Originally Posted by
aterpster
Lost in Siagon:
I really don't see how the type of aircraft has ANY bearing on this accident.
It didn't nor did I state or imply that it did.
I was thinking in terms of economics of operations.
I really don't think anyone reading this thread is interested in "economics of operations". They are either grieving the loss or trying to figure out how it could have happened.
In any case your suggestions of "economics of operations" are incorrect.
This was a privately chartered cargo aircraft that also is configured to carry passengers. I am quite sure it would have been filed to capacity with cargo and would have been operated as economically as possible. Cargo charters are the only lifeline to remote communities such as this. Everyone in the far north knows fully well what it costs to maintain a community in such a remote location.
But, even if the person who chartered the aircraft chose to fly it half empty, why would that be worth commenting on?