For people who are nervous about flying, the initial take off and landing are the most nerve wracking moments of their flight. Once the seatbelt warning light goes off and the plane levels out for the main leg of the voyage, most people then relax and treat the trip like any other sort of travel. However, there is an all too common danger for passengers that occurs all too often and without warning. Sudden pockets of incredibly strong turbulence can cause grave injury without proper warning and advisement from the pilot.
On the 21st of July, 2010, United Airlines Flight 967 went through a large pocket of turbulence which sent any passenger or flight attendant not securely buckled into their seat reeling upwards, with some of the unfortunate victims slamming on to the ceiling before dropping back down on top of other passengers. Upwards of 30 people were taken off the flight due to injuries, one of which left in critical condition. The most disturbing thing about this story, however, is that this is not a rare accident. As of July, this is the third case of violent turbulence injuring passengers and crew this year for United Airlines alone. See: Aviation Accident Attorney This is an all too common threat that needs to be addressed promptly.
The most frustrating thing about this situation is how little passengers can prepare themselves for a possible violent episode of turbulence. Without any warning from those with the technology to detect such air abnormalities there is a little that a passenger can do except always remain fastened in with their seatbelts, but on an marathon flight that could last upwards of 8 to 16 hours, this becomes a very difficult thing to do. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the pilots to give proper advisement if they think that there may be even a slight period of turbulence in the near future and if this is not communicated properly, you may have a case against the airline. A personal injury attorney that specializes in airline injuries can investigate the situation and subsequently represent you in such a case.
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The world’s largest pilot union rebuked the federal agency handling the investigation of Saturday’s passenger jet crash in San Francisco, saying it had released too much information too quickly, which could lead to wrong conclusions and compromise safety.
Asiana Airlines, based in South Korea, has said the pilot at the controls, Lee Kang-kuk, was still training on Boeing 777 jets and his supervisor was making his first flight as a trainer. Lee had 43 hours of experience flying the long-range jet, the airline said.
This is very reminiscent of an incident in Although there was a large fire in that crash, all 309 passengers and crew on the Airbus A340 managed to get off.
Without ignoring the casualty figures from the San Francisco incident, it shows that aircraft crashes like this are proving to be survivable incidents provided there is adequate crew training and an awareness of passengers to know what to do when there is an emergency.
And those key things: Know where your exit is, know to leave your belongings behind and exit the plane quickly and orderly because that is the way planes are designed.
The B777 aircraft is built so that everybody can get off the plane within 90 seconds even if half the doors are inoperable.
And they work on that basis because as you can see in the Asiana incident, one side of the aircraft is a lot more damaged than the other — and appears to be the main area of the fire — so you wouldn’t want to open the doors on that side.
Oh yeah? How about the difference in exchange rates? That alone could explain the savings actually. Weird how you got so many thumbs up when it’s so obvious. Wages may be lower compared to Americans also but it doesnt necessarily mean that they are underpaid in their home countries’ standards. They are paid very well actually, look it up. The examples you cited are simply not backed by any facts actually. You are alluding that maintenance may be inferior to offset savings they offer their western customers but Asiana has only had two crashes since the 70’s and have a better track record than most American carriers. How do you know if American carriers aren’t cutting corners to maximize profits and deal with greedy unions? Last thing, I’ve been around employees of Asian carriers and trust me, their training is thorough and difficult which should be no surprise as this sort of strictness is present in many Asian cultures. You get one big thumb down.
