GBA1975
May 23, 04, 3:31 am
CDG Terminal 2E roof collapse (http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,9641785%255E2,00.html)
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Newsstand - Roof collapse at CDG
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doc
May 23, 04, 6:40 am
At Least 6 Killed in Roof Collapse at Paris Airport
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/international/AP-France-Airport-Collapse.html
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/international/AP-France-Airport-Collapse.html
Fredd
May 23, 04, 6:42 am
A terrible tragedy - here is a link to an article with a picture of the damaged area at CDG, which will certainly look familiar to many FTers:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3739715.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3739715.stm
notsosmart
May 23, 04, 1:03 pm
This probably belongs in the NEWS forum, but what the heck...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3740567.stm
Planned capacity was for 10m passengers, with the latest in check-in procedures, flat screen information terminals and space for the future giant Airbus 380s.
How will this affect NW, KL and the supposed move into these new terminals?
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3740567.stm
Planned capacity was for 10m passengers, with the latest in check-in procedures, flat screen information terminals and space for the future giant Airbus 380s.
How will this affect NW, KL and the supposed move into these new terminals?
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slippahs
May 23, 04, 1:31 pm
It was a horrible event.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=323501
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http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=323501
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yevlesh2
May 23, 04, 1:36 pm
Very sad :(
HeHateY
May 23, 04, 4:29 pm
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?p=2853582
milerunner
May 23, 04, 5:49 pm
CDG Terminal 2E roof collapse (http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,9641785%255E2,00.html)
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Beautifule terminal.. Cant beleive it...
The loss of life was true tragedy...
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Beautifule terminal.. Cant beleive it...
The loss of life was true tragedy...
akhullar
May 23, 04, 9:11 pm
It is indeed a tragedy - It is a beautiful terminal.
doc
May 24, 04, 5:39 am
France Set to Raze Stricken Air Terminal if Unsafe
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/international/international-france-airport.html
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/international/international-france-airport.html
xyzzy
May 24, 04, 5:46 pm
Fissures Interrupt Rescue Work at Paris Airport (http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/24/international/europe/24CND-AIRP.html?ex=1086062400&en=0f0e274c82a8b30a&ei=5062&partner=GOOGLE)By CRAIG S. SMITH
Published: May 24, 2004
PARIS, May 24 — Cracking noises and new fissures in the an airport terminal at France's Charles de Gaulle international airport here today interrupted the search for survivors in a section of the building that collapsed early Sunday.
Meanwhile, police have revised the number of people killed in the accident to four, saying that earlier reports of additional deaths were based on body parts that have since been determined to belong to one victim. They said only three people were injured but more could be buried in the rubble.
The accident appeared to have been caused by a structural failure, officials said on Sunday, rather than a bomb.
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Published: May 24, 2004
PARIS, May 24 — Cracking noises and new fissures in the an airport terminal at France's Charles de Gaulle international airport here today interrupted the search for survivors in a section of the building that collapsed early Sunday.
Meanwhile, police have revised the number of people killed in the accident to four, saying that earlier reports of additional deaths were based on body parts that have since been determined to belong to one victim. They said only three people were injured but more could be buried in the rubble.
The accident appeared to have been caused by a structural failure, officials said on Sunday, rather than a bomb.
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Analise
May 25, 04, 9:34 am
It is indeed a tragedy - It is a beautiful terminal.
Beauty over safety.....
Beauty over safety.....
blairvanhorn
May 26, 04, 5:12 am
Beauty over safety.....
Perhaps, though the same reporter had this to say in today's NY Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/26/international/europe/26airp.html?ex=1400904000&en=f34b44248a0b38ac&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND):
Mr. Andreu, 65, did not speak to reporters. But as attention focused on the columns that supported the elliptical concrete shell of the terminal, experts suggested that the collapse was more likely caused by construction errors than by the design.
... Several experts argue that Mr. Andreu's design, while visually unusual, depended on known engineering concepts and applications, and was probably not to blame.
I guess/hope we will learn the truth from the investigations.
Perhaps, though the same reporter had this to say in today's NY Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/26/international/europe/26airp.html?ex=1400904000&en=f34b44248a0b38ac&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND):
Mr. Andreu, 65, did not speak to reporters. But as attention focused on the columns that supported the elliptical concrete shell of the terminal, experts suggested that the collapse was more likely caused by construction errors than by the design.
... Several experts argue that Mr. Andreu's design, while visually unusual, depended on known engineering concepts and applications, and was probably not to blame.
I guess/hope we will learn the truth from the investigations.