This year (2001) has been by far the worst year for aviation. Insurance underwriters are at a loss to explain the tragedies involving commercial aircraft this year.
– Attack on Bandaranaike Int’l Airport in Colombo, Sri Lanka left 4 Airbus aircraft completely destroyed and 2 more damaged.
– Attack on the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon, and the crash in Pennsylvania destroyed 4 Boeing aircraft.
– Russian Tupelov Tu-154 crashes in Siberia. (July)
– Russian Tupelov Tu-154 crashes in the Crimean enroute from Tel-Aviv. (Oct)
– SAS MD-87 crashes in Milan, Italy.
Sam.
Mors Certa, hora incerta. (Latin: Death is certain, the hour uncertain)
By: frankvw - 10th October 2001 at 07:59
RE: Worst year for aviation
As you said… a very bad year.
But i’d like to underline something: Have you noticed? If a plane crashes due to an accident, there is always a “series law”, other planes crash shortly afterwards. (And this, since the beginning of aviation)…..
Anyway, this is a really sad year.
Frank
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October 9, 2001 at 8:11 pm