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Spanair 5022: latest update

In the last couple of days, new details about the Spanair 5022 surfaced, each one pointing to a different cause of the crash or possible description of the catastrophic chain…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 26, 2008

The MM6833 mistery solved

My previous post dealing with the so-called Warner Village F-104 that I published here: http://cencio4.wordpress.com/2008/08/15/the-mm6833-or-6785-mistery/ ended with the following question: "Which F-104 was on the truck on May 9 2008…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 25, 2008
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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…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 23, 2008

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…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 21, 2008

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…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 16, 2008

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…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 15, 2008
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