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Who , in their right mind, decides on using this airport during nighttime with adverse weather anyway, decent airlines only fly to it during daylight, with the 5000ft+ volcano nearby and the rather hairy Go around (and pitch dark dissorientating) approach ,it is not a good idea to operate there at night.
Your mother was a hamster and your father smelled of elderberries
"An Airbus statement said the plane that crashed went into service 19 years ago, in 1990, and had accumulated 51,900 flight hours. It has been operated by Yemenia (Yemen Airways) since 1999.."
OK, this is just a hypothesis, but I think it is this plane based on a passenger on that route remembers this registration 7O-ADJ and it seems to be the only one that stays in the area and doesn't travel to London, Paris.
"An Airbus statement said the plane that crashed went into service 19 years ago, in 1990, and had accumulated 51,900 flight hours. It has been operated by Yemenia (Yemen Airways) since 1999.."
I thought most commercial aircrafts were retired around 51,000 miles?
I don't know. I have been doing some research through ASN and when I was checking out 727s it looks like a lot of small countries have purchased some from AA and other carriers. The majority of them seem to be flying cargo but not all.
Professional comment seems to be that this is a tough airport to fly into at night due to poor light and the effects of the high terrain on the wind. It appears that many airlines will not fly here at night.
In addition the local authorities do not have the capability to effect any kind of rescue operation but rather need to rely on the help of the French and Non Government resources.
Professional comment seems to be that this is a tough airport to fly into at night due to poor light and the effects of the high terrain on the wind. IT seems that many airlines will not fly here at night.
That could in fact be a contributing factor. According to CNN:
"The crash occurred as the plane approached the Hahaya airport in Moroni. The plane tried to land, but couldn't, and then U-turned before it crashed, Nadhoim said. Officials did not know why the plane could not land, he said."
That could in fact be a contributing factor. According to CNN:
"The crash occurred as the plane approached the Hahaya airport in Moroni. The plane tried to land, but couldn't, and then U-turned before it crashed, Nadhoim said. Officials did not know why the plane could not land, he said."
Windshear maybe? Wasn't there a storm in the area?
Based on initial reports, they aborted a landing on 196 and were in a go around pattern for an approach to 016. Winds were 21025G35KT. So they may have been favoring a headwind approach.
CNN:
The crash took place as the plane approached the Hahaya airport in Moroni. The plane tried but failed to land and then performed a U-turn before it crashed, Nadhoim said. Officials did not know why the plane could not land, he said.
The reported crash location also seems to indicate that it may have occurred during the roll maneuver into crosswind.
PARIS — French safety inspectors had discovered faults two years ago on the Yemenia airliner that crashed Tuesday near Comoros, and the airline had been under strict surveillance by the French authorities since, France’s transport minister said.
The French transport minister, Dominique Bussereau, told French television that the “A310 in question was inspected in 2007 by the DGAC and they noticed a certain number of faults.” He was referring to the French civil aviation authority. The plane had not returned to France since that inspection, Mr. Bussereau said, adding that the airline was to be interviewed “shortly” by a European Union committee which has the power to ban airlines from European skies in the case of serious safety violations. The E.U. is due to publish its latest quarterly list of airlines banned from the region this week. Officials of the French air safety regulator and the E.U. Transport Commission in Brussels were not immediately available for comment.
And you wonder why I have concerns about the DGAC?
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