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rstidolph Sep 30, 2006 3:38 pm

Joe Sharkey on Legacy Plane that hit Brazilian Airliner
 
Just read this news story that Joe Sharkey was on the private jet that hit the airliner.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060930/..._plane_missing

mbstone Sep 30, 2006 11:17 pm


Originally Posted by rstidolph
Just read this news story that Joe Sharkey was on the private jet that hit the airliner.

What the hell kind of journo survives a midair and doesn't even file.

justageek Sep 30, 2006 11:51 pm

Wow, bizarre. His NY Times columns are absolutely dreadful, but I'm glad he didn't die...

CO FF Oct 1, 2006 12:08 am


Originally Posted by mbstone
What the hell kind of journo survives a midair and doesn't even file.

One who is still trying to recover from a near-death experience?

One who agreed to give content control to a third party before getting on the plane?

Who knows?

mbstone Oct 1, 2006 12:20 am

I'm glad the guy is unhurt -- as far as we know his drink didn't even get spilled -- but Great Caesar's Ghost, can't you imagine some stereotypical newspaper editor screaming into the phone, steam coming out of both his ears, demanding to know why the reporter hadn't filed yet?

Gargoyle Oct 1, 2006 11:25 am

The Embraer landed at a Brazilian air force base. Perhaps he didn't have a way to get a full story out. If his cell phone didn't get a signal, he was limited to using Brazilian military communication channels.

Have the people from that plane been transferred to a civilian location yet?

Xyzzy Oct 1, 2006 11:55 am

It would seem that he at least has access to email:

A reporter for the New York Times, Joe Sharkey, was one of seven people aboard the small plane, all of whom were "OK, but shaken," according to an e-mail message Sharkey sent to his wife, Nancy, an editor at the paper.

TierFlyer Oct 1, 2006 1:03 pm

What are the odds that someone qualified to comment on a mid-air accident actually survives it?

joer Oct 2, 2006 12:21 pm

Joe Sharkey talks a little about what happened right after hitting the 737 and landing in this post on his blog. He also says he will try to post again tomorrow.

FlyingToFly Oct 2, 2006 5:25 pm


Originally Posted by joer
Joe Sharkey talks a little about what happened right after hitting the 737 and landing in this post on his blog. He also says he will try to post again tomorrow.

Wow, take a look at the comments that have been made on his blog. Lots of hostility there...

alex0683de Oct 2, 2006 5:42 pm


Originally Posted by FlyingToFly
Wow, take a look at the comments that have been made on his blog. Lots of hostility there...

Yep, especially if you read the Portuguese comments on there. (I don't speak Portuguese but speak Spanish fluently, so I can get a pretty good idea of what they're saying.) I think most posters have gone a bit overboard, but I agree that Sharkey could have done a bit more to communicate his condolences to the families of those lost on Flight 1907.

Robt760 Oct 2, 2006 6:40 pm

Although this is a very sad situation, my first though when I saw the story was "The larger (Boeing 737) crashed, and not the smaller (Embraer) plane?" There goes the theory of "it's better to take a bigger plane". Looking forward to hearing the news as it comes.

FlyingToFly Oct 2, 2006 9:07 pm

Sharkey files
 
Joe Sharkey has written an article. It can be found here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/03/bu...ss&oref=slogin

iahphx Oct 2, 2006 10:00 pm

The NYTimes article he wrote is certainly interesting. Gosh, what are the odds that the NYTimes biz travel columnist would be in a small jet over the Amazon that struck a 737? A billion to one? I'm glad he's OK. And, fwiw, imho Sharkey is a much-better-than-average travel writer.

tom911 Oct 2, 2006 10:00 pm

Thanks for posting this, as I surely would not have ran across it on my own. ^


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