Today's crash involving a Bangkok Airways ATR 72-500 does not appear to be as serious as bad as it could have been, but the incident once again puts the spotlight on the Thai airline industry.
The civil aviation authorities have been trying their best to get the safety standards up in recent years, and this will only bring that into question once again. It will be interesting to see what the investigation brings up.
on August 5, 2009 9:56 AM | Reply
Sadly, with 1 fatality to date, and multiple injured. :-(
Condolences to them as they grieve their loss.
But on another note, I have hoped the flight was not one of their training runs with a novice co-pilot that included a landing stop at the foot of the control tower.
Simulators are the tool of choice. Alternative, a cargo carrying aircraft would serve as a better alternative than pax carrying aircraft on a revenue run.
on August 5, 2009 4:32 PM | Reply
Oh I'm sorry the crash was caused by a maintenance issue .... ??
Your presentience is amazing can you send me the lottery numbers for next week as well ?
Thank you
Mark - Chiang Mai
on August 9, 2009 7:36 PM | Reply
I suggested that? Erm, I don't see it!