Plane on fire at Toronto Airport

#61 Postby **msbee** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 4:53 pm

CNN reporting that 2 busloads of passengers taken to hospital. everyone got off aircraft alive.

fire broke out in rear of plane and passengers deplaned before fire got too bad
reporting by CITY TV

nystate · #62 Postby **nystate** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 4:53 pm

News conference at around 6:00 pm EST...

Website · #63 Postby **Brent** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 4:53 pm

jason0509 wrote:"Captain said stay in your seat."

I hope not... I'd be hauling butt to get out of there. :lol:

JTD · #64 Postby **JTD** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 4:54 pm

CTV:

3 busloads of passengers driven away from the airport in good shape.

GalvestonDuck · #65 Postby **GalvestonDuck** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 4:55 pm

I was more concerned about 800 being terrorism than 587. And then there was that Egyptian one - I think they determined that the pilot just flew it into the ground on a personal suicide mission. :roll:

Anyway, things are looking better for this one.

JTD · #66 Postby **JTD** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 4:55 pm

Brent wrote:
jason0509 wrote:"Captain said stay in your seat."

I hope not... I'd be hauling butt to get out of there.

LOL. I was waiting for somebody to comment on that. 9/11 taught everyone to get out ASAP.

JTD · #67 Postby **JTD** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 5:02 pm

Confirmed:

No fatalities!!!!!!!!!

via press conference on CNN.

Just 14 taken to the hospital.

Petmom · #68 Postby **Petmom** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 5:14 pm

jason0509 wrote:Confirmed:

No fatalities!!!!!!!!! via press conference on CNN.

Just 14 taken to the hospital.

Now, that is a miracle for sure. When I first saw that, I thought people must have died. Hope the injured ones will get well too.

Website · #69 Postby **Brent** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 5:14 pm

Absolutely amazing, but not so surprising given it didn't plow into the ground or breakup in mid-air.

Website · #70 Postby **Brent** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 5:15 pm

GalvestonDuck wrote:I was more concerned about 800 being terrorism than 587. And then there was that Egyptian one - I think they determined that the pilot just flew it into the ground on a personal suicide mission.

Anyway, things are looking better for this one.

I meant I thought 587 was terrorism before anything was known... plane crash+NYC+2 months after 9/11=major red flags.

Yes... Egyptair 990 was a personal suicide mission. I watched a documentary on that one. :grr:

JTD · #71 Postby **JTD** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 5:17 pm

990 was a huge diplomatic incident. I remember that well. Egypt refused to believe one of it's citizens could do that. Well...any country in the world could have a pilot do that :grrr:

nystate · #72 Postby **nystate** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 5:23 pm

Brent wrote:Absolutely amazing, but not so surprising given it didn't plow into the ground or breakup in mid-air.

I wouldn't say that...

Examples-
Northwest flight 1482
Phillippine Airlines EI-BZG incident
Air Canada flight 797
Saudi Arabian flight 163
ASA flight 529

nystate · #73 Postby **nystate** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 5:27 pm

I have been wondering for years whether the A340 or 777 would have a fatal accident first...looks like I will have to keep on wondering, and I'm glad! Another no fatality accident!

Website · #74 Postby **Brent** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 5:29 pm

nystate wrote:I have been wondering for years whether the A340 or 777 would have a fatal accident first...looks like I will have to keep on wondering, and I'm glad! Another no fatality accident!

It is pretty amazing... given they can hold the most people(behind the 747 and the soon-to-be A380)

JTD · #75 Postby **JTD** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 5:36 pm

If the A-380 ever crashes, it'll be a catastrophe unlike any other.

nystate · #76 Postby **nystate** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 5:39 pm

Brent wrote:
nystate wrote:I have been wondering for years whether the A340 or 777 would have a fatal accident first...looks like I will have to keep on wondering, and I'm glad! Another no fatality accident!

It is pretty amazing... given they can hold the most people(behind the 747 and the soon-to-be A380)

Agreed.

If the A-380 ever crashes, it'll be a catastrophe unlike any other.

And agreed...

Website · #77 Postby **Brent** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 5:55 pm

jason0509 wrote:If the A-380 ever crashes, it'll be a catastrophe unlike any other.

Some of the configurations can hold up to 600 people I believe(someone correct me if I'm wrong).

I'd love to fly on it though... of course, I still need to fly on a 747, 777, A340 first. :lol:

Are there any estimates on how long it would take to evacuate the A-380???

Website · #78 Postby **Brent** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 5:59 pm

This is the deadliest airline accident BTW... a collision between 2 747's(absolute nightmare)

583 killed in the Canary Islands in 1977.

http://www.airdisaster.com/special/special-pa1736.shtml

gtalum · #79 Postby **gtalum** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 6:11 pm

Brent wrote:Are there any estimates on how long it would take to evacuate the A-380???

Well, in order to fly in the US they'll have to meet the FAA's requirements: evacuation of a full aircraft in 90 seconds or less.

Website · #80 Postby **Brent** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 6:20 pm

gtalum wrote:
Brent wrote:Are there any estimates on how long it would take to evacuate the A-380???

Well, in order to fly in the US they'll have to meet the FAA's requirements: evacuation of a full aircraft in 90 seconds or less.

WOW... better have a lot of exits.

I do believe they will be flying into the U.S... especially JFK and LAX.

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