director, Australian Transport Safety Bureau.

Speech delivered at the Safety in Action Conference 2008 on Tuesday, 29 April 2008, by Mr Kym Bills, Executive Director, Australian Transport Safety Bureau.