This time it's not a max: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-55601909
Another 737 gone down
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Reports are usually wrong, but sounds like potential for some parts have departed before the crash.
In a weird way I hope this doesn't come down to poor training but will likely fall due to maintenance on such an airframe
In a weird way I hope this doesn't come down to poor training but will likely fall due to maintenance on such an airframe
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Old airframe, poorly maintained and flown by pilots with limited training.
All the reasons that led to Indonesian carriers being banned from EU airspace for more than a decade.
All the reasons that led to Indonesian carriers being banned from EU airspace for more than a decade.
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The sigh of relief from Boeing execs that it was an older 737-500 that went down, rather than one of the controversial 737MAX models must have been audible on this side of the Atlantic.
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"Flight tracking website Flightradar24.com said the aircraft had lost more than 3,000m (10,000ft) in altitude in less than a minute."
What an awful experience that must have been.
What an awful experience that must have been.
The two scariest travel experiences I have ever had were taking a flight in Indonesia and making a sea crossing between Indonesian islands a couple of years ago. Everything just feels like you're rolling the dice.
"Flight tracking website Flightradar24.com said the aircraft had lost more than 3,000m (10,000ft) in altitude in less than a minute."
What an awful experience that must have been.
Also suggests catastrophic failure rather than the jumping to conclusions about the pilots people are doing.
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"Flight tracking website Flightradar24.com said the aircraft had lost more than 3,000m (10,000ft) in altitude in less than a minute."
What an awful experience that must have been.
Scary!
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The two scariest travel experiences I have ever had were taking a flight in Indonesia and making a sea crossing between Indonesian islands a couple of years ago. Everything just feels like you're rolling the dice.
agreed I’ve done both and as you say it’s a scary experience luckily it was 10 years ago for me so I was young enough not to care too much.
"Flight tracking website Flightradar24.com said the aircraft had lost more than 3,000m (10,000ft) in altitude in less than a minute."
What an awful experience that must have been.
That kind of descent can only be due to catastrophic structural failure, like a wing falling off or something. Unless it just nosedived and all the safeties failed. Regardless, this is awful and completely unacceptable. The East needs to get their safety systems in check.
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The two scariest travel experiences I have ever had were taking a flight in Indonesia and making a sea crossing between Indonesian islands a couple of years ago. Everything just feels like you're rolling the dice.
We once flew in an AN-2 that was more repair than aircraft through a Siberian blizzard with a pilot that appeared to be more vodka than human and who put us down on a main road to wait out the storm. I'd rather do that again than a sea crossing in Indonesia.
Not Indonesia but we took a small ferry boat from Koh Samui once. It was all locals and just ourselves and one other western couple. So definitely not a proper tourist ferry. The weather looked a bit poor but the captain assured us it would be OK. Within 30 mins the storm had got up and the waves were massive. The boat was all over the place and genuinely looked worried. Even the crew put on life jackets. Quite scary.
Unfortunately flying in Indonesia is very dangerous. The safety levels are really bad. Very sad that this happens regularly. I would implore anyone going to Indonesia NOT to fly on a local operator. Take Emirates, Qatar, Malaysian, Cathay anyone else.....
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If you must go budget in SE Asia use the Malaysian cheaps, Air Asia or Firefly.
Jesus wept that sounds terrifying
I did mine two years ago and can vouch that it hasn't improved much by the sounds of your experience!
I just seen this"Flight tracking website Flightradar24.com said the aircraft had lost more than 3,000m (10,000ft) in altitude in less than a minute."
What an awful experience that must have been.