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Boeing 737 crashes on takeoff from Havana
Cuba’s state-run television reports that a Boeing 737 Cubana de Aviacion flight crashed as it took off from Havana’s Jose Marti airport. An airport source tells CNN’s Patrick Oppmann the flight was heading to Guyana, adding that there are casualties. It is unclear how many passengers were on board and/or if there are fatalities. (www.cnn.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
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What actually happened?
People will screw up and machinery will break. That is never going to change. There’s probably a little of both in this flight, If you’re not a rich mans son or you live in a poor country you are always going to get hand me downs. These Countries have poor cars, poor bus’, trains everything. If you give them the choice of poor or nothing, they are going for the poor. When I was young I went for the poor and junk myself. Now I don’ Have to.
Worst thing is that former crews have denounced to Mexican authorities that this company was operating planes without radar, oxigen, life jackets, enough motor lubricant, with deflated tires and couterfit or used spare parts and lack of maintenance. Crews doesn't have proper resting periods and many other anomalies. This same plane already had an emergency landing in MMPR as the nose gear has stucked. Certain sources indicated that Global was fined with 1 million dollar...
http://www.milenio.com/negocios/desde-2008-las-quejas-por-fallas-en-global-air http://www.milenio.com/negocios/volabamos-sin-salvavidas-ni-oxigeno-sobrecargo
http://www.milenio.com/negocios/desde-2008-las-quejas-por-fallas-en-global-air http://www.milenio.com/negocios/volabamos-sin-salvavidas-ni-oxigeno-sobrecargo
The 737 is a extremely well engineered bird. The fact that there are recent crashes is due to model's long lifetime and use of old planes in situations where the training and maintenance is below safe standards.
As mentioned below, the B-52 is an extremely old plane, but the maintenance is superb, the avionics updated, and have had several major airframe and body life-extender programs.
My own place (a Cessna TR182) is 1979, with updated panel and interior, engine overhauled, AD's up to dnte, and any corrosion or cracking aggressively treated. I'm happy to have my life (and family and friends) depend on it.
We know how to keep old planes safely flying. And old planes have less surprises, like you get in brand new models (like engines disintegrating). It just takes time and money. And care.
As mentioned below, the B-52 is an extremely old plane, but the maintenance is superb, the avionics updated, and have had several major airframe and body life-extender programs.
My own place (a Cessna TR182) is 1979, with updated panel and interior, engine overhauled, AD's up to dnte, and any corrosion or cracking aggressively treated. I'm happy to have my life (and family and friends) depend on it.
We know how to keep old planes safely flying. And old planes have less surprises, like you get in brand new models (like engines disintegrating). It just takes time and money. And care.
Joaquim