CA - Boeing 777 from S. Korea Crashes at San Francisco SFO

[Steely Dan]

'Oh ****': Moment TV producer realized bungling reporters had been duped into reporting false and racist names for the Asiana crash pilots"

"A producer at the humiliated San Francisco TV station which published a series of fake and racially offensive names supposedly of the pilots on-board the crashed Asiana 214 flight, captured the moment he realized their mistake tweeting simply ‘oh ***t’

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...eets-moment-realises-error.html#ixzz2YwsicyBD

...In a statement the NTSB admitted a summer intern had 'erroneously' confirmed the names of the flight crew and was 'acting outside the scope of his authority' in doing so.

'The National Transportation Safety Board apologizes for inaccurate and offensive names that were mistakenly confirmed as those of the pilots of Asiana flight 214, which crashed at San Francisco International Airport on July 6,' the NTSB said in a statement.

'Earlier today, in response to an inquiry from a media outlet, a summer intern acted outside the scope of his authority when he erroneously confirmed the names of the flight crew on the aircraft,' it added....

Well that kid may have destroyed their career. I believe I read in another article that the NTSB never releases pilot names. Add that to the supposed "joke" and they may not be able to find work for quite some time. Deservedly so. JMO

 

[danzn16]

(CNN) - Asiana Airlines Flight 214 passenger Ye Mengyan died of injuries she received from being run over by a fire department vehicle, and she was alive when she was hit, authorities said Friday.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/19/travel/asiana-airlines-crash/index.html

So very sad


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[danzn16]

Police said the teenager was covered in foam that rescuers had sprayed on the burning wreckage. When the truck moved while battling the flames, rescuers discovered her body, Esparza said.
'The driver may not have seen the young lady in the blanket of foam,' said Ken Willette of the National Firefighter Protection Agency, which sets national standards for training airfield firefighters. 'These could be factors contributing to this tragic event.'
He said fire trucks that responded to the Asiana crash would have started shooting foam while approaching the fuselage from 80 or 100 feet away. The foam was sprayed from a cannon on the top of the truck across the ground to clear a safe path for evacuees. That was supposed to create a layer of foam on the ground that is several inches high before the truck gets to the plane.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...n-killed-firetruck-ran-her.html#ixzz2ZW7kwwEI



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[mysteriew]

My condolences to the family and friends of Ye Mengyan. The loss of a child under any circumstances is very painful. But when they are far from home and had escaped death only moments before, that makes it much worse.

My sorrow also extends to the fire department. They were trying to prevent the loss of life, and it has to be painful to know her death occurred this way.

 

[mysteriew]

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...n-killed-firetruck-ran-her.html#ixzz2ZW7kwwEI



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Under this type of circumstance I can see how it happened.

 

[Steely Dan]

My condolences to the family and friends of Ye Mengyan. The loss of a child under any circumstances is very painful. But when they are far from home and had escaped death only moments before, that makes it much worse.

My sorrow also extends to the fire department. They were trying to prevent the loss of life, and it has to be painful to know her death occurred this way.

Those firefighters are probably experiencing unbelievable grief. All they want to do is help people, but there is no way they could have seen her.

 

[Blondie in Spokane]

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/tv-airheads-axed-jet-crash-hoax-article-1.1408372

"San Francisco TV airheads axed in jet crash pilot name hoax"

 

[Steely Dan]

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/tv-airheads-axed-jet-crash-hoax-article-1.1408372

"San Francisco TV airheads axed in jet crash pilot name hoax"

<modsnip> Well they deserved it.

 

[Blondie in Spokane]

I love that these two were caught.....

"United Airlines worker and his wife 'stole couple's luggage when their flight was delayed after three died in Asiana crash'



Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-delayed-died-Asiana-crash.html#ixzz2aTiHfV46

 

[i.b.nora]

"Surveillance video captured United customer service representative Sean Sharif Crudup, 44, of Richmond stealing the bags and handing them off to his wife, Raychas Elizabeth Thomas, 32, and another woman, authorities said."

"Among the items inside the bags were valuable clothing, and Thomas — posing as the person who bought it — returned “a large quantity of it” to the Nordstrom at the Stoneridge Mall in Pleasanton for about $5,000, Guidotti said."

From: http://blog.sfgate.com/crime/2013/07/29/united-worker-iwife-accused-of-stealing-luggage/

I wonder how much other stuff they have maybe stolen from the airport. Does Crudup's wife and her friend always hang around at the airport?

 

[Steely Dan]

I love that these two were caught.....

"United Airlines worker and his wife 'stole couple's luggage when their flight was delayed after three died in Asiana crash'



Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-delayed-died-Asiana-crash.html#ixzz2aTiHfV46

I hope they throw the book at them, specifically their noggins.

 

[Blondie in Spokane]

"Helmet cam footage taken by fire chief in the chaos after the Asiana jet crash reveals no-one knew student, 16, was lying on the runway covered in foam before she was killed by fire truck"

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...tage-taken-chiefs-helmet-cam-plane-crash.html

 

[Blondie in Spokane]

"At least 4 KTVU staffers saw prank pilot names before cringe worthy broadcast: report"

"Star journalist Roland De Wolk reportedly received the names from an ex-pilot, who had a stellar reputation, and passed them along to several KTVU staffers, including the station's managing editor"




Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nat...adcast-report-article-1.1420574#ixzz2bMTkWJYF

 

[LinasK]

All I can say is that I am about to get on an airplane for the first time in my life in about 11 days, and I am FREAKING OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh, dear Lord. Please let these people be OK, and PLEASE don't let it happen to ME!!!!

Hope you got back okay. I flew last week for the first time in 12 years- avoided flying since 9/11 and first time my 12-year-old has ever flown. I refused to tell her about the crash until we got back for this very reason, and also because it happened in the Bay Area...

 

[Blondie in Spokane]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...s-10-000-initial-compensation-July-crash.html

"Asiana Airlines promises to pay victims $10,000 in compensation after San Francisco crash"

"A company spokesman announced that each of the survivors will get $10,000 in initial compensation"

"Accepting the payment will not keep the survivors from suing the company for more money in the future"

"83 passengers have already brought a lawsuit against the plane's manufacturer, Boeing
That lawsuit may eventually expand to include the South Korean airline"

"304 people were on the Boeing 777 when it crash landed at San Francisco International Airport on July 6"

"Three died and 181 were injured in the crash landing"

 

[Blondie in Spokane]

"San Francisco Asiana Airlines crash could have been caused by faulty speed device on Boeing 777 experts claim after previously blaming pilot fault for the crash that killed three"

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...t-fault-crash-killed-three.html#ixzz2hB9KT51o

 

[Blondie in Spokane]

"Firefighter who ran over Asiana Airlines passenger will not face charges"

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nat...rash-survivor-article-1.1490913#ixzz2iJE8XlIA

 

[Blondie in Spokane]

NTSB delays Asiana Airlines hearing again, citing winter storm

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/...elayed-20131210,0,1511814.story#ixzz2nAzxgixG

 

[i.b.nora]

The hearing is going on now. There have been small reports all morning. Such as, the pilot was worried about landing without instruments. (Note: It was a perfectly clear day, and visibility was 'forever'.)

It is, imo, going to turn out to be pilot error, lack of proper training, and incompetence on the part of the pilot/s.

The hearing is live now at:

http://www.ktvu.com/s/news/nation-world/live-video/

 

[Blondie in Spokane]

"Chilling crash footage shows massive plane tumbling along the runway as pilot reveals he found landing 'stressful'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ng-San-Francisco-stressful-worried-crash.html