Air France Plane Crash

CityGrl

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Passenger Jet Skids Off Toronto Runway

TORONTO -- A passenger jetliner caught fire Tuesday after skidding off a runway in a fierce thunderstorm at Pearson airport in Toronto. Black smoke billowed from the wreckage as the aircraft burned.

A ticket agent in Montreal with Air France said the plane was its AF358 flight from Paris to Toronto, an Airbus A340. "That's all we know," the agent said.


Witnesses told Canadian television stations that the plane, configured for 252 passengers, had apparently skidded off the runway after coming in to land in rainy conditions.
 
mAlice

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Of all the news all over the world, what compelled you to share this particular tidbit?
 
CityGrl

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elaine said:
Of all the news all over the world, what compelled you to share this particular tidbit?
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Front page news on every news website at the moment.

It's awful...
 
Penn

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Isn't that airplane (Airbus 340) the largest passenger craft in service?

Heck of a tragedy. Lot of folks will be in mourning tonight.
 
mAlice

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elaine said:
Of all the news all over the world, what compelled you to share this particular tidbit?
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Air France Plane Crash 08-02-2005 06:01 PM That was mean.
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:rolleyes:

I get this "mean" crap all the time, but when I look at the post that I was supposedly mean in, it's not mean. Somebody out there is terribly sensitive.
 
Penn

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elaine said:
:rolleyes:

I get this "mean" crap all the time, but when I look at the post that I was supposedly mean in, it's not mean. Somebody out there is terribly sensitive.
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You know we got 'em elaine. :rolleyes:

BTW, I just caught Fox News saying ALL passengers got off the airplane ALIVE!
 
Ponytail

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Penn said:
Isn't that airplane (Airbus 340) the largest passenger craft in service?

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It's a big plane but is no larger than the the 747's in service today. The 340 carries approx 320-375 ppl depending on configuration, classes, etc.
 
jazz lady

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USAToday said there were approximately 200 people on board. If they all got out alive, that is truly awesome news. :clap:
 
Mikeinsmd

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Oh good gawd..... the news is already wearing it out. Ok ok already, plane skids off runway, passengers all get off, plane burns......end of story already!!! :duh:

*Vance* "Welcome back to news 4 at 6:00"
*Gensler* "Now back to the same story we've been repeating word for word the last 1.5 hours"
*Vance* "An air france airbus has skidded off a runway and all passengers are safe"
*Gensler* "We're going to take a break now and when we come back, we'll have the latest on that air france crash in toronto"

(commercial break)

*Vance* "Welcome back to news 4 at 6:00"
*Gensler* "Now back to the same story we've been repeating word for word the last
1.5 hours"
*Vance* "An air france airbus has skidded off a runway and all passengers are safe"
*Gensler* "We're going to take a break now and when we come back, we'll have the
latest on that air france crash in toronto"
 
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Mikeinsmd said:
Oh good gawd..... the news is already wearing it out. Ok ok already, plane skids off runway, passengers all get off, plane burns......end of story already!!! :duh:

*Vance* "Welcome back to news 4 at 6:00"
*Gensler* "Now back to the same story we've been repeating word for word the last 1.5 hours"
*Vance* "An air france airbus has skidded off a runway and all passengers are safe"
*Gensler* "We're going to take a break now and when we come back, we'll have the latest on that air france crash in toronto"

(commercial break)

*Vance* "Welcome back to news 4 at 6:00"
*Gensler* "Now back to the same story we've been repeating word for word the last
1.5 hours"
*Vance* "An air france airbus has skidded off a runway and all passengers are safe"
*Gensler* "We're going to take a break now and when we come back, we'll have the
latest on that air france crash in toronto"
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:roflmao: That about sums it up. The media is a big dog and it will eat everything it can, when they can.
 
Penn

Penn

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BBC and Toronto News Service reports that 297 passengers and 14 crewmembers made it off the plane with minor injuries.

Ain't that some kind of miracle?
 
Nickel

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Mikeinsmd said:
Oh good gawd..... the news is already wearing it out.
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I would much rather hear 50 retellings of how all those people survived a plane crash than 50 retellings of how some kid got shot up in southeast....good news is always alright with me. :yay:
 
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Kizzy

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Nickel said:
I would much rather hear 50 retellings of how all those people survived a plane crash than 50 retellings of how some kid got shot up in southeast....good news is always alright with me. :yay:
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Oh great, now I have guilt. <a href='http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb008_ZNfox000' target='_blank'><img src='http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/4/4_9_8.gif' border=0></a>
 
kwillia

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Nickel said:
I would much rather hear 50 retellings of how all those people survived a plane crash than have her go on and on about her bikini wax or ingrown toenail....good news is always alright with me. :yay:
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:yay:
 
Ponytail

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Penn said:
BBC and Toronto News Service reports that 297 passengers and 14 crewmembers made it off the plane with minor injuries.

Ain't that some kind of miracle?
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A miracle? Not really. The plane skidded off the runway. It didn't screw itself into the ground. Planes skid off the runway more than most folks will ever know. The only reason why this one made the news is because it caught fire, which was probably a wing tank that exploded. Its no miracle. This stuff happens. There's two databases that can be searched free of charge via the internet of all accidents and incidents that occur in the transportation industry.

http://www.ntsb.gov/aviation/aviation.htm

http://www.faa.gov/data_statistics/accident_incident/?CFID=5280402&CFTOKEN=58061163


Oh, if you fly alot and are easily freaked out by statistics, it's probably not a good idea for you to look into these websites.

But, there is some VERY good information on those sites, especially the FAA site for folks that fly alot, or even a first time traveler.

Enjoy.
 
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kwillia

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Ponytail said:
A miracle? Not really. The plane skidded off the runway. It didn't screw itself into the ground. Planes skid off the runway more than most folks will ever know. The only reason why this one made the news is because it caught fire, which was probably a wing tank that exploded. Its no miracle. This stuff happens. There's two databases that can be searched free of charge via the internet of all accidents and incidents that occur in the transportation industry.

http://www.ntsb.gov/aviation/aviation.htm

http://www.faa.gov/data_statistics/accident_incident/?CFID=5280402&CFTOKEN=58061163


Oh, if you fly alot and are easily freaked out by statistics, it's probably not a good idea for you to look into these websites.

But, there is some VERY good information on those sites, especially the FAA site for folks that fly alot, or even a first time traveler.

Enjoy.
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Okay... I'll do this post for K_Jo since she's too busy flirting with Otter.





:nerd:
 
Nickel

Nickel

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Kizzy said:
Oh great, now I have guilt. <a href='http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb008_ZNfox000' target='_blank'><img src='http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/4/4_9_8.gif' border=0></a>
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:evillaugh:
 
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