Another Airbus goes down
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Man...I'm gonna get myself into BIG bacon trouble if I speak my real mind on this. So I'll restrict myself to expressing sympathy for the families of the victims, and the little boy who survived.
Jeff in Boston
Jeff in Boston
Well, then I will do it. I think it's a sign of bad taste to use the death of over a hundred people to score a point against a company one doesn't like.
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I didn't do that
In the end most air crashes are caused by human error.
The title you chose for your thread and the wording of said posting gave the impression. If I understood it wrong, I apologize.
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No problem
I admit it's somewhat misleading; but I'm very mad @ Airbus because of all of the human losses
It is really sad
Has any cause been announced yet?
No cause will be officially posted until the accident board findings are completed. At this point one can only speculate. From the article, little can be determined other than:
the weather was very good
the aircraft was very new
they were close to their airport preparing to land
the runway was long enough
What we don't know is the training and currency of the pilots, the duty rigs and rest up to time of the accident, the data from both voice and flight recorder and the findings of the investigation of the crash site and recoverable components of the aircraft. Investigations like this are lengthy, tedious and precise.
I beg you folks not to jump to conclusions. Let the pros do their jobs. Trust that I and my peers will be watching this (as we watch all of the investigations) closely. Anticipate at the minimum of three months before official word gets out, unless of course the board finds something too obvious.
Please remember it is RARELY one thing that causes an accident of this magnitude. It is usually a series of minor incidents that usually culminates in hull loss and loss of life. Extenuating events must be completely analyzed.
I, as we all are, am in mourning.
the weather was very good
the aircraft was very new
they were close to their airport preparing to land
the runway was long enough
What we don't know is the training and currency of the pilots, the duty rigs and rest up to time of the accident, the data from both voice and flight recorder and the findings of the investigation of the crash site and recoverable components of the aircraft. Investigations like this are lengthy, tedious and precise.
I beg you folks not to jump to conclusions. Let the pros do their jobs. Trust that I and my peers will be watching this (as we watch all of the investigations) closely. Anticipate at the minimum of three months before official word gets out, unless of course the board finds something too obvious.
Please remember it is RARELY one thing that causes an accident of this magnitude. It is usually a series of minor incidents that usually culminates in hull loss and loss of life. Extenuating events must be completely analyzed.
I, as we all are, am in mourning.
All I know is that this is a terrible tragedy. My heart goes out to the victims and their loved ones.
Since I fly alot i hate seeing stuff like this. My thoughts and prayers go out to all the families involved in this terrible tragedy. It doesn't have to be Airbus, it can happen to any of them.
When I hear about a horrible accident my heart goes out to the victims and their families.
In this country it seems almost a sport to play the blame game. Sometimes things happen. If there were mistakes, we need to learn from them so these things don't happen or happen less.
In this country it seems almost a sport to play the blame game. Sometimes things happen. If there were mistakes, we need to learn from them so these things don't happen or happen less.
At this point there seems to be 70 dead countrymen (and women) and one surviving Dutch boy who lost his parents and older brother. I am sure this is going to dominate the news for the week to come.
A true tragedy and indeed; don't jump to conclusions. There was a crash a year ago in the Netherlands with a plane from Turkish Airlines and so many things came together that it is impossible to blame it on one cause.
A true tragedy and indeed; don't jump to conclusions. There was a crash a year ago in the Netherlands with a plane from Turkish Airlines and so many things came together that it is impossible to blame it on one cause.
Not to be insensitive, but still statistically miles ahead of pulling your car out of the driveway.
It was Libyan airlines, that's the issue, not the manufacturer.
The only reason you hear about Airbus planes crashing more often, and I don't even know if that's statistically true, is because Airbus planes are more popular among the airlines of developing countries, where air travel safety standards are vastly less stringent than they are in North America or Europe.
LAN in Chile, TAM in Brazil, EgyptAir, South African Airways, and lots of others, their fleets are dominated by Airbus aircraft.
Boeing aircraft are dominant in places like the US, Canada, Japan, Australia, etc. places with excellent air safety.
The reality is that large commercial air accidents are very, very, very rarely due to some kind of inherent design flaw - 99/100 it is pilot error or faulty maintenance.
The only reason you hear about Airbus planes crashing more often, and I don't even know if that's statistically true, is because Airbus planes are more popular among the airlines of developing countries, where air travel safety standards are vastly less stringent than they are in North America or Europe.
LAN in Chile, TAM in Brazil, EgyptAir, South African Airways, and lots of others, their fleets are dominated by Airbus aircraft.
Boeing aircraft are dominant in places like the US, Canada, Japan, Australia, etc. places with excellent air safety.
The reality is that large commercial air accidents are very, very, very rarely due to some kind of inherent design flaw - 99/100 it is pilot error or faulty maintenance.
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When you hear of several crashes of one type of plane it makes me wonder if there is some sort of defect in the manufacture of that type plane.
Remember a few years ago of all the crashes of the DC10?
Remember a few years ago of all the crashes of the DC10?
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