“You May Now Feel Free to Move About the Cabin”…
I’ll bet.
So,
From (CNN) – “A Southwest Airlines jet made an emergency landing in Charleston, West Virginia, on Monday after a football-sized hole in its fuselage caused the cabin to depressurize, an airline spokeswoman said.” CNN Story
Now this just happened a few hours ago so as I write this they don’t know what caused this “football sized hole” in the ceiling of the fuselage at 30,000 ft. (yet), but it appears to me that whatever caused it, whether some type of structural failure, meteorite or maybe a 8′ passenger that was just too damn tall – “football sized holes” in a fuselage or birds in engine(s) are not good things for any air travelers.
And when “things” aren’t good – there’s always alternatives.
To be brutally honest here, there is no alternative for visiting Grandmama (think Adams Family) or hugging your child – but for business travelers flying to a two hour meeting just to come home and do it again tomorrow, there is.
Telepresence.
What are we waiting for? A touchdown?
L2 Lumpy
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I THINK WHAT IS GOING ON WITH ALL THESE PLANES CRASHING IS SIMPLY THE LACK OF STAFF AND NO ONE TO TRAIN THEM PROPERLY BECAUSE OF ALL THE LAYOFFS. I WORKED AT AN AIRLINE AND THERE ARE 100′S OF CHECKS AND BALANCES THAT MUST BE DONE BEFORE A PLANE LEAVES THE GROUND. IF WE ARE FACING ALL THESE BUDGET ISSUES AND LAYOFFS, WHO’S CHECKING THE PLANES? THE ANSWER IS———–NO ONE! I WILL DRIVE WHEREVER I NEED TO GO. IF I CAN’T DRIVE THERE, I’M NOT GOING.
The root of this all problems in aviation safety is the management from leads up to CEO. I know this because I am in the field of aviation. But they point the finger on that poor mechanic that have to rush the job. In April I had to defuel the tanks and inspect. What I found was shop towels around the left wing inbord sump pump covered all around. This plane is a CRJ 900 and belong to Bombardier in Montreal and is for Flight Test only,(BFTC) in Wichita KS. Imagine if you have the fuel cut at 30 000 feet alt., YOU CRUSH. I had seen tons of mistakes because of rushing the mechanics to have the plane in time it doesn’t matter what. Just remember the MD80 that crashed in the Florida swamp years ago. They blame the mechanics. They cut the time for maintenance for money, they don’t care for your life. Good luck for your next flight!