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Old Nov 1, 2006 | 5:32 pm
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Originally Posted by kevanyalowitz
Most west coast west bound transpac flights are not too far from land except when between AK and Russia. If I remember correctly, the polar route is fairly 'land based' as well.

Do you know if there have been any emergency landings in the Russian territory for flights like this...


Originally Posted by kevanyalowitz
Also - note that a 777 has NEVER crashed...
Statistically, that would make it dangerous to fly one now.
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