Everyday - there are 1,204 Boeing 777s flying around the world. Today - tragedy struck, and one was lost. Some thoughts: - Historically speaking: the odds of a single operation like Malaysia Airlines losing two wide-body Boeing jets in less than 5 months is extremely slim. And while its (hypothetically) possible both accidents were unpreventable by the company, it will still/now face difficulties in surviving financially due to customer concerns. - Both accidents - MH17 & MH370 - occurred during the cruise portion of flight where the airplane had leveled off at an established altitude and airspeed. Strangely enough, the safest phase of flight is cruise: which accounts for (on average) 60% of flight time... but just 8% of fatal accidents. - There was an initial hope/thought that the tragedy of MH17 would at least be linked to MH370... hence, helping lead to evidence/answers of what brought the first 777 down, potentially over the Indian Ocean. But alas, it appears the two incidents are completely unrelated. - There has been a lot of chatter about the DEVIATED flight path MH17 took into Ukrainian airspace, over a troubled war-torn region of the world. Changes in flight routes are extremely routine in airline operations. In this case, it APPEARS the crew deviated north due to adverse weather, possibly without considering the risk of their ground track. Lets hope that was the case, and not the AIRLINE demanding this more risky route... simply in an effort to be more fuel efficient with wind conditions. - Lastly: you will hear/see plenty of aviation experts speaking and analyzing on television networks for the days to come. Do yourself the favor and please always consider the source. Some of these individuals are not pilots, nor investigators, nor people with legitimate flying backgrounds. Being a frequent passenger and looking things up on the internet are not usually the best credentials for disseminators of aviation information.
Posted on: Fri, 18 Jul 2014 04:12:05 +0000
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