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China Airlines paints over name, logo on wreckage of jet at Naha Airport
THE MAINICHI NEWSPAPERS ^
| August 21, 2007
| staff reporter
Posted on 08/22/2007 8:58:31 PM PDT by Daffynition
NAHA -- China Airlines has painted over its name and logo on the wreckage of a passenger jet that exploded in flames at Naha Airport in Okinawa moments after passengers slid down emergency chutes to escape.
The airline painted over the name "China Airlines" on the left-hand side of the aircraft and the company's logo on the plane's tail fin.
After the accident, photographs and video footage of the jet continued to appear in news reports, and the company apparently painted over the name and logo to limit further damage to its image.
Before painting over the name and logo, the airline sought permission from the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry's Aircraft and Railway Accidents Investigation Commission. Officials granted the request, judging that it would not hinder the investigation into the accident, and the airline painted over the markings following inspections carried out on Tuesday.
When questioned over the move, an official from the Taiwan-based airline said, "We followed international procedures. We do not have detailed information." (Mainichi)
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: airlines; china; chinaairlines; planecrash; redchina
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To: Daffynition
why does this have RED china tag? this is the Republic of China we are talking about not the People’s Republic of China .
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posted on
08/22/2007 9:02:20 PM PDT
by
minus_273
To: Daffynition
I once flew from Honolulu to Hong Kong (via Taipei) on China Air.I later learned that even then they had an abysmal safety record.I *sincerely* doubt that I’ll ever fly with them again.
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posted on
08/22/2007 9:05:40 PM PDT
by
Gay State Conservative
(If martyrdom is so cool,why does Osama Obama go to such great lengths to avoid it?)
To: minus_273
Danged if I know. There is the
original story:
那覇空港で中華航空機が爆発、炎上した事故で、中華航空は21日、事故機の胴体左側面にある「CHINA AIRLINES」という英語の社名ロゴと垂直尾翼にある紅梅の花のマークを白いペンキで塗りつぶした。事故機の映像や写真が連日報道されるため、企業イメージの低下を避けるのが狙いとみられる。 同社は事前に国土交通省航空・鉄道事故調査委員会(事故調)に了解を求め、事故調も調査には支障がないと判断して要求を受け入れた。同社はこの日の事故調などによる実況見分後に塗りつぶした。 ロゴやマークを塗りつぶしたことについて、中華航空の広報担当は「国際慣例に従った。詳細はよくわからない」とだけ話した。【木下武】
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posted on
08/22/2007 9:05:59 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
(The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.)
To: Gay State Conservative
sounds like everything about China is to say the least problematic.
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posted on
08/22/2007 9:06:47 PM PDT
by
television is just wrong
(deport all illegal aliens NOW. Put all AMERICANS TO WORK FIRST. END WELFARE.)
To: Daffynition
These people want to cover up everything.
Did they use their leaded paint, they seem to have a lot of it.
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posted on
08/22/2007 9:08:41 PM PDT
by
sweetiepiezer
(Part of the RIGHT-Wing Machine.)
To: Gay State Conservative
Good idea to check
air safe before you make reservations.
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posted on
08/22/2007 9:10:21 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
(The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.)
To: Daffynition
同社は事前に国土交通省航空・鉄道事故調査委 ________________________________________________________ That says it all, right there in that sentence. LOL
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posted on
08/22/2007 9:10:50 PM PDT
by
sweetiepiezer
(Part of the RIGHT-Wing Machine.)
To: JACKRUSSELL
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posted on
08/22/2007 9:11:40 PM PDT
by
sweetiepiezer
(Part of the RIGHT-Wing Machine.)
To: Daffynition
“China Airlines has painted over its name and logo on the wreckage of a passenger jet...”
This is SOP with all airlines.
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posted on
08/22/2007 9:11:48 PM PDT
by
decal
("The Political Advisor Is IN.")
To: Daffynition
HOW did you get FR to print chineese?
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posted on
08/22/2007 9:13:28 PM PDT
by
longtermmemmory
(VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
To: Daffynition
From a marketing perspective this is very smart.
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posted on
08/22/2007 9:13:55 PM PDT
by
longtermmemmory
(VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
To: Daffynition
Slap on however many coats, their record is abysmal.
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posted on
08/22/2007 9:14:38 PM PDT
by
dighton
To: sweetiepiezer
HAHAHA! Nice one!
I think Houdini had a hand in it.
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posted on
08/22/2007 9:15:03 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
(The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.)
To: Daffynition
Having had the misfortune of being involved in a couple of accidents, this is pretty much standard OP...
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posted on
08/22/2007 9:16:59 PM PDT
by
tcrlaf
(You can lead a Liberal to LOGIC, but you can't make it THINK)
To: longtermmemmory
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posted on
08/22/2007 9:20:33 PM PDT
by
expatguy
(New and Improved ! - Support "An American Expat in Southeast Asia")
To: Daffynition
Good idea to check air safe before you make reservations. I'll do that in the future but I flew China Air in '96 and back then I barely knew what the internet was.
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posted on
08/22/2007 9:24:03 PM PDT
by
Gay State Conservative
(If martyrdom is so cool,why does Osama Obama go to such great lengths to avoid it?)
To: dighton
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posted on
08/22/2007 9:24:10 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
(The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.)
To: Gay State Conservative
I hear ya ...sometimes when you are puddle jumping overseas, you have no choice. We’ve flown in twin-props with passengers holding goats and sheep in their laps. Really!
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posted on
08/22/2007 9:27:29 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
(The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.)
To: Daffynition
Well, the U.S. does have Air Tran which changed its name after an explosion of oxygen canisters resulted in the destruction of a plane and the deaths of a bunch of passengers.
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posted on
08/22/2007 9:29:17 PM PDT
by
Rembrandt
(We would have won Viet Nam w/o Dim interference.)
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