Another one has disappeared.
In a year when two aircraft have been lost a third must surely spell the end for some of these budget airlines? Whilst one could be considered unfortunate, three to me smacks of a lack of duty in the safety of their passengers, whilst the facts are not yet known the plane, an Airbus A320-200, is the workhorse of budget airlines & has an excellent safety record, when operated in accordance with good procedures.Thoughts to the passengers & families waiting for news
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Too early?
Sunardi, a weather forecaster at the Indonesia's Meteorology and Geophysics Agency, said dense storm clouds were detected up to 44,000 feet in the same area at the time the plane was reported to have lost contact.
"There could have been turbulence, lightning and vertical as well as horizontal strong winds within such clouds," said Sunardi, who like many Indonesians uses only one name.
Ten hours after the plane lost contact, Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla said, "It is most possible that it has experienced an accident."
The crew of the Airbus A320-200 included two pilots, four flight attendants and one engineer, according to flight documents.
R.I.P To the lost souls
So frightening. 2 lost planes this year. Hard to digest. LOST
With Fly by Wire and the computer doing the flying, a sharp pilot would be needed to detect something wrong soon enough to do anything about it. Once air speed drops below a certain point, that plane don't fly anymore.
Terrible news regardless of what or who is to blame...budget airlines are problematic...safety should be top priority...
Most large companies forget what is important...most in charge are mostly just bean counters...not really an efficient way to practice...
Most search and rescue operations I believe recommence at first light, but perhaps Indonesian rescuers had a bit of a sleep in today, or were unable to drag themselves away from a particularly delightful morning nasi goreng.
Really what the News meant is the helicopters go up in daylight because they see the furthest.
Regarding the decision by the ATC to deny permission to climb in altitude above the storm. Radar maps show it wouldn't have made a difference. The plane's ceiling was 40,000 feet. The storm in question went another 10,000 feet above what the plane could have maximumly climbed to. So either way it would have been in the storm. Circling around also may not have been an option due to the storms sheer size.