Politics and Ignorance with Air France 447??
06-19-2009, 06:52 AM
#11
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of course there are politics involved. who ever is at fault not only will have to pay the resulting lawsuits---all 230+ of them. Also they have to pay for one of the most expensive recovery/investigations of all time. Its always about the money.
06-19-2009, 02:21 PM
#12
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Originally Posted by timjones
Why do we keep hearing that the problem with the 447 most likely will never be found, when it is becoming obvious what the cause is (cough cough ... Known faulty design of the A330's ADIRU)?? Also, why does the media seem completely ignore to even a reference to the Quantas Flight(s) of 72 (or 71 for that matter), which would seem extremely relevant to the 447 investigation??
Perhaps that is why the word Ignorance is in the Title of this thread?
Last edited by Nosmo King; 06-19-2009 at 02:42 PM.
06-19-2009, 02:58 PM
#14
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No typos
Originally Posted by Brian Wilson
I agree look at his grammar. Good sentence structure, complete paragraphs, and no typo's definitely not a pilot.
06-19-2009, 03:51 PM
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Originally Posted by schone
While I completely agree with the original poster, one has to ask himself/herself if it was too much for Boeing to ground the 777 after the BA, AA, DL rollbacks?
Maybe more pressure needs to be put on all these events.
Maybe more pressure needs to be put on all these events.
Didn't a 777 also have a pushover event in Austrailia as well?
06-21-2009, 06:55 AM
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Originally Posted by timjones
Why do we keep hearing that the problem with the 447 most likely will never be found, when it is becoming obvious what the cause is (cough cough ... Known faulty design of the A330's ADIRU)?? Also, why does the media seem completely ignore to even a reference to the Quantas Flight(s) of 72 (or 71 for that matter), which would seem extremely relevant to the 447 investigation??
I guess my question is this.... Does economics matter more than our butts in the seats of these complex (and sometimes glitch prone) contraptions, or would a temporary grounding just be too economically painful for Airbus to bear??
I guess my question is this.... Does economics matter more than our butts in the seats of these complex (and sometimes glitch prone) contraptions, or would a temporary grounding just be too economically painful for Airbus to bear??
As for the economics, yes, it's cheaper to play the risk management game and keep the A-300 series flying than ground the entire family of aircraft to fix a design flaw. When we get to the point that too many people have been killed by a design flaw or series of flaws, action will be taken. Until then, it's the cost of doing business. Tragic but true.
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