Posted on 08/02/2005 1:28:25 PM PDT by mitchbert
Breaking News from CFRB 1010AM News Radio - Toronto
Airliner on fire on the ground at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ). Unclear as to cause. Announcers asking for updates from motorists in the region on HWY 401. Report says great deal of smoke. I have to go into a meeting shortly but I'll listen for updates as long as I can.
Just FYI for history types... today is 20 years to the day that a Delta flight crashed approaching DFW with a possibly very similar accident (windshear/weather crash)
This airliners website is also interesting as there are many airline pilots/crew on this board
http://www.airliners.net/discussions/general_aviation/read.main/2251036/
Still seeing what appear to be fuel explosions from aircraft.
I think there were some true heroes among the passengers and crew of the flight if indeed there were no fatalities.
Bush's Fault.
For every freeper who posts something about terror without knowing the facts, there is bound to be some government employee who states emphatically that it is NOT terrorism before knowing the facts.
Just saying that it cuts both ways.
I remember that. I was on a flight landing when that happened. The guy next to me in the smoking section looked out the window and said 'looks there's a storm coming and a bad one'. Ten minutes later you couldn't see two feet from the window.
Because terrorists are not interested in jetliners.
Fox reports 291 on board
Pulse 24 reports it was configured for 252
Who's to say?
CNN showing a fireball explosion about 8 minutes ago on the plane.
I caught that.
I was hoping for some survivors. If they all survived, it's a miracle. I can't wait to hear their survival stories.
Aircraft beginning to move aircraft around, perhaps preparing to resume departures. ---CP24 (CHUM-TV)
It is not beyond airliners to overrun runways. On take offs or landings.
I tend to agree that microburst accidents happen mostly on base or final approaches, not when the airplane has already touched down. Unless the wx turned the wind around and they were heading down the runway with a strong tailwind.
Plus Airbus sucks.
Except that never actually happens.
Well, it is too early to know what happened but at least it crashed on landing from a trans-Atlantic flight and not while taking off for a trans-Atlantic flight. Most of the fuel had been already used up in flight, but I don't know how much reserve fuel would still be onboard after a trans-Atlantic flight.
Presser moved to 5:30 EST (about 15 minutes from now)
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