Germany Crash: DHL's publicity
Aviation-bitten media worker as I am:
15 hours after the Überlingen crash, it is interesting to see how the media tide is geared against the Russian counterpart of the accident, even though there are strong indications that a TCAS malfunction/misinterpretation or slow Swiss ATC response may have contributed to the crash as well.
This is, however, only informed backstage talk. Watching the Big International TV channels the only thing we see is Tupolev wreckage, Aeroflot-heritage stories, background on a remote Bashkirian aviation enterprise. Where is DHL ? Background on their ops ? Incident records ? The pilots personal records ? Bahraini aviation authorities' followup capabilities on safety - the plane was on reg there ? And where is the whole 757 for that matter ?
It appears it's easier to sell TV commercials to a worldwide courier chain than to the flag carrier of an autonomous forgotten Russian republic, and to organize your reporting accordingly.
Is it me that is being cynical ? Or them ?
Jan-Erik Andelin EFHK