Spanair 5022: a video doesn't show any explosion. Did the MD82 stall before hitting the ground?
Speculations about the possible causes of the Spanair 5022 crash on Aug. 20 continue. According to the Spanish newspaper El Pais, a security camera at Madrid-Barajas airport recorded the MD82…
Spanair 5022 accident in Madrid: which possible cause?
On Aug 20, at 14.45LT a Spanair flight JK5022, from Madrid-Barajas to Las Palmas (Gran Canarias), crashed shortly after take off from runway 36L. The MD82 (EC-HFP) had 164 passengers…
The daily Qantas emergency
If you check the news reports these days, you will find that the company that has been experiencing the majority of the failures and (minor) problems in this period is…
The MM6833 (or 6785) mistery
A few days ago, I explained in another post (http://cencio4.wordpress.com/2008/08/01/tracking-the-mm6833-or-6785/) that Matteo Marianeschi sent me some pictures of a truck that was carrying the MM6833 on May 9, 2008, on…
9° Gruppo Change of Command – Grosseto 05.08.08
On Aug. 5, Grosseto airbase hosted the ceremony for the 9° Gruppo Change of Command. The new Cdr, Lt. Col. Andrea Argieri, replaced the former one Lt. Col. Andrea Picco,…
B747-400s, B777s (and an A330) in Fiumicino
After discussing a lot about the safety issues of the B747-400 and B777 fleets, I thought it could be interesting to go to Fiumicino to watch some wide-bodies arriving or…
