Fed: Transair's principal may still be flying in PNG

AAP General News (Australia)
04-05-2007
Fed: Transair's principal may still be flying in PNG

Australia's aviation safety watchdog is sending its damning report into the fatal Transact
plane crash to Papua New Guinea officials .. because Transair's former principal operator
is possibly flying there.

Almost two years ago .. a Transair operated plane smashed into a mountain near the
far north Queensland community of Lockhart River .. killing all 15 people on the flight
from Cairns to Bamaga.

Transair principal LES WRIGHT is now living in Papua New Guinea .. and possibly still
working as a pilot.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau says it'll hand its report to Papua New Guinea's
Air Safety Investigation Bureau.

The first stage of another investigation .. a coronial inquiry .. is due to get underway
in Brisbane tomorrow.

AAP RTV pv/sb/wz/tm/af

KEYWORD: LOCKHART WRIGHT (CANBERRA)

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