777 Crashes in San Fran

[LLL]

Breaking news...

[bottomset_69]

Just a re-post on drudge to get noticed. Nothing to see here folks.

Go to drudgereport.com

[danzo]

Nice thread.

[Dan Druff]

I believe this is the first major US air disaster in quite awhile, but it's not getting as much attention as it appears to deserve because:

1) Only 2 people died.

2) It was a foreign flight. If this happened to American Airlines, this would get a lot more coverage and attention.

[anonamoose]

I believe this is the first major US air disaster in quite awhile, but it's not getting as much attention as it appears to deserve because:

1) Only 2 people died.

2) It was a foreign flight. If this happened to American Airlines, this would get a lot more coverage and attention.

We don't know the exact details yet, but the two dead were chinese teenagers. My experience with the chinese and that they were flung from the plane would leave me to believe they didn't have their seat belts on, but who knows.

It was very common while in china that the people right before landing would be standing up walking around getting their stuff out of the over head.

[bottomset_69]

Flight does not count. It was foreign. The only plane crashes I give a shit about are airline companies US based. I have not even clicked on the drudge link and not sure why he is wasting space. It kinda reminds me of a Typhoon hitting China versus a Hurricane hitting the gulf coast. One I care about, the other does not register.

[anonamoose]

Flight does not count. It was foreign. The only plane crashes I give a shit about are airline companies US based. I have not even clicked on the drudge link and not sure why he is wasting space. It kinda reminds me of a Typhoon hitting China versus a Hurricane hitting the gulf coast. One I care about, the other does not register.

You realize 64 of the people on the flight were American right?

[bottomset_69]

Flight does not count. It was foreign. The only plane crashes I give a shit about are airline companies US based. I have not even clicked on the drudge link and not sure why he is wasting space. It kinda reminds me of a Typhoon hitting China versus a Hurricane hitting the gulf coast. One I care about, the other does not register.

You realize 64 of the people on the flight were American right?

So they took a ghetto airline. They won't do that again.

[anonamoose]

You realize 64 of the people on the flight were American right?

So they took a ghetto airline. They won't do that again.

Actually that airline is significantly better than every US airline.

[bottomset_69]

So they took a ghetto airline. They won't do that again.

Actually that airline is significantly better than every US airline.

So much so, one of the pilots had 43 hours in the air before the plane tanked. I'd take a middle seat on Southwest before I ever flew first class on Puerto Rican Air or whatever 3rd world airliner is out there.

[anonamoose]

Actually that airline is significantly better than every US airline.

So much so, one of the pilots had 43 hours in the air before the plane tanked. I'd take a middle seat on Southwest before I ever flew first class on Puerto Rican Air or whatever 3rd world airliner is out there.

There were several pilots on the plane rotating shifts appropriately. This is how 100% of international flights operate.

[bottomset_69]

So much so, one of the pilots had 43 hours in the air before the plane tanked. I'd take a middle seat on Southwest before I ever flew first class on Puerto Rican Air or whatever 3rd world airliner is out there.

There were several pilots on the plane rotating shifts appropriately. This is how 100% of international flights operate.

Well not appropriately enough because the plane crashed due to pilot error.

I don't want any part of a foreign airline, or foreign airport for that matter. I am in the minority but I am a huge fan of the TSA. And the only union I would ever support is the Pilot union. I think pilots deserve $500,000 a year and I am willing to spend an extra $100 a ticket to do so.

[Hockey Guy]

I heard there was a plane crash & burn on takeoff in Alaska. Can't find the story yet but I'll keep looking.

Here it is: http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/World/20.../20957866.html

[anonamoose]

There were several pilots on the plane rotating shifts appropriately. This is how 100% of international flights operate.

Well not appropriately enough because the plane crashed due to pilot error.

I don't want any part of a foreign airline, or foreign airport for that matter. I am in the minority but I am a huge fan of the TSA. And the only union I would ever support is the Pilot union. I think pilots deserve $500,000 a year and I am willing to spend an extra $100 a ticket to do so.

First, I just want to correct you. The pilot had 43 hours of Boeing 777 training. Not 43 hours of total flying. The guy has actually been flying for several years and to SFO specifically for a couple years, just either in an Airbus or Boeing 747. Not that I'm expecting your mind to understand what that means.

Asiana is and will continue to be one of the best airlines there are. If you want to continue flying US based airlines and insist that foreign airlines are "ghetto" have fun with dealing with the overpriced underprivileged tickets you get with every US airlines flight.

The results shown below show the final Global Airline Rankings in the 2013 World Airline Awards.
2013 2012
1 Emirates 8
2 Qatar Airways 1
3 Singapore Airlines 3
4 ANA All Nippon Airways 5
5 Asiana Airlines 2
6 Cathay Pacific Airways 4
7 Etihad Airways 6
8 Garuda Indonesia 11
9 Turkish Airlines 7
10 Qantas Airways 15
11 Lufthansa 14
12 EVA Air 13
13 Virgin Australia 12
14 Malaysia Airlines 10
15 Thai Airways 9
16 Swiss Int'l Air Lines 15
17 Korean Air 16
18 Air New Zealand 17
19 Hainan Airlines 20
20 Air Canada 19
21 South African Airways 25
22 Oman Air 23
23 Dragonair 21
24 AirAsiaz 22
25 Japan Airlines 35
26 Jetstar Airways 30
27 British Airways 28
28 China Southern Airlines 29
29 Virgin America 26
30 Aegean Airlines 24
31 Bangkok Airways 27
32 AirAsiaX 40
33 Austrian 39
34 Finnair 31
35 SilkAir 36
36 LAN Airlines 38
37 KLM 34
38 Virgin Atlantic 50
39 TAM Airlines 32
41 Hong Kong Airlines 45
42 Air Astana 53
43 Indigo 55
44 Norwegian 74
45 Delta Air Lines 57
46 jetBlue Airways 52
47 Brussels Airlines 63
48 Jetstar Asia 46
49 easyJet 41
50 China Airlines 33
51 Air China 37
52 Jet Airways 58
53 Vietnam Airlines 47
54 SAS Scandinavian 68
55 Copa Airlines 61
56 Air Seychelles 133
57 United Airlines 64
58 TACA 42
59 Air Berlin 65
61 Aerflot 85
62 Alaska Airlines 49
63 WestJet 43
64 Avianca 56
65 Transaero Airlines 72
66 China Eastern Airlines 44
67 Azul 54
68 SriLankan Airlines 70
69 Azerbaijan Airlines --
70 Alitalia 83
71 Scoot --
72 Air Mauritius 71
73 Icelandair 88
74 Southwest Airlines 51
75 Aer Lingus 97
76 Kulula 66
77 TAP Portugal 67
78 Air Nostrum (Iberia Regional) 62
79 Hawaiian Airlines 80
80 Thomson Airways 104
81 American Airlines 84
82 Tianjin Airlines 92
83 SpiceJet 81
84 American Eagle Airlines 60
85 Ethiopian Airlines 114
86 Air Transat 76
87 Tiger Airways (Singapore) 86
88 Porter Airlines 90
89 Peach --
90 Philippine Airlines 102
91 Germanwings 112
92 Iberia 109
93 Kenya Airways 78
94 S7 Airlines 143
95 Air Pacific (Fiji Airways) 96
96 Gulf Air 82
97 US Airways 126
98 NIKI 75
99 Vueling Airlines 115

Need anything more?

[bottomset_69]

Well not appropriately enough because the plane crashed due to pilot error.

I don't want any part of a foreign airline, or foreign airport for that matter. I am in the minority but I am a huge fan of the TSA. And the only union I would ever support is the Pilot union. I think pilots deserve $500,000 a year and I am willing to spend an extra $100 a ticket to do so.

First, I just want to correct you. The pilot had 43 hours of Boeing 777 training. Not 43 hours of total flying. The guy has actually been flying for several years and to SFO specifically for a couple years, just either in an Airbus or Boeing 747. Not that I'm expecting your mind to understand what that means.

Asiana is and will continue to be one of the best airlines there are. If you want to continue flying US based airlines and insist that foreign airlines are "ghetto" have fun with dealing with the overpriced underprivileged tickets you get with every US airlines flight.

The results shown below show the final Global Airline Rankings in the 2013 World Airline Awards.
2013 2012
1 Emirates 8
2 Qatar Airways 1
3 Singapore Airlines 3
4 ANA All Nippon Airways 5
5 Asiana Airlines 2
6 Cathay Pacific Airways 4
7 Etihad Airways 6 <----WTF
8 Garuda Indonesia 11
9 Turkish Airlines 7 <--------LOL
10 Qantas Airways 15
11 Lufthansa 14
12 EVA Air 13
13 Virgin Australia 12
14 Malaysia Airlines 10
15 Thai Airways 9
16 Swiss Int'l Air Lines 15
17 Korean Air 16
18 Air New Zealand 17
19 Hainan Airlines 20
20 Air Canada 19
21 South African Airways 25
22 Oman Air 23
23 Dragonair 21
24 AirAsiaz 22
25 Japan Airlines 35
26 Jetstar Airways 30
27 British Airways 28
28 China Southern Airlines 29
29 Virgin America 26
30 Aegean Airlines 24
31 Bangkok Airways 27
32 AirAsiaX 40
33 Austrian 39
34 Finnair 31
35 SilkAir 36
36 LAN Airlines 38
37 KLM 34
38 Virgin Atlantic 50
39 TAM Airlines 32
41 Hong Kong Airlines 45
42 Air Astana 53
43 Indigo 55
44 Norwegian 74
45 Delta Air Lines 57
46 jetBlue Airways 52
47 Brussels Airlines 63
48 Jetstar Asia 46
49 easyJet 41
50 China Airlines 33
51 Air China 37
52 Jet Airways 58
53 Vietnam Airlines 47
54 SAS Scandinavian 68
55 Copa Airlines 61
56 Air Seychelles 133
57 United Airlines 64
58 TACA 42
59 Air Berlin 65
61 Aerflot 85
62 Alaska Airlines 49
63 WestJet 43
64 Avianca 56
65 Transaero Airlines 72
66 China Eastern Airlines 44
67 Azul 54
68 SriLankan Airlines 70
69 Azerbaijan Airlines --
70 Alitalia 83
71 Scoot --
72 Air Mauritius 71
73 Icelandair 88
74 Southwest Airlines 51
75 Aer Lingus 97
76 Kulula 66
77 TAP Portugal 67
78 Air Nostrum (Iberia Regional) 62
79 Hawaiian Airlines 80
80 Thomson Airways 104
81 American Airlines 84
82 Tianjin Airlines 92
83 SpiceJet 81
84 American Eagle Airlines 60
85 Ethiopian Airlines 114
86 Air Transat 76
87 Tiger Airways (Singapore) 86
88 Porter Airlines 90
89 Peach --
90 Philippine Airlines 102
91 Germanwings 112
92 Iberia 109
93 Kenya Airways 78
94 S7 Airlines 143
95 Air Pacific (Fiji Airways) 96
96 Gulf Air 82
97 US Airways 126
98 NIKI 75
99 Vueling Airlines 115

Need anything more?

No, I need nothing more from you. Safe travels.

[anonamoose]

First, I just want to correct you. The pilot had 43 hours of Boeing 777 training. Not 43 hours of total flying. The guy has actually been flying for several years and to SFO specifically for a couple years, just either in an Airbus or Boeing 747. Not that I'm expecting your mind to understand what that means.

Asiana is and will continue to be one of the best airlines there are. If you want to continue flying US based airlines and insist that foreign airlines are "ghetto" have fun with dealing with the overpriced underprivileged tickets you get with every US airlines flight.

The results shown below show the final Global Airline Rankings in the 2013 World Airline Awards.
2013 2012
1 Emirates 8
2 Qatar Airways 1
3 Singapore Airlines 3
4 ANA All Nippon Airways 5
5 Asiana Airlines 2
6 Cathay Pacific Airways 4
7 Etihad Airways 6 <----WTF
8 Garuda Indonesia 11
9 Turkish Airlines 7 <--------LOL
10 Qantas Airways 15
11 Lufthansa 14
12 EVA Air 13
13 Virgin Australia 12
14 Malaysia Airlines 10
15 Thai Airways 9
16 Swiss Int'l Air Lines 15
17 Korean Air 16
18 Air New Zealand 17
19 Hainan Airlines 20
20 Air Canada 19
21 South African Airways 25
22 Oman Air 23
23 Dragonair 21
24 AirAsiaz 22
25 Japan Airlines 35
26 Jetstar Airways 30
27 British Airways 28
28 China Southern Airlines 29
29 Virgin America 26
30 Aegean Airlines 24
31 Bangkok Airways 27
32 AirAsiaX 40
33 Austrian 39
34 Finnair 31
35 SilkAir 36
36 LAN Airlines 38
37 KLM 34
38 Virgin Atlantic 50
39 TAM Airlines 32
41 Hong Kong Airlines 45
42 Air Astana 53
43 Indigo 55
44 Norwegian 74
45 Delta Air Lines 57
46 jetBlue Airways 52
47 Brussels Airlines 63
48 Jetstar Asia 46
49 easyJet 41
50 China Airlines 33
51 Air China 37
52 Jet Airways 58
53 Vietnam Airlines 47
54 SAS Scandinavian 68
55 Copa Airlines 61
56 Air Seychelles 133
57 United Airlines 64
58 TACA 42
59 Air Berlin 65
61 Aerflot 85
62 Alaska Airlines 49
63 WestJet 43
64 Avianca 56
65 Transaero Airlines 72
66 China Eastern Airlines 44
67 Azul 54
68 SriLankan Airlines 70
69 Azerbaijan Airlines --
70 Alitalia 83
71 Scoot --
72 Air Mauritius 71
73 Icelandair 88
74 Southwest Airlines 51
75 Aer Lingus 97
76 Kulula 66
77 TAP Portugal 67
78 Air Nostrum (Iberia Regional) 62
79 Hawaiian Airlines 80
80 Thomson Airways 104
81 American Airlines 84
82 Tianjin Airlines 92
83 SpiceJet 81
84 American Eagle Airlines 60
85 Ethiopian Airlines 114
86 Air Transat 76
87 Tiger Airways (Singapore) 86
88 Porter Airlines 90
89 Peach --
90 Philippine Airlines 102
91 Germanwings 112
92 Iberia 109
93 Kenya Airways 78
94 S7 Airlines 143
95 Air Pacific (Fiji Airways) 96
96 Gulf Air 82
97 US Airways 126
98 NIKI 75
99 Vueling Airlines 115

Need anything more?

No, I need nothing more from you. Safe travels.

They'll be plenty safe as I fly through Toronto to avoid the massacre that is US based airlines and fly comfortably in the number 20 airline Air Canada.

Laughing at Etihad and Turkish airlines just shows you have no clue what you're talking about. Turkish airlines is an extremely high class airline and so is Etihad is almost as good.

[bottomset_69]

First, I just want to correct you. The pilot had 43 hours of Boeing 777 training. Not 43 hours of total flying. The guy has actually been flying for several years and to SFO specifically for a couple years, just either in an Airbus or Boeing 747. Not that I'm expecting your mind to understand what that means.

Asiana is and will continue to be one of the best airlines there are. If you want to continue flying US based airlines and insist that foreign airlines are "ghetto" have fun with dealing with the overpriced underprivileged tickets you get with every US airlines flight.



Need anything more?

No, I need nothing more from you. Safe travels.

They'll be plenty safe as I fly through Toronto to avoid the massacre that is US based airlines and fly comfortably in the number 20 airline Air Canada.

Laughing at Etihad and Turkish airlines just shows you have no clue what you're talking about. Turkish airlines is an extremely high class airline and so is Etihad is almost as good.

You have to do what you have to. Personally I am not flying some third world cinder box piloted by some Rollie Fingers looking dude. Ever.

[anonamoose]

No, I need nothing more from you. Safe travels.

They'll be plenty safe as I fly through Toronto to avoid the massacre that is US based airlines and fly comfortably in the number 20 airline Air Canada.

Laughing at Etihad and Turkish airlines just shows you have no clue what you're talking about. Turkish airlines is an extremely high class airline and so is Etihad is almost as good.

You have to do what you have to. Personally I am not flying some third world cinder box piloted by some Rollie Fingers looking dude. Ever.

>Third world cinder box


Totally

Let's post some pictures and facts of said "third world" South Korea







Top Internet Speed:

Number 9 South Korea 31.85 MBps
Number 31 United States 17.72 MBps

Education Index:
8 Republic of Korea 0.988
13 United States 0.978

[bottomset_69]

They'll be plenty safe as I fly through Toronto to avoid the massacre that is US based airlines and fly comfortably in the number 20 airline Air Canada.

Laughing at Etihad and Turkish airlines just shows you have no clue what you're talking about. Turkish airlines is an extremely high class airline and so is Etihad is almost as good.

You have to do what you have to. Personally I am not flying some third world cinder box piloted by some Rollie Fingers looking dude. Ever.

>Third world cinder box


Totally

That fucking couch will not mean shit over a thunderstorm in the Atlantic. Going to take the middle seat on Southwest before I ever take a flight on some third world airliner.

[anonamoose]

You have to do what you have to. Personally I am not flying some third world cinder box piloted by some Rollie Fingers looking dude. Ever.

>Third world cinder box


Totally

That fucking couch will not mean shit over a thunderstorm in the Atlantic. Going to take the middle seat on Southwest before I ever take a flight on some third world airliner.

You don't even know what ocean you're flying over anymore.

It would be the Pacific, if you even flew over it. Chances are you'd be over it for about an hour at most, usually only about 20 minutes. Flights fly up through Russia and over into Alaska and then down.