Plane crash reported off Ivory Coast
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Vodka involvement, breaking safety rules and regulations, breaking minimums. By any chance, are you talking about operators of one of the finest first world: Sunwing, Air Canada at SFO and Westjet at SXM?
About the Moldovan plane crash the reality and the latest news are as follows:
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About the Moldovan plane crash the reality and the latest news are as follows:
Details were given at the crisis cell meeting that was convened by Prime Minister Pavel Filip:
Four crew member died. The captain, 63 years old had a flight experience of nearly 24,000 hours, of which 13,000 on the AN-26. The youngest member of the crew was only 30 years old, he was the first officer and had 2200 hours of flight experience. He was married and left behind a child. The other two dead: the flight engineer and the technician.
An airplane carrying air conditioning systems took off from Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, and was due to land in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. The aircraft has disappeared from the radar station just 500 meters from the airport runway.
"We talked to the technicians, one and the other in the hospital, they said they were going to land and fell into the water." The engines were working, "All worked!"
For the time being, it is unclear why the airplane crashed, but it is supposed to be bad weather, because at the time of the accident there was a storm, accompanied by electric discharges.
"The last overhaul was carried out in Kiev on 2005. In February 2017, the regular check was done by Antonov and the aircraft got the CofA" says Nicolaie Buzu, director Deputy Civil Aviation Authority.
The Ivorian authorities have recovered the black box of the plane and a team of four Moldovan specialists will go to the scene of the accident.
"To ensure that this accident is investigated exactly as required by the international standards imposed by ICAO. If it is necessary to attract representatives of the Ukrainian manufacturers and aircraft manufacturers," Prime Minister Pavel Filip said
Four crew member died. The captain, 63 years old had a flight experience of nearly 24,000 hours, of which 13,000 on the AN-26. The youngest member of the crew was only 30 years old, he was the first officer and had 2200 hours of flight experience. He was married and left behind a child. The other two dead: the flight engineer and the technician.
An airplane carrying air conditioning systems took off from Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, and was due to land in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. The aircraft has disappeared from the radar station just 500 meters from the airport runway.
"We talked to the technicians, one and the other in the hospital, they said they were going to land and fell into the water." The engines were working, "All worked!"
For the time being, it is unclear why the airplane crashed, but it is supposed to be bad weather, because at the time of the accident there was a storm, accompanied by electric discharges.
"The last overhaul was carried out in Kiev on 2005. In February 2017, the regular check was done by Antonov and the aircraft got the CofA" says Nicolaie Buzu, director Deputy Civil Aviation Authority.
The Ivorian authorities have recovered the black box of the plane and a team of four Moldovan specialists will go to the scene of the accident.
"To ensure that this accident is investigated exactly as required by the international standards imposed by ICAO. If it is necessary to attract representatives of the Ukrainian manufacturers and aircraft manufacturers," Prime Minister Pavel Filip said
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There's plenty of US military equipment and personnel gets lifted around Africa and the Middle East in E European /ex Sov aircraft and helicopters. Antonovs, Ilyushin and MIL make aircraft that are solid, easily maintained, cheap, robust, widely available and discreet. All useful qualities in both aid and military support ops.
As for this whole 'vodka swilling Russian pilot' trope that seems so popular here - (a) most of the Russian, Ukrainian, Moldovan, Georgian and other aircrew I've flown with over the years have been highly competent and professional. Audacious, yes, and sometimes prepared to fly in conditions that would make your average 'western' ATPL call in sick
As for this whole 'vodka swilling Russian pilot' trope that seems so popular here - (a) most of the Russian, Ukrainian, Moldovan, Georgian and other aircrew I've flown with over the years have been highly competent and professional. Audacious, yes, and sometimes prepared to fly in conditions that would make your average 'western' ATPL call in sick
