Air France A-340 down in YYZ

[cbrown1]

They've already started blaming the pilots, because you know when a plane crashes its always the pilots fault.

 

[transpondersoff]

BTW that smoke is such a pretty black and the flame is a pretty orange.

 

[cbrown1]

The media on CNN is speculating as usual. It could be a microburst, get there itis (sic), landing in a tailwind. I am waiting for them to say terrorist. They are speculating windshear and discussing the simularities of the Delta Dallas crash.

Hey, its a slow news day. This is like sex for the media.

 

[User546]

"The wings don't know how fast your going across the ground, they only know how fast your going thru the air."

Anyone catch that doozy of an explanation?

 

[jarhead]

i'd like to know what the wx was upon landing........

Heavy rain and much lightning.

 

[flyboy]

they are also saying that witnesses reported seeing "steam or smoke" coming from the back of the a/c after landing................DUH!!! IT'S POORING DOWN RAIN!!!!!!!!!! Look behind a car sometime while it's driving in the rain! It really is a comic affair with the media when there's something up with aviation.

 

[cforst513]

direct quote from foxnews:

"yes, the aircraft is an airbus A340-300 with 291 aboard which is, as i'm aware, more than the plane can carry"

how is that possible? are people standing in the aisles? i wonder if they get half-off their tieckets....

 

[cforst513]

they're talking about a windshear maybe bringing it down or else forcing it off the runway. no news yet on fatalities but both pilots lived. maybe they'll be able to shed a lot of light on it.

 

[MVSW]

direct quote from foxnews:

"yes, the aircraft is an airbus A340-300 with 291 aboard which is, as i'm aware, more than the plane can carry"

how is that possible? are people standing in the aisles? i wonder if they get half-off their tieckets....

A340-300 seats 295

 

[OneBadLT123]

I love the job and explinations of Wolf Blitzer and Miles Obrien. They are the true experts my friends.