Posts with the tag ‘survivability’


One Killed as Pegasus Jetliner Splinters in Istanbul Runway Excursion

February 5, 2020

One person was killed and many others injured when a Pegasus Airlines Boeing 737 skidded off a runway, breaking into parts and igniting. It was the airline’s third runway excursion over the past 3 years. In an ominous development, the chief prosecutor’s office announced it had started an investigation according to USA Today. #pegasus #İstanbul #Turkey PEGASUS BOEING 737 plane crash …hope everyone are safe …. pic.twitter.com/hPcN0cokVC — Narendran (@naren156258) February 5, 2020 There were at least 177 people on board the low-cost carrier which had flown from Izmir to Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen airport. After landing the jetliner appears to have exited the runway and… Read More…


How to Save an Airline Passenger’s Ass in Mexico, Ibiza and Elsewhere

August 1, 2018

Much praise goes to the crew of AeroMexico Flight 2431 and rescue workers who arrived on the scene of the accident in Durango on Tuesday. Passengers said a fire quickly engulfed the Embraer 190 after it overran the runway, still on airport property, not far from a radar array. But there are many in the industry whose hard work goes unseen and yet they are directly responsible for making accidents like this survivable. If AeroMexico Flight 2431 has any impact, I hope it will be to show the world’s air travelers the infrastructure that supports safety and that even passengers have a role to play…. Read More…


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