Comments on: A Quick Word on the Spanair Crash http://www.onlinetravelreview.com/2008/08/21/a-quick-word-on-the-spanair-crash/ Airline News and Commentary Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:00:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Alan Jansen-Lage http://www.onlinetravelreview.com/2008/08/21/a-quick-word-on-the-spanair-crash/#comment-4945 Alan Jansen-Lage Sun, 24 Aug 2008 04:53:37 +0000 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/onlinetravelreview/?p=2386#comment-4945 I agree with you in many ways, however aircraft do have a life limited usage, hence the reason why they are scrapped or stored for parts mainly in the desert in the US! One plane nearly came down due to an issue related to age but managed to land safely without the top part of the fuselage, this was entirely due to stress of the fuselage an age related issue and that was Hawaian Aloha Airlines! All of the above depends on the usage of the aircraft number of hours flown and maintainance this will determine how quickly an aircraft ages, pressurization plays a big part in aircraft fuselage strees so yes they do age and there are limitations in terms of age! Whenever an accident occurs there will always be speculation it is part of the human nature to search for explanations even if not rational in essence! However the best is to wait for the civil aviation's authority to present their findings, only they will have the knowledge and expertise to do so! This accident like many other one's will most likely be a combination of events and not just one alone! I agree with you in many ways, however aircraft do have a life limited usage, hence the reason why they are scrapped or stored for parts mainly in the desert in the US! One plane nearly came down due to an issue related to age but managed to land safely without the top part of the fuselage, this was entirely due to stress of the fuselage an age related issue and that was Hawaian Aloha Airlines!
All of the above depends on the usage of the aircraft number of hours flown and maintainance this will determine how quickly an aircraft ages, pressurization plays a big part in aircraft fuselage strees so yes they do age and there are limitations in terms of age! Whenever an accident occurs there will always be speculation it is part of the human nature to search for explanations even if not rational in essence! However the best is to wait for the civil aviation’s authority to present their findings, only they will have the knowledge and expertise to do so! This accident like many other one’s will most likely be a combination of events and not just one alone!

]]> By: Gary Bembridge http://www.onlinetravelreview.com/2008/08/21/a-quick-word-on-the-spanair-crash/#comment-4946 Gary Bembridge Fri, 22 Aug 2008 07:07:11 +0000 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/onlinetravelreview/?p=2386#comment-4946 Yes, I agree and a key point. Especially in the world of 24 hour news, there is a need to fill space and time and so many "experts" appear so soon after an accident such as this and speculate. I seem to recall reading that the main cause of air accidents over time is human error. Yes, I agree and a key point.

Especially in the world of 24 hour news, there is a need to fill space and time and so many “experts” appear so soon after an accident such as this and speculate.

I seem to recall reading that the main cause of air accidents over time is human error.

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