Ryanair incident at Stanstead?
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Ryanair incident at Stansted?
Apologies if this is old news but my Twitter feed has come up with a post suggesting a Ryanair aircraft has lost its wingtip/winglet after a 'coming together' this morning....
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I don't know if you've seen the photo, but here it is... https://twitter.com/imhoturenot/stat...63191353896960
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Wing walker-tail man
Perhaps the terminology might vary, but the purpose should be the same. One tail man could have trouble watching all the aircraft bits and with the sun could be difficult to see and be seen.
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What does Ryanair have to do with anything? I seem to remember plenty of ground collision incidents from other airlines in the recent past (AA/IB, WN/Jet Blue, BA, etc). These things happen all the time.
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Ryanair incident at Stanstead?
The tail man just watches the road until the tail goes over the double whites, then he walks off, he/she doesn't stay there for the duration of the pushback. The person on the headset is called the crew chief for a reason !!!!
And it's about Ryanair because it was 2 Ryanair's that had the accident !!
And it's about Ryanair because it was 2 Ryanair's that had the accident !!
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Looking down the various expert opinions on Twatter I came across this gem...
John C @johnthestatto 6h
@imhoturenot @Ryanair even without the winglet the aircraft probably flyable but it'd be a bumpy ride and v fuel inefficient.
@imhoturenot @Ryanair even without the winglet the aircraft probably flyable but it'd be a bumpy ride and v fuel inefficient.
Looking down the various expert opinions on Twatter I came across this gem...
Quote:
John C @johnthestatto 6h
@imhoturenot @Ryanair even without the winglet the aircraft probably flyable but it'd be a bumpy ride and v fuel inefficient.
Quote:
John C @johnthestatto 6h
@imhoturenot @Ryanair even without the winglet the aircraft probably flyable but it'd be a bumpy ride and v fuel inefficient.
There was a HiFly A330 that jammed its winglet under the wing of another aircraft at Ascension Island in January 13, they took the damaged winglet off and continued on to the Falklands a few hours later with one winglet on and one missing. Not hearsay - I watched it taxi in as I was meeting a passenger off it.
Now on the BBC
BBC News - Ryanair jets damaged in Stansted Airport collision
Hope the wife does not see it. we go holiday next week and she hates flying
BBC News - Ryanair jets damaged in Stansted Airport collision
Hope the wife does not see it. we go holiday next week and she hates flying
Essex Police said it had conducted "routine breath tests" on both pilots after the incident, but there was no evidence of alcohol consumption.