Accidents/Incidents
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Brazil’s Blame Game
Flash back to last year. In the days following the midair collision of the Gol 737 with an Embraer jet, there was…
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A Very Bad Time In South America
Over the last couple of days, there have been two airline accidents in South America, one of which had a tremendous loss…
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Footage of the Biman Accident
It didn’t seem to get very much press, but Biman Bangladesh had an accident the other day and there were security cameras…
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Video of the Garuda Crash from a Survivor
It’s really amazing how much Indonesia has been in the news in the world of aviation lately. Then again, I suppose it’s…
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Adam Air Gets Bent
It’s a rare weekend post for me, but I thought this was worth it. Remember Adam Air? The Indonesian airline had a…
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Holy Engine Problems, Batman
And now for a brief lesson on aircraft engines. This is what a GE CF34-3B1 engine on a Mesa Airlines CRJ in…
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Adam Air – Still Looking
Remember that Adam Air plane crash in Indonesia last week? Well despite one false report, they unbelievably still haven’t found the plane’s…
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Fewer Than Average Accidents in 2006
The Aviation Safety Network put out their annual report (PDF) on aviation accidents in 2006, and the numbers were thankfully lower than…
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Creepy Thread
Here’s a creepy thread from airliners.net for you. The original post, which was made on November 30, 2000, asked what the chances…
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Brazilian Federal Police Earn the Cranky Jackass Award
Oh man. The Brazilian Federal Police have really earned the Cranky Jackass award this time. In fact, I think you could make…
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The Disaster That is Brazil
I’m not sure how many of you are following the aviation scene in Brazil these days, but there have been plenty of…
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Oops, I Crapped My Pants
Saturday Night Live fans will get the title reference, but this story is actually no laughing matter. Back in July, a departing…