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Airtran/Valujet has had only one fatal accident in its nearly ten year history. Was the accident their fault? Yes it was but so what, if anything that will make them be more cautious in the future. </font>
ValuJet executives should have been jailed for the experience of 592. Did you know that the aircarft serving that flight had
eight incidents in the two years prior where the aircraft either had to abort a takeoff or make an emergency landing?
They will be more cautious? Are you just imagining things to try and create a pretty picture for a company threatening the lives of the traveling public?
What about when they were on their takeoff roll on the runway and another pilot had to radio them that their engine was on fire because the pilot had ignored the warning?
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1908: 00
{30: 55} TR-? ValuJet rolling on the runway you got a fire in the right engine.
1908: 02
{30: 57 RDO- 2 Critter five ninety seven understand we have a fire in the right engine. we'll be stopping here on the runway.
1908: 06
{31: 01} TWR five ninety seven roger, do you need the equipment?
1908:08
{31:03} CAM-3 **.
1908:08
{31:03} CAM-1 OK.
1908:09
{31:04} CAM-1 yes, roll the equipment.
1908:10
{31:05} RDO-2 affirmative, roll the equipment, roll the equipment.
1908:10
{31:05} CAM [sound of commotion from passenger cabin]
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And what about the time that they flew into a hail storm so rough that it cracked their windshield open? They were challenged about it because they weren't supposed to, but then lied about it and were proven to be lying by the FDR.
And what about the time that they recently performed an illegal maintenance procedure on a >30 year old aircraft part that ultimately failed and caused a fire on takeoff?
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When people talk about American is the first thing they mention Flight 191?</font>
No, and the reason is because American Airlines has operated an
order of magnitude more flights than Airtran
and for
decades before the idea of ValuJet was ever conceived.
If you think ValuJet is safe, you either are naive, uninformed, or in denial.
http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/98mar/valujet1.htm
http://www.cnn.com/US/9605/12/crash.record/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/US/9611/20/valujet.update
http://www.ntsb.gov/Publictn/1996/AAR9603.pdf
http://www.iasa.com.au/folders/Break...snippets5.html
http://aviationsafety.net/cvr/cvr_vj597.shtml
[This message has been edited by dbaker (edited 09-12-2002).]