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streetwise
#1 Posted : Wednesday, December 31, 2014 4:06:21 PM
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I think the aviation safety standards in Malaysia may need a check



http://news.yahoo.com/ai...e-runway-120615389.html
dunkang
#2 Posted : Wednesday, December 31, 2014 5:38:04 PM
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I choose to blame the weather, not the planes.
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AlphDoti
#3 Posted : Wednesday, December 31, 2014 8:54:14 PM
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dunkang wrote:
I choose to blame the weather, not the planes.

Or the pilot (not @swenani). Rarely, the plane is in error!
jaggernaut
#4 Posted : Wednesday, December 31, 2014 9:31:19 PM
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streetwise wrote:
I think the aviation safety standards in Malaysia may need a check



http://news.yahoo.com/ai...e-runway-120615389.html


You should have also mentioned that still yesterday a virgin Atlantic 747 enroute from london to las vegas developed mechanical problems and had to return to gatwick and make an emergency landing with stuck landing gear, producing a fireball, with the hundreds of passengers thinking they were going to die, many even making the "last calls" to their loved ones. Also in the UK yesterday, a Flybe airline plane had to make an emergency landing after smoke was detected in the cargo hold. Hizi aviation machida are not confined to Malaysia. At least the Malaysian problems have been due to factors beyond their control unlike those cases in the UK which are due to poor maintenance/human error. European aviation safety standards also need a review.

www.independent.co.uk/tr...heel-faults-9949413.html

www.dailymail.co.uk/news...-smoke-baggage-hold.html
Rankaz13
#5 Posted : Wednesday, December 31, 2014 10:16:54 PM
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Why Air Disasters Keep Happening in Southeast Asia

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The air market in the region has embraced low-cost carriers, leading to a proliferation of flights throughout Southeast Asia, stretching air traffic controllers, and possibly allowing some airlines to expand too rapidly. Indonesian carriers, air traffic controllers, and Indonesian airspace in general have become notorious for weak safety regulations. AirAsia has responded to this crisis much more rapidly than state carrier Malaysian Airline did after the disappearance of Flight MH370 last March, but the opaque, authoritarian politics of Malaysia—which are common in Southeast Asia—will likely make the search and rescue operation, and any inquiry into why the flight crashed, more difficult than necessary.
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streetwise
#6 Posted : Friday, January 02, 2015 9:50:40 AM
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Agree this business of running budget airlines I do not trust..may be I am the only one.
Ash Ock
#7 Posted : Friday, January 02, 2015 10:35:33 AM
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Media love sensationalist reporting. This Air Asia runway excursion was only reported because of the (then) missing flight.

On average worldwide, there are two runway excursions per week involving passenger airliners, with almost zero interesting the media. KQ's 2014 Dar incident wasn't even picked up by the international media.

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