BA Plane Off Runway In Durban
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Serious?
First lets start with the
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There is a US-based airline called Comair, but you would, unsurprisngly, find them in the US. The Comair involved here, is a SA company.
Nothing much twisted there, "turned" might be a better description
The aircraft appears undamaged, fully configured for landing and is most certainly the right way up, doesn't look like a crash to me.
Finally the use of the passenger quote in the context it is presented, is designed to be senationalist and is most certainly not factual.
I was flying with Comair yesterday afternoon, and all staff were doing sterling work accommodating pax, providing info and rerouting where necessary.
First lets start with the
operated by US-based Comair
There is a US-based airline called Comair, but you would, unsurprisngly, find them in the US. The Comair involved here, is a SA company.
Twists
Crash Landing
Finally the use of the passenger quote in the context it is presented, is designed to be senationalist and is most certainly not factual.
I was flying with Comair yesterday afternoon, and all staff were doing sterling work accommodating pax, providing info and rerouting where necessary.
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You mean you didnt hear about the FAA airworthiness directive, to have sidesticks installed above the pilots heads on all 737-200s by March this year?
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Sleeper,
You must be joking!!
In a BOEING!! 737-200?
In a BOEING!! 737-200?
Sorry, it looks more like a crosswind roll rate coupled with a misplaced antiskid on the runway and a single pilot at the controls as the other one couldn't log out the PF.
But what do I know, really !
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Based solely on the above photo - how does an aircraft end up at one end of a runway (I presume) pointing the other way?
Now thats a scary looking plane - old cigar engines.
I'm not a real scary plane pilot though, because my plane has a training wheel on the nose
But it does have that big cooling fan ahead of the engine!
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Nothing much twisted there, "turned" might be a better description
The aircraft appears undamaged, fully configured for landing and is most certainly the right way up, doesn't look like a crash to me.
Finally the use of the passenger quote in the context it is presented, is designed to be senationalist and is most certainly not factual.
Seems to me yet another embarrassing episode of "Professionals" in aviation slagging off people that are their jobs perfectly adequately. I am not a journalist nor ever have been, nor do I know any. What gets my goat is posts like yours which are, quite frankly, the work of an idiot.
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I don't recall using the phrase "Journo Scum", or knocking the media in general. My comments were directed at the article that YOU placed and then asked for a response. I gave one. Many congrats on making my Ignore list. Back to the thread...............
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I didn't say you used "Journo Scum", I did as it a common and recurring theme on here. One that you have reinforced.
You said however "Journalism at its highest standards" which was meant in a sarcastic tone.
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Ex Nationwide Crew?
As an aside, my understanding is that both the Cap & FO were new to Comair. Just been drafted in from Nationwide that went into administration a short while back.
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Bizarre. Comair in South Africa is certainly NOT a South African subsidiary for the US airline. In fact British Airways has a stake in the airline (they used to have a stake in Sun Air too - before they went bang). For all intents and purposes that flight IS a BA flight, even if it's run on a franchise basis.
DUR has had issues in the past, and its location (and lack of expansion capability) was quoted to be one of the reasons why the provincial government wanted to move the airport to St Lucia.
Oh well.
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DUR has had issues in the past, and its location (and lack of expansion capability) was quoted to be one of the reasons why the provincial government wanted to move the airport to St Lucia.
Oh well.
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Durban FADN
FADN is too small for the requirements of the City of Durban, but apart from that is a fully equipped and modern airport. The lack of capacity is the only reason for the proposed new airport, which has been given the go-ahead.
BA used to fly 747's directly from EGLL a few years back, but stopped the service for economic reasons. Air Mauritius flew heavies to FADN as well.
A tight squeeze, but can be done!
BA used to fly 747's directly from EGLL a few years back, but stopped the service for economic reasons. Air Mauritius flew heavies to FADN as well.
A tight squeeze, but can be done!
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The new airport of Durban at La Mercy is under construction . Will it be finsihed by target date 2010, who knows as I am not a civil engineer, but they now building the terminals, runways cleared
For current status photos, details on plans etc
click on
http://www.dubetradeport.co.za/index.aspx
The initial runway length of 3,7km will accommodate the latest New Generation Large Aircraft (NGLA, including the A380 Airbus). Space is to be allowed for the lengthening of the runway to 4km.
The airport will be developed to handle 7,5 million passengers per annum by 2015 and more than 25 million passengers by 2060.
For current status photos, details on plans etc
click on
http://www.dubetradeport.co.za/index.aspx
The initial runway length of 3,7km will accommodate the latest New Generation Large Aircraft (NGLA, including the A380 Airbus). Space is to be allowed for the lengthening of the runway to 4km.
The airport will be developed to handle 7,5 million passengers per annum by 2015 and more than 25 million passengers by 2060.
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Comair South Africa.
British Airways Comair
BA Comair operates over 400 scheduled flights per week within southern Africa. Flights are scheduled to provide a seamless connection with British Airways international flights and other international carriers to and from Johannesburg, Cape Town and Harare.
Popular destinations to Southern Africa include daily flights between Harare and Johannesburg, flights between Johannesburg and CapeTown, Durban, Port Elizabeth, Victoria Falls, Livingstone, Windhoek and Mauritius.
BA Comair operates over 400 scheduled flights per week within southern Africa. Flights are scheduled to provide a seamless connection with British Airways international flights and other international carriers to and from Johannesburg, Cape Town and Harare.
Popular destinations to Southern Africa include daily flights between Harare and Johannesburg, flights between Johannesburg and CapeTown, Durban, Port Elizabeth, Victoria Falls, Livingstone, Windhoek and Mauritius.
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whiskeyflyer, looks like La Mercy is at least on schedule, as opposed to 'Gautrain', which was supposed to be ready and operational by 2010. From the last thing I heard, I gathered that there were certain Gautrain sections that were cancelled from the 2010 deadline.
Why is it that KZN manages to do stuff that Gauteng horribly fails at?
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Why is it that KZN manages to do stuff that Gauteng horribly fails at?
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Nationwide???
Skyloone you idiot.
What does the crew being ex Nationwide have to do with it??
That they were hired, certified and on line means the company had faith in them.
If they WERE ex NW, then they most certainly were familiar with Durban.
What does the crew being ex Nationwide have to do with it??
That they were hired, certified and on line means the company had faith in them.
If they WERE ex NW, then they most certainly were familiar with Durban.
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VOF... BA only ever did a shuttle to Durban, from HRE first then JNB. Durban is one of the shortest runways we operated in to with the 747 and there is no way we could have operated to EGLL(LHR).
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Posted by banana9999:
"You said however "Journalism at its highest standards" which was meant in a sarcastic tone"
banana9999
Actually, I said it. It was meant in a sarcastic tone, glad you noticed. I stand by that sarcasm, the report is inaccurate, sensationalist and typical of the Sun.
"You said however "Journalism at its highest standards" which was meant in a sarcastic tone"
banana9999
Actually, I said it. It was meant in a sarcastic tone, glad you noticed. I stand by that sarcasm, the report is inaccurate, sensationalist and typical of the Sun.