Tag Archive | "Airplane Accidents"
Several Injured in Emergency Landing in Miami
Nearly everyone who has traveled by plane has experienced some sort of turbulence while in the air. Pressure systems, wind and storms can all be causes of this phenomenon, and many airline passengers struggle with the stress that comes with the feeling of being jostled while tens of thousands of feet in the air. As [...]
Continue reading...Mysterious Hole in Fuselage Forces Plane to Make Emergency Landing
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
When airplane accidents occur, the damages are almost always disastrous in nature given the speed involved and the inevitable collisions with land and/or water that occur. Another daunting aspect of airplane accidents is that many of them occur with no real warning and nearly as many occur without any explanation. As of now, a near-accident [...]
Continue reading...Airplanes to Upgrade Passenger Safety Protections
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Although airplane accidents are statistically rare relative to cars and other modes of transportation, when they do occur it often leads to disastrous results. Clearly, there are some crashes where no one on-board has any chance to survive, but there have been several crashes in the recent past where passengers died or were seriously injured [...]
Continue reading...Airplane-Bird Collision Data Shows Troubling Trend
Monday, May 4, 2009
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released new date recently that detailed the number of collisions between airplanes and birds. To the extreme surprise of many, the numbers are shockingly high. Several local media outlets reported their local results, and some of the cities that relayed the relevant data showed an increase that’s sure to draw [...]
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Monday, August 3, 2009
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