A close look (2nd is a blowup of the first)
at a small portion of the Saudi flight Atrocities from 911.
Posted on 06/24/2002 6:11:02 AM PDT by kattracks
MANAMA, June 24 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia launched on Monday a $20 million project to build its own flight training centre after Western countries tightened rules on training foreign pilots following the September 11 attack.
"It will be one of the most modern pilot training centres in the world," said Mohammed Abdullah al-Angari, general manager of the Projects and Trading Company, a private firm contracted by Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) to build the centre.
Angari told Reuters by telephone from Jeddah the project was expected to be completed within 18 months.
Fifteen of the 19 hijackers who commandeered three aircraft into landmarks in Washington and New York were Saudis.
Saudia officials said the centre will consist of two sections; one for training pilots and the other for aviation safety specialists.
The loss-making Saudia, which flies to 80 destinations, has a fleet of 137 aircraft, including 61 new planes bought at a cost of around $7.5 billion.
Saudi Arabia plans to privatise Saudia as part of economic reforms, and to help reduce its mounting domestic debts, which currently stands at $170 billion.
© Reuters Limited
Excellent prediction. There was an Egyptian co-pilot that took down a plane once.
A close look (2nd is a blowup of the first)
at a small portion of the Saudi flight Atrocities from 911.
On a more serious note, from what I remember in discussion from earlier, I think the hi tech flight simulators used in airliner training aren't all that easy to come by, I hope that given the state of the world that the US government declares these simulators military equipment and bans their export.
Future target.
yeah, its a packard bell celeron 400 with microsoft flight simulator 2000 on it...
Didn't we already have one of those? The Egyptian pilot who flew Egyptair 990 into the ocean three years ago.
they fly like they drive???
can't wait to see their navy...
From airdisaster.com:
Saudi Arabian Airlines Flight 163
Review of the CVR showed a serious breakdown in crew co-ordination almost from the first sign of trouble. The Captain failed to delegate responsibility to the other crew members, deciding to fly the aircraft and try to assess and remedy the problem as well. The First Officer had very limited experience on the L1011 and did not try to assist the Captain in flying the aircraft or monitoring communications or systems. The Second Officer, who was thought to be dyslexic, spent nearly all of his time searching through the aircraft's operations manual, the whole time repeating to himself "No Problem."
In addition, the Captain did not warn the cabin crew to prepare for evacuation nor did he even indicate that an evacuation was going to take place. Instead, he told the flight crew not to evacuate after landing. After the aircraft was stopped, one final transmission was received, indicating that an evacuation was about to take place. The evacuation never began however. The fire had moved rapidly forward and all of the victims were found in the forward half of the aircraft though none of the doors had been opened.
It is not known why the crew was not able to better coordinate their efforts to handle the emergency more efficiently and prepare the crew for an immediate evacuation. It seems unbelievable that the aircraft could land safely with all alive on board and yet not one person was able to escape. Following the accident, Lockheed removed the insulation from above the rear cargo area and reinforced it with high strength glass laminate. In addition, Saudia revised their emergency procedures and evacuation training and also sealed off all of the C-3 baggage areas.
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