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Plane crashes have been going down not only in the U.S., but worldwide, which is commendable. A bit unfortunate for this to be posted a few days after the Chap

Plane crashes have been going down not only in the U.S., but worldwide, which is commendable. A bit unfortunate for this to be posted a few days after the Chapecoense crash shook the world (noted in the postscript), but that was a regional charter flight, not a major U.S. airline. Interesting infographic: http://www.ibtimes.com/how-many-planes-crash-every-year-how-many-people-die-plane-crashes-chart-1560554 http://www.ibtimes.com/how-many-planes-crash-every-year-how-... Edit: the Chapecoense crash shows exactly why the FAA's work is so commendable - disregard of proper procedure and safety measures led to that accident.

gus_massa 10y ago
About the Chapecoense crash. From [Portuguese] http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/esporte/2016/12/1838707-lamia-ja-havia-descumprido-regra-de-combustivel-em-voo-com-messi.shtml http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/esporte/2016/12/1838707-lamia-j... Autotranslation: https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww1.folha.uol.com.br%2Fesporte%2F2016%2F12%2F1838707-lamia-ja-havia-descumprido-regra-de-combustivel-em-voo-com-messi.shtml&edit-text=&act=url https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&pr... > On at least two occasions, the Bolivian company had flown beyond its declared autonomy. [4 hours and 22 minutes] > One between Cochabamba in Bolivia and Medellin in Colombia (4 hours and 27 minutes), and the second between Medellín and Santa Cruz de la Sierra in Bolivia (in 4 hours and 32 minutes).
- wapz 10y ago
  Wouldn't the difference in 5-10 minutes not be the reason for the lack of fuel, though? I would guess a 4 hour flight would have enough fuel for at LEAST 5.5 hours if they couldn't land at an airport and had to be diverted to another one (right before landing).
astrodust 10y ago
Flying is so amazingly safe now that you're far, far more likely to be killed on a cab ride to the airport than on the plane itself.

gus_massa 10y ago

About the Chapecoense crash. From [Portuguese] http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/esporte/2016/12/1838707-lamia-ja-havia-descumprido-regra-de-combustivel-em-voo-com-messi.shtml http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/esporte/2016/12/1838707-lamia-j... Autotranslation: https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww1.folha.uol.com.br%2Fesporte%2F2016%2F12%2F1838707-lamia-ja-havia-descumprido-regra-de-combustivel-em-voo-com-messi.shtml&edit-text=&act=url https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&pr... > On at least two occasions, the Bolivian company had flown beyond its declared autonomy. [4 hours and 22 minutes] > One between Cochabamba in Bolivia and Medellin in Colombia (4 hours and 27 minutes), and the second between Medellín and Santa Cruz de la Sierra in Bolivia (in 4 hours and 32 minutes).

wapz 10y ago
Wouldn't the difference in 5-10 minutes not be the reason for the lack of fuel, though? I would guess a 4 hour flight would have enough fuel for at LEAST 5.5 hours if they couldn't land at an airport and had to be diverted to another one (right before landing).

astrodust 10y ago

Flying is so amazingly safe now that you're far, far more likely to be killed on a cab ride to the airport than on the plane itself.