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[Kikapu]

I was told by a Professional Pilot once, that Passenger Airline crashes tend to come in three's in a short space of time from each other. Over the years I have been paying attention to this "rule of thumb" and by and large, it has been true.

We have had two crashes this week already, one in San Pablo, Brazil with deadly results, and another one the next day in Santa Maria, Columbia, with much happier outcome, both planes overshooting the runway, after landing.

Just food for thought, if you're about to take a flight somewhere very soon.!!

[Eliko]

Kikapu, thank you for drawing attention to that wee snippet of information, I wonder if the wreckage of these unfortunate accidents managed to disappear without trace ?, such as we are led to believe happened in past incidents.

Just a little more food for thought, lest we forget.

[Crivens]

I'm not the best flier. So in Dubai when I finished working there for a few months for Emirates airways, a lot of the software programmers amusingly asked if I wanted to stay considering the recent head on mid air crash (air India and some other plane I think. Was 96). Lots of grinning and look out of window comments were to follow.

Luckily I normally drink lots of vodka on a flight and I was in business class and fairly comfortable, so I wasn't that bothered about the aeroplane that came seriously close about an hour in. Still, thought a bit about my favourite college class : critical systems. Including the vast amount of documentation our lecturer seemed to have on stupid Airbus crashes...

Cheers

[Kikapu]

I was told by a Professional Pilot once, that Passenger Airline crashes tend to come in three's in a short space of time from each other. Over the years I have been paying attention to this "rule of thumb" and by and large, it has been true.

We have had two crashes this week already, one in San Pablo, Brazil with deadly results, and another one the next day in Santa Maria, Columbia, with much happier outcome, both planes overshooting the runway, after landing.

Just food for thought, if you're about to take a flight somewhere very soon.!!

Here are some Major Crashes that were closely together.

August 2, 2005 - An Air France Airbus bursts into flames after overshooting the runway while landing at Toronto's Pearson International Airport in a storm, but all 309 passengers and crew survive.

August 14, 2005 - A Helios Airlines Boeing 737 crashes in the area of Kalamos, 30 km north of the Greek capital, Athens, killing all 121 passengers and crew on board.

August 16, 2005 - A West Caribbean Airways MD-80 aircraft crashes near Venezuela's border with Colombia, in the Sierra de Perija mountains. All 160 passengers and crew are killed.

August 23, 2005 - A Boeing 737-200 aircraft of Peru's state-run airline TANS with 100 people aboard crashes during a severe storm in the country's northeastern jungle, killing at least 40 people and injuring at least 20.

September 5, 2005 - A Boeing 737-200 operated by Indonesian carrier Mandala Airlines crashes just after takeoff near Medan, Indonesia's third-biggest city, in northern Sumatra, killing 149.

Reuters

[Kikapu]

Kikapu, thank you for drawing attention to that wee snippet of information, I wonder if the wreckage of these unfortunate accidents managed to disappear without trace ?, such as we are led to believe happened in past incidents.

Just a little more food for thought, lest we forget.

Eliko,

The two major plane crashes that comes to mind that were almost swept under the carpet were the TWA 747 exploding an hour out of JFK to Europe over 10-15 years ago, crashing into the sea after the forward section from the wings broke off and fell while the rest fell a mile further away from the nose section. It was suspected being shot down by a missile. 20 bodies were never recovered ( so they said). Could these bodies had any kinds of missile shrapnels in them, hence not being recovered.

The other was the Egypt Air 767 that it was reported that a single Pilot put the plane into a dive, while the other 3 pilots were out of the cockpit chatting the girls. This plane was also an hour or so out of JFK 10-12 years ago. They ruled out suicide crash. That's exactly what it was, in my opinion. The plane was put into a dive and the wings fell off, after a brief recovery of the plane by the other crew members, but eventually it went into a dive.

[paliometoxo]

what about when helios crashes which other two did

[Kikapu]

what about when helios crashes which other two did

Go back 2 posts to get your answer.

[paliometoxo]

there we go

[skyvet]

Fly with Qantas - the ONLY airline NEVER to have had an accident in their entire history!

[steverundle]

Crivens,

I remember the Air India mid-air collision as the other plane was Saudi Arabian airlines.

I was in Bombay due to fly back to Riyadh the following day on a Saudia plane, I opted to change my route via the UK on BA

Also agree that you're safest with Qantas where possible

Steve