Is it just me or does it feel that 2024 has not been a very good year in aviation safety? It seems that almost every month there’s news about some major crash or incident and then of course there was the whole fiasco with Boeing
The Boeing executives cut all safety standards and decided killing whistleblowers is cheaper. After years of Boeing lowering their safety standards the effects are now getting visible.
According to another poster its a 15 year old plane.
This ain’t a manufacturer issue.
Quoting from: https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/east-asia/south-korea-plane-crash-jeju-air-cause-what-happened-b2671091.html
Transport Ministry officials have said their early assessment of communications records show the airport control tower issued a bird strike warning to the plane shortly before it intended to land. The flight had reportedly attempted one landing before being forced to “go around” when the landing gear failed to lower normally.
8.57am local time: Muan International Airport’s control tower issued a warning over possible bird strikes.
8.58am: The pilot sent a “Mayday” distress signal.
9am: The plane attempted to land on the runway but failed to deploy its landing gear.
9.03am: The aircraft crash-landed on its fuselage, collided with the airport fence, and erupted into flames.
I’m not a pilot or an expert by any means but I think I would have landed in water if possible. Maybe it wasn’t possible… Idk
As a general rule - any airport is better than the best water.
Was it a Boeing plane?
Scientists are still trying to determine who manufactured the Boeing 737-800.
You’d think they wouldn’t let Wi Tu Lo fly again after the SFO debacle
