This has to be the worst type of headline for any of us and our families to wake up to. My wife cried.


Heartfelt condolences to all the families and friends involved.


It's always sad that the best that can come out of these tragedies is that maybe we'll learn something that helps prevent it from happening again.

Kamelchaser is spot on.

Always seems so much more of a shock when it hits close to home. I am just sitting here stunned.

May the crew and passengers RIP. Thoughts to all affected by this tragedy.

Very sad very painful. I know some FZ drivers (even neighbhors)

I have some serious comments on how this will affect EK. but for another day

The video they are showing shows some similarity to this video of Tatarstan B735 at Kazan in Nov 17th 2013.

https://youtu.be/vKHpUEHY2tI

Very sad!

Very Sad news, I hope we get more info regarding this.

Rest in Peace

I read the Aviation Herald about the crash of Flydubai

Crash: Flydubai B738 at Rostov on Don on Mar 19th 2016, missed runway after holding for 2 hours

This is a dark day for us in the aviation industry and especially in Dubai. There is a degree of camaraderie amongst expats who are in the same industry and the aviation industry in Dubai is no exception. Any of us could have been standing beside any of the crew whilst stood in the queue in Spinneys a few days ago without even knowing it. The same could be said with any of the passengers whilst waiting in a queue in one of the malls. In Dubai, you don't need to go far to find someone who may know one of the crew or knows someone who did. When viewing it in this context, our fragility as simple humans is highlighted.

Can I also say a big Bravo to my fellow Gulf based aviation professionals for keeping this thread respectful and dignified, which is of course how it should be. Some of the 'hot air' that has been posted elsewhere on this website, in connection to this accident is crass in nature, with individuals commenting on matters that they appear to be poor qualified to do so.

My condolences to the loved ones and friends of those that perished.

For what it's worth, I lost a good friend in that crash. His name was Javier and he was the SCCM onboard.

I'd known Javier for many, many, years, both in Astraeus, then Zoom, and latterly at FlyDubai.

My endearing memories of Javier are that he was a consummate professional, charming, hardworking, and always very good fun! Passengers loved him, and so too did the crew. Javier was the epitome of what I would call a 'total aviation person' (he loved aviation and he loved people). He was such a genuinely lovely bloke and this is such a tragic loss.

RIP my friend. :{

Does anyone know the link to this crowdfunding campaign? There are no links or even email addresses on the Gulfnews website? TX


Pilot starts crowdfunding campaign for families of crew members | GulfNews.com

RIP all of them...very sad times...

Just read in a European newspaper - flight experience(i assume total) of the flight crew was 5700 hours???? BS, right?

Yes. BS. They each had close to 6000 hrs. So over 11,000hrs worth of experience.

Thanks, I was wondering when I saw this number. Bloody newspapers.

Much more discussion in the PPRune Main Rumours & News forum.
Starts here http://www.pprune.org/rumours-news/5...ostov-don.html


Not all so respectful.

Please avoid this forum,more than disrespectful...full of guys who teach the birds how to fly...

More than meets the eye?
 

Two outstanding questions: ! Why did it plummet, and at such steep glideslope and high speed?
2. What factor was so vital in landing at this particular- 'out in the sticks' airport to the captain, that he spent 2 hrs circling, and then two attempts to land in lousy weather?
I.E. Who, or what was aboard, so vital, that necessitated this desperate act- as opposed to simply abandoning and landing elsewhere?

My sincere condolences to all families. It is indeed a very sad moment.:(

RIP

Your not kidding QCM, that forum is full of every special form of retard and uninformed blowhard known to modern aviation....

I'm just waiting for Geoffrey Thomas to reprint all of it into the media as his own legitimate source... :ugh:

Thank you.