Indonesian Officials: Airliner with 54 People Loses Contact Over Easternmost Province

[Hissyspit]

Source: Associated Press

Asia & Pacific
Indonesian officials: Airliner with 54 people loses contact over easternmost province of Papua

By Associated Press August 16 at 5:34 AM

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian officials: Airliner with 54 people loses contact over easternmost province of Papua.


Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/indonesian-officials-airliner-with-54-people-loses-contact-over-easternmost-province-of-papua/2015/08/16/f3899d98-43f9-11e5-9f53-d1e3ddfd0cda_story.html

[littlewolf]

1. note to self … only fly the following carriers:

US
EL AL
Qantas

no one else.
I know I am going to get flamed for this ..
it is ok … you can fly any airline you like …
me .. those three only …
EL AL only if I am flying to Israel
Qantas if I am going down under
US carriers for everything else.

[Fuddnik]

3. You might want to reconsider a few US airlines.

It seems like Allegiant (big John Ensign backer) has made so many emergency landings in St. Pete. this year, that I'm not sure they've completed a flight.

[joshcryer]

4. Somewhat true.

With US air traffic controllers sleep deprives, pilots drunk, and a fleet with an average age 20+ years old, it's a damn freaking wonder there aren't more planes falling out of the sky here.

Not disagreeing, just, musing.

[davidpdx]

2. CNN has their 24/7 coverage of a flight crash again

On top of that is the explosion in Tianjin.

Ghoulish................

[joshcryer]

5. Give them a minute, Trump will be back on the news.

[davidpdx]

6. Actually you hit the head on the nail

They had coverage about him in Iowa.

[muriel_volestrangler]

7. Indonesia passenger plane wreckage found in remote Papua

The wreckage of an Indonesian plane carrying 54 people has been found in the remote western Papua region, officials say.
...
A transport official said the aircraft had been found in the Bintang highlands region, not far from its intended landing site at Oksibil airport.

It is not yet known if anyone survived.

The wreckage was discovered by villagers, who then alerted officials.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-33951854