A guy I used to know knew exactly the odds of surviving crashes in every seat and every row. Whenever we travelled he made sure he had a seat with the small number that he considered acceptable if he needed to get out in the case of a crash.
It’s luck, but often there are a small number who are lucky.
I think there is too much doubt in that theory for me
Also the mayday call said that there was no thrust, which has nothing to do with flaps.
Yep, plus numerous other things that just don’t make that theory wash.
Eg the RAT.
What doesn’t make a lot of sense is how they lost power to both engines as there doesn’t appear to have been any evidence of a bird strike.
1 x Black box found
On Jun 15th 2025 Government Officials reported the aircraft had a longer than normal takeoff run and used almost all of the 3505 meters/11499 feet long runway.
A change of tone. Adventures category:
WSJ: RAT likely deployed, and aircraft correctly configured for takeoff
Investigators believe Air India Flight 171 had an emergency-power generator operating when it crashed last week, raising questions about whether the plane’s engines functioned properly during takeoff.
The preliminary finding, according to people familiar with the probe, gives investigators a new line of inquiry as they study a crash that killed all but one of the plane’s passengers.
And despite investigators’ early finding about the RAT, the people familiar with the crash cautioned that the probe is ongoing. Investigators haven’t confirmed whether engine, hydraulic or other problems triggered the emergency system.
Findings from the wreckage indicate the aircraft’s flaps and other flight-control surfaces had been configured for takeoff, some of the people said.
India’s Ministry of Civil Aviation said the accident remains under investigation and that more information would be provided in due course. Air-accident investigations can last a year or more and often point to a number of factors contributing to a crash, such as possible maintenance errors, crew missteps or design flaws.
It wasn’t immediately clear whether investigators had begun analyzing information gleaned from the aircraft’s black boxes, which record flight data and voices and other sounds from the cockpit.
Findings from the wreckage indicate the aircraft’s flaps and other flight-control surfaces had been configured for takeoff , some of the people said.
Brisbane airport staff with their second air bridge collision in a month. Not happy with punching a hole in the side of an Air NZ Dreamliner they decided to smash a windscreen on a Qantas 737
So that’s why my 10:20am to Brisbane got cancelled this morning!!
Not even close
Was it the work experience student??
It was the Essendon midfield. Got told to think of the door as a leading forward.
No, there would be plenty of room and no contact.
https://x.com/i/status/1938617060294009167
One Vietnam Airlines plane gently slices through another at Hanoi Airport. By some distance our best carrier.
The incident occurred at 2:23 pm local time on Friday when the right wingtip of a Boeing 787 struck the vertical stabilizer of an Airbus A321.
Both aircraft were taxiing for departure at the time of the collision.
Oh dear. I wonder what that will do to the airline’s currently very high safety rating.
Don’t kid yourselves, this is the rub.
“Fly-Concorde is also innovating on the financial front. It has introduced Concorde Coin (CSSC) , a stablecoin backed by Concorde’s aviation assets and operations.”
Oh my. That article may actually encapsulate everything that’s wrong with the world. I think I vomited 3 times in the first paragraph and a half.
What a load of bs.
Imagine building, essentially a completely new aircraft, and have it flying in 2 years?
Absolute nonsense.
