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2009-06-30 Africa Subsaharan

Yemeni plane crashes with 154 aboard (Airbus A-310)

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Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2009-06-30 01:50|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ] Top

#1 I noticed some sites failing to mention the make of the airframe.

Posted by Sockpuppet of Doom 2009-06-30 03:54|| 2009-06-30 03:54|| Front Page Top

#2 this flight, like the Rio to Paris flight, also crosses the equator and the inter tropical convergence zone

Posted by Lord garth 2009-06-30 06:39|| 2009-06-30 06:39|| Front Page Top

#3 Given the operator of the airline I would initially suspect insh'Allah maintenance before Airbus or weather.

Posted by Glenmore 2009-06-30 07:48|| 2009-06-30 07:48|| Front Page Top

#4 when it crashed about an hour before reaching its destination

News reports said the plane crashed during landing in bad weather. One report said the plane aborted one landing and was going around for a second attempt when it crashed.

Hope it wasn't something as stupid as running out of fuel as the plane burned more fuel in bad weather and the go around.

Posted by ed 2009-06-30 08:35|| 2009-06-30 08:35|| Front Page Top

#5 Anyone besides me no longer believe in Airbus coincidences?

Posted by Besoeker 2009-06-30 09:04|| 2009-06-30 09:04|| Front Page Top

#6 Yemen, Russia, Greece... inshallah maintenance would be my first bet. Especially if any Jewish employees recently wandered off the reservation in the direction of Israel.

Posted by trailing wife">trailing wife 2009-06-30 10:08|| 2009-06-30 10:08|| Front Page Top

#7 Probably want to see the passenger list before discussing likely causes.

Posted by Iblis 2009-06-30 12:40|| 2009-06-30 12:40|| Front Page Top

#8 A French plane with a Yemeni crew? I think I'd take a boat.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2009-06-30 15:57|| 2009-06-30 15:57|| Front Page Top

#9 There is a survivor - a 14-or-15 year old gir. The French are helping search for survivors. Lots of additional information in this article. Apparently the plane had been banned from flying in EU airspace since 2007 for maintenance reasons. The flight still originated in Paris, if I read the article right.

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