A Lot of Mishaps Involving Planes In The Last Few Months; Two Proved Deadly

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The FAA is investigating near collisions
~FedEx and Southwest in Austin, Tx
~Delta and American Airlines, JFK, NYC
~United and a Cessna in Honolulu
and other mishaps
~Sudden, significant loss of altitude by a United Airlines Boeing 777 on a flight from Hawaii, luckily recovering altitude.
It is also investigating the Southwest airline debacle that saw close to 16,000 flights canceled and tons of passengers stranded over the holidays.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/se...cent-airplane-near-miss-incidents-2023-02-15/

Sadly six people were killed when two planes collided during a WWII air show in Dallas in November. There have also been several crashes of small planes in the past few months. including one into a car dealership in W. Virginia, sparking a huge fire. Both pilots were killed.
https://www.yahoo.com/now/plane-crashes-car-dealership-195256757.html
 

I was quite concerned about this subject. They said on the news that they are updating their systems but it is quite a complex task that can only be done one segment at a time, therefore they do not anticipate having it completely done before 2025!
As far as air shows are concerned, as much as I enjoy them, there seems to be crashes quite regularly unfortunately.
Concerning private aviation, I believe they need to enforce stricter regulations on pilot training and plane safety.
Quite a few pilots lost their jobs through the pandemic. Now they are having problems hiring more. Many of them complain about being overworked and fatigued.
They were talking about hiring more, but many of them may be less qualified!
Since deregulation, I worry about routine maintenance vs. profit margin as well.
So many factors to take into consideration, but the end result leaves us with hope of rectification and attention to avoid collision.
 

Rossana said:
I was quite concerned about this subject. They said on the news that they are updating their systems but it is quite a complex task that can only be done one segment at a time, therefore they do not anticipate having it completely done before 2025!
As far as air shows are concerned, as much as I enjoy them, there seems to be crashes quite regularly unfortunately.
Concerning private aviation, I believe they need to enforce stricter regulations on pilot training and plane safety.
Quite a few pilots lost their jobs through the pandemic. Now they are having problems hiring more. Many of them complain about being overworked and fatigued.
They were talking about hiring more, but many of them may be less qualified!
Since deregulation, I worry about routine maintenance vs. profit margin as well.
So many factors to take into consideration, but the end result leaves us with hope of rectification and attention to avoid collision.
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Again, you are correct, there are too many things being neglected in the industry. Like so many other things, every industry seems to want to cut corners to save money. I can't understand it, the public is paying the increased cost so why are they not providing the goods and services promised?
 
Some of these incidents are caused by airlines having to use less qualified pilots than they normally would because of the mandatory take the vaccine or you lose your job. A lot of the more experienced pilots and ATC have decided to take early retirement, instead of taking the jab. Also, there is a new equity program where people are being hired with little or no experience, given about 6-8 weeks of training and the allowed to pilot a plane. This is a joke. The Amazon plane that crashed near Houston last year was being piloted by one if the government’s 90 day wonders. The NTSB stated during the hearing about this accident that the pilot flying should have never been in any cockpit, let alone flying a 757.

Runway incursions are nothing new and as long as pilots are paying attention to the runway or taxiway in front of them, many near misses have been prevented. I remember taxiing out to my runway when a small commuter plane was turning onto my taxiway right in front of me. I was flying a B-767 at the time and I can tell you from experience that a 450,000 pound jet does not stop on a dime. That little commuter almost became a lot smaller, if I hadn’t been paying attention.

Also, some airports are still using old technology with their radar systems. For example, in San Diego, up until just a few years ago, the departure controller was seated 4 miles from the airport. Departure Controllers need to be located right at the airport so they can keep a close eye on departures and arrivals that are using the same runways. San Diego (SAN) airport was always a challenge to begin with because of its location in the city. We had to fly around a lot of obstacles to get to the airport. Inexperienced pilots would often have near misses with buildings.

In my opinion, the whole aviation industry needs overhauled. We keep hearing about more money is needed to fix these problems, but we keep sending money to Ukraine and other third world countries, instead of spending here at home to fix our problems. We have elderly people here in the U.S. that can’t even afford their medication, or in some cases food. My wife works at our church’s food bank and we spend out of our own pocket about $200 a week buying food to hand out. The church gives about $300 a week and then our grocery stores donate quite a bit. This shouldn’t be. The government is supposed to take care of their own.
 

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