Aeromexico Plane Crashes in Mexico

[Eugene]

Source: New York Times

By Kirk Semple and Paulina Villegas
July 31, 2018

MEXICO CITY — An Aeromexico passenger plane carrying 101 people crashed in Mexico’s central state of Durango on Tuesday, according to Mexican officials and images posted on social media. It was not immediately clear if there were casualties.

The Mexican airline said on its Twitter account that the plane, an Embraer ERJ-190AR jet, had been scheduled to fly from Durango city’s Guadalupe Victoria Airport to Mexico City. The 560-mile flight takes about two hours.

Link to tweet

Secretary of Communications and Transportation Gerardo Ruiz Esparza confirmed on Twitter that around 4 p.m. local time, the plane carrying 97 passengers and crew members, crashed after taking off from the airport in the city of Durango.

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Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/31/world/americas/aeromexico-plane-crash.html

[sandensea]

1. Another privatization "success" story.

Brings to mind the horrific 1997 Austral Airlines crash in Argentina, which killed 74.

The president at the time, Carlos "My dear George Bush" Menem, had privatized Austral and its parent company Aerolíneas Argentinas in 1990 - following which it began having one safety incident after another.

Emergency landings, detached turbines, food poisoning, and ultimately, the 1997 crash.

Aerolíneas and Austral almost shut down by 2001, leaving LAN Chile, whom Menem had granted extensive access to domestic routes in exchange for a bribe, to fill the vaccuum and thus grow to become one of Latin America's largest air carriers.

As for the privatization proceeds, 5/6 of the total was in nearly-worthless "Brady Bonds" - which Bush Treasury Sec. Nick Brady (their nameske) promptly sold on the black market as soon as they were issued to Argentina, pushing their redeemable value to around 30 cents on the dollar.

Not even the obsequious Salinas took a deal that rotten for Aeroméxico.

That said, thank you for posting these news Eugene. All the Best to the victims and their families.

[regnaD kciN]

3. From the accounts being posted...

...it appears to be a runway overrun after an aborted takeoff, possibly weather-related. Not likely anything caused by privatization.

[sandensea]

4. Possibly. But typically the first they cut back on, is pilot training.

That was in fact the case in the 1997 Argentine crash I mentioned, as well as a similar one in 1999.

[a la izquierda]

5. Give me a small break, ok?

I fly in Mexico all the time and it’s as safe (if not safer), than flying in the US. I’m a historian of Mexico and know about privatization. So please, Aeroméxico is a major airline and a partner of Delta.
Please try not to make this about some it’s not, unless you plan to be as critical of Airlines in every damn country.
It was bad weather. It happens.

[regnaD kciN]

2. Fortunately, it appears everyone got off...

...according to officials in Durango. 80 injuries, no fatalities.

[John Gruff]

6. No fatalities

Thank God.

[SunSeeker]

7. It appears all 103 on board survived. Such a relief for the families!

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/durango-plane-crash-aeromexico-live-updates-today-2018-07-31/