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Old 21st Aug 2008, 01:13
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transilvana
 
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My condolences for our collegues. I know many pilots flying on Spanair, some of them good friends. Spanair is going lo lay off 1.200 people within the next weeks trying to get rid of all the old MD fleet (105 pilots), closing 7 main bases including his main base at Palma de mallorca. The company is not in its best moment but the crews receive really good training.

Normally one accident is the concurrence of several mistakes, not only one. We all pilots know that one engine failure after V1 guarantees a safe take off (Thomson 757 engine failure on rotation video). Even at Madrid you have plenty of runway, aircraft was not all that heavy and weather was ok.

Now letīs wait until the investigation ends, unfortunately we learn of others mistakes, letīs learn about this one so it doesnīt happen to any of us who are day by day earning our way of life.
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