In March, an Eastern Chinese Airlines plane carrying 123 passengers and 9 crew flew nose down into the ground from 8000 feet. It left behind a 66 foot hole in the ground.
It has always mystified me that if someone wants to commit suicide, why do they choose to take a hundred or hundreds with them? That's beyond doing wrong, that's evil. I don't care what problem you are running away from or avoiding, if you feel so hopeless and wish for peace, go it alone.
The plane was a Boeing 737-800 series. Boeing's latest version of the 737. Great plane, very popular and they have sold about 16,000 of these planes of various versions. I flew it not long after I arrived at United. Rule number one in every airline should be to never leave the cockpit with just one person in it. At the very least, have the Purser come into the cockpit and sit in your seat until you return. With only one person in the cockpit and they lock the door, no one is getting in.
It has always mystified me that if someone wants to commit suicide, why do they choose to take a hundred or hundreds with them? That's beyond doing wrong, that's evil. I don't care what problem you are running away from or avoiding, if you feel so hopeless and wish for peace, go it alone.
The plane was a Boeing 737-800 series. Boeing's latest version of the 737. Great plane, very popular and they have sold about 16,000 of these planes of various versions. I flew it not long after I arrived at United. Rule number one in every airline should be to never leave the cockpit with just one person in it. At the very least, have the Purser come into the cockpit and sit in your seat until you return. With only one person in the cockpit and they lock the door, no one is getting in.