Yet another Russian aircraft crashes
Sep 7, 2011, 7:17 pm
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Yet another Russian aircraft crashes
The aircraft involved this time was a Yakovlev-42, and was carrying a Russian hockey team.
Russian plane crash highlights air travel safety issues
Russian plane crash highlights air travel safety issues
Sep 7, 2011, 9:48 pm
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As a hockey fan, I'm wondering (with no disrespect to the dead) how the league will carry on from this tragedy. This is a major professional league in world sports. I know of plane crashes in the past that have obliterated/handicapped teams in the past, but most of them that I know of are international competition type teams (ala Sabena 548 with the US figure skating team, and Cubana 455 with the Cuban fencing team). This is unique in that it is a professional, high caliber, league oriented team involved. How will the KHL recover. Will there be a dispersion draft to attempt to reconstitute the team? Will the league play with 23 teams, and give a wild-card spot to the Western Division for post-season purposes? If they go with the second option, what will they do with all of those games that were already scheduled with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl?
I'm not trying to be callous, but in the modern era, of big money and sponsorships, an entire professional team being wiped out is unheard of. I just wonder (other than what caused the crash, which I'm curious about also) how the KHL will deal with this.
Sep 7, 2011, 10:54 pm
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Given the safety record of Russian aviation/aircraft, I'm left wondering why these teams don't charter western aircraft? I would never step foot on a Russian made plane.
Sep 8, 2011, 7:15 am
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I am sorry for the loss of lives.
I lived in Russia for 3 years and flew Russian airlines within Russia - I had no choice in order to get where I needed to go for work. The only time I have been terrified (or really had any anxiety whatsoever) while flying was flying on Russian aircraft. I am glad that I no longer have to fly Russian aircraft.
I lived in Russia for 3 years and flew Russian airlines within Russia - I had no choice in order to get where I needed to go for work. The only time I have been terrified (or really had any anxiety whatsoever) while flying was flying on Russian aircraft. I am glad that I no longer have to fly Russian aircraft.
Sep 8, 2011, 11:28 am
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This one hurts 
not only as a major hockey fan but also having seen many of the players play the game. My condolences to their families.
not only as a major hockey fan but also having seen many of the players play the game. My condolences to their families.
Sep 8, 2011, 1:47 pm
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Yes, unfortunately, all Hockey players is being killed. It was so terrible tragic news for Russian hockey players didn't survived. Who is responsible for flying on Russian aircraft? Didn't they have a safety issue?
Challenger, Columbia? Russians haven't had a fatality in space program since early 70s...
Sep 8, 2011, 7:12 pm
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Feeling the sadness too. As a DTW Wings fan/ticket holder, I got to meet Rusan Solei last year, and Brad McCrimmon years ago when I was in high school.
Sep 8, 2011, 8:56 pm
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Sep 9, 2011, 7:33 am
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i believe it now
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/02c4b...#axzz1XSgQlFlD
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In 2010, Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States region saw an average of 7.15 accidents for every million flights compared with an average of 1.76 in 2009, according to the Air Transport Association. The global average was 2.56 in 2010 and 2.54 in 2009.
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In 2010, Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States region saw an average of 7.15 accidents for every million flights compared with an average of 1.76 in 2009, according to the Air Transport Association. The global average was 2.56 in 2010 and 2.54 in 2009.
Sep 9, 2011, 7:37 am
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Sep 9, 2011, 12:59 pm
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The track record of Shuttle is 135 launches, 2 crashes. Soyuz has 110 launches, also 2 crashes.
But both Soyuz crashes were between the first 10 launches.