ezy full emergency at EDI
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The papers are always after a spectacular story. That is why easyJet and the like know they cannot afford an accident, or indeed, a major incident. I can`t speak for the other low-cost operators, but when I joined easy, I was astonished and impressed by the investment in selection, training, a/c maintanance, brand-new aircraft precurement, and the massive emphasis on safety. That may be why you see many a thread on minor easyJet incidents which ended uneventfully, rather than in drama.
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Also, if the airlines weren't so prudish about discussing normal procedures for handling emergencies then it would be harder to overwrite news in the first place.. .. .Read the safety briefing card in the seatback. Cabin depressurisation results in the gentle descent of an oxygen mask, right? No mention of the thumping drop in speed, vigorous bank to keep the gs and 20 degree dive. Best to keep any thoughts of unpleasantness from the minds of the punters, otherwise they'll go by boat or something... and as a result, when something does go awry it comes as a big surprise and results in dry cleaning bills all round.. .. .No excuses for purple journalism. But the industry does itself no favours.. .. .R
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I wonder if we could confine all comments on the Media to a dedicated forum and allow factual and accurate, technical and focused info on incidents to be posted here on R&N ......
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I know there's historical reason to distrust the media, but does anyone have any facts on this particular incident?. .. .One story I've heard is that Cap (or poss FO) gave the crew their last writes, and subsequently that the last writes thing was some kind of EZY standard procedure. Sounded odd to me, but I've never flown for an airline so I wouldn't know about these things.. .. .Anyone in the know got any thoughts?
Paulo, they were probably too busy, handling the evnt professionally to do the last rites thing, I'm not sure the Capt or F/o are legally able to apply the last rites, and I can't recall if the religion checklist covers multi-denomination crews. After all could be an interesting problem to resolve if the crew were of different religions, who do you do first?, alphabetically by religion?, and what happens to the poor soul who they might not be able to do before the end?. Maybe they do it in the pre-flight brief, to insipre confidence in your crew, give them the last rites before departure!. .. .Warning: This is a mickey take for any pruners out their unable to tell the difference! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="eek.gif" />
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It's anecdotal for sure, but from someone who knows one of the FAs who helped put the fire out. There was other detail provided that matched someone else's (apparent) inside knowledge posted here, so it didn't seem like a typical friend of a friend story. Hence why I asked (not believed, asked.). .. .Anyone actually know?
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jump - I totally agree, I couldn't figure the logic.. .. .I suggested to my friend that it was simply a Cap/FO who was a religious sort, but he said no, some/all/one of the crew were later told it was some kind of standard. If someone said this to them, it doesn't make it policy. (e.g. Could have been some kind of line manager passing it off).
paulo, think about it mate!, in any airline when, how and why would you prioritise the last rites above saving the aircraft and the people on board! Who ever fed you that snippet of info is probably a bit of a muppet!
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jump - absolutely, I can't make sense of it either. I suspect it's probably something that's been lost in translation. Perhaps the original story mentioned a final briefing, and that's been chinese whispered into last rites.. .. .Other bits of the story I've not posted here corroborate with other people's apparent knowledge of the incident (i.e. things not in the media reports that any old joe could read), so that's why I'm curious.
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Look, this is absolute balls! How can it have gone on for so long on this thread?. .. .Only briefing to FAs in EZY is the NITS:. .. .Nature of the emergency. .Intentions of Capt. .Time to landing. .Special instructions. .. .If you can make rites (no W in that by the way)out of nits it's time to become a journalist.
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Another crew doing an excellent job. Well done to all concerned. Just like the Ryanair one in Stansted recently, a professional crew doing what they're trained for and hope they will never have to put into practice. Congratulations guys - gals?
