Will 737's be grounded?

[SkiFishFly]

Can You Say Counterfit Parts?

On the FAs or the airplane??

 

[scoreboard]

Lies! All Lies, you bad American!

 

[Snapshot]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=nB49OBDuiOY



Damn!


Those guys look like they tried some Crouching Tiger sh*t out that window! I think I'd have gone for a Superman exit as I crapped myself.

 

[BigMeat]

Look at them run like cowards!

 

[MLBWINGBORN]

Im wondering why they went out the window at all.
Both the L1 and R1 doors appeared to be usable even after the tire failures.

Its amazing that all got out alive.

If that were to happen here say at LAX...They would still be standing in the isle trying to get their bag out of the overhead.

 

[Amish RakeFight]

That's a pretty wild video. I love the Japanese mumblings in the background after the explosion sounds.

Any details on how this fire started?

 

[CKJET]

If that were to happen here say at LAX...They would still be standing in the isle trying to get their bag out of the overhead.

So True!!!

 

[Hutchman]

Two things came out of the window. The second was either his brass balls or his flight bag. Notice that the other thing didn't move after it hit and he ran. I guess he was worried about being executed for missing Jepps. or company manuals.

 

[Chronic Jetlag]

get the facts straight

Can You Say Counterfit Parts?

That's just your ignorance talking without the benefit of your intellect. Gee, can you say counterfit brain? It's amazing how many experts we have on this forum.

FAA records: 4 similar incidents to China Air fire
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Boeing aircraft and its engine co-produced by a unit of General Electric were involved in a handful of fires on U.S. flights before today's China Airlines explosion.
Minutes after all 165 people aboard evacuated, the China Airlines plane burst into a fireball on the tarmac at the airport in Okinawa, Japan.
The 737-800 had CFM 56 engines, made by CFM International, a joint venture between GE Aviation and France's Snecma.
A preliminary search of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration's accident/incident database found four cases involving fires with similar Boeing planes or engines between July 1998 and July 2005.
3 of the incidents involved 737-800s. The other was on a 737-700, but with a similar engine.
FAA records indicate some of those incidents required emergency reroutes and evacuations.
Yet aviation analysts say the planes and engines are the safest in the world.
Richard Aboulafia, an aviation analyst at Teal Group, says the four FAA incidents dating back to 1998 are "statistically insignificant" considering the thousands of Boeing 737s and CFM 56 engines in use around the world.

 

[Palomino]

guess the Chinese don't let these things bother them too much.

...must've got a SMOKIN' deal on the things! sorry...i just had to.

http://www.atwonline.com/news/story.html?storyID=9946

China Southern announces order for 55 737NGs

Tuesday August 21, 2007 China Southern Airlines yesterday announced that it entered into an agreement with Boeing for the purchase of 55 737-700s/-800s for delivery starting in May 2011 and extending to October 2013.
A Boeing spokesperson contacted by ATWOnline would not confirm the order but said the 55 aircraft were unrelated to the 80 737NGs ordered by China Aviation Supplies Import and Export Group 16 months ago (ATWOnline, April 12, 2006). The manufacturer did not update the orders list on its website.
CZ said the purchase "will facilitate the implementation of the company's plan to replace its old aircraft with new aircraft and enhance the competitiveness and core competence of the company."
The new planes, in addition to the 37 737-800s, 20 A320 family aircraft and six 777 freighters CZ said it has acquired in the past 12 months, will increase group ATKs by 32.8%. The company last month purchased 25 737-800s on behalf of Xiamen Airlines (ATWOnline, July 11), which came on top of two separate orders for six of the type in August and October 2006. Xiamen will take the 37 aforementioned 737s. CZ ordered the freighters last fall.
by Brian Straus

 

[igneousy2]

Okay guys remember...throw rope out window first...then climb down rope

DO NOT...grab end of rope...and jump out window.

that looked like it hurt.

 

[flyburg]

Really fuzy movie but it looked to me like the first guy was actually climbing down the rope and lost his grip due to the explosion. Why the other guy tried to climb down the same window is a little odd though, unless he couldn't open his own window, but it looks like he just got thrown out by the explosion.

 

[JimNtexas]

Clearly invisible ninjas wired the plane for a controlled demolition.

I blame Bush, the Trilateral Commission, the Council on Foreign relations, and Hank Hill.

 

[CoolSidePillow]

An even bigger question is why isnt my company flying me around with 6 flight attendants??!! :blush:

your flight attendants can probably reach the overhead bins without a boost.

 

[Captain Overs]

The bigger issue is, should China Airlines be grounded?!! :erm:

Don't forget the bullet they dodged in 1985 when the 747 went inverted and almost splashed down in the pacific. That was the crew's fault. At least they saved it.

 

[RJAA]

According to the local media, China Airlines is prepared to compensate the passengers with almost up to 2500 dollars for inconveniences and troubles that this accident may have caused including the burnt bags for every single pax. Something tells me it won't be that high in the U.S. It would be a hug and thank god you are alive and oh here is round trip ticket on us, I am expecting a lawsuit anyways!

 

[Captain X]

Will 737's be grounded?

I'll bet all my LUV stock that they won't be.

 

[AV80R]

... what does China has to with China Airlines...

That's what I was thinking - China Airlines is based in Taiwan, right? Unless the red China fulfills it's thread and invades the "runaway" province, airline news from red China doesn’t really say much about aviation in Taiwan. Off the subject (well, kind of) most pilots working for airlines in the two "countries" would definitely benefit from some English 101 training....

 

[Bake]

Just one question? Where the hell is the fire crews????

 

[atpcliff]

Hi!

I read a report from a PAX that after they were on the ground one of the engines started smoking, and then the other one.

What the.....?

cliff
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