2014 IS BAD YEAR FOR MALAYSIAN AVIATION
It's the end of the Year 2014 and it has been a very bad
year for Malaysian aviation, especially in this Visit Malaysia Year.Malaysia's aviation woes began last March 8 when Malaysian Airlines Flt.
MH370, a Boeing 777-200ER carrying 12 Malaysian crew members and 227 passengers from 15 countries, disappeared after it flew from the Kuala Lumpur International Airport en route to Beijing.
As if the missing MH370 wasn't bad enough for Malaysian
aviation. Then on July 17, another Malaysian Boeing 777-200ER Flt. MH17 with 15
crew members and 283 passengers went missing over Ukraine.MH17 flew from Amsterdam en route to Kuala Lumpur. Then as the news of the missing plane unfolded, its wreckage was found in a field not far from the City of Donetsk, Ukraine close to a housing subdivision, 50 kilometers from the Russian-Ukrainian border.
This week an AirAsia Flt. No. QZ8501 with 162 people onboard
this Airbus A320-200 en route from Surabaya City to Singapore confirmed crash
in sea near est Java, Indonesia.At least 40 bodies have been found in the area where AirAsia Flight 8501 last made contact with air traffic controllers, along with debris from the plane.
The bodies were found in the Java Sea about six miles from the plane’s last known point of
contact.
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- The incidents come as search teams spotted wreckage and bodies in the sea confirmed to be from an AirAsia plane that vanished in a storm Sunday en route from Surabaya in Indonesia to Singapore with 162 people aboard.
- Yesterday, AirAsia flight FD3254 flight bound for northeast Thailand turned back to the capital Bangkok shortly after takeoff today when pilots detected an “irregularity” in the storage compartment, airline officials said.
- The plane returned to Bangkok’s Don Mueang International Airport soon after departing for Khon Kaen at 11.10 am (0410 GMT).
- Around two hours later a Thai Airways Airbus A340-600 from Bangkok to London was forced to return to the Thai capital shortly after take off, after the pilot reported a technical problem.
- “The plane had a problem with the hydraulic system, as a result the pilot decided to fly back to Suvarnabhumi Airport,” according to a Thai Airways statement.
In the Philippines, AirAsia Flight Z2272, which was flying
from Manila overshot the runway in Kalibo airport as it landed in bad weather
on the tourist island of Boracay today afternoon.Police spokeswoman Nida Gregas confirmed to AFP that there were no injuries and all 153 passengers and crew were safely evacuated from the aircraft.
With the Year 2014 at its last throes, there is no doubt
that most people hope and pray for a better year in 2015.
I wish to be more positive, however from all
indications, the New Year 2015 doesn't promise any sign of peace and prosperity in the future.
The Malaysian east coast states suffer worst floods in living memory.
National news agency Bernama reported that 90,250 people were evacuated with the highest number in Kelantan at 32,343, followed by Terengganu (28,991), Pahang (24,316), Perak (4,335) and Perlis (265).
I wish to be more positive, however from all
indications, the New Year 2015 doesn't promise any sign of peace and prosperity in the future. The Malaysian east coast states suffer worst floods in living memory.
National news agency Bernama reported that 90,250 people were evacuated with the highest number in Kelantan at 32,343, followed by Terengganu (28,991), Pahang (24,316), Perak (4,335) and Perlis (265).
Source: Agency, AFP
2014 - A TRAGIC YEAR FOR AVIATION?
The year 2014 has shaped up to be a tragic one so far for the aviation industry, with at least 852 people confirmed dead.
These are the some of the deadly air accidents so far as of July this year:
Feb 11 – Algerian Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules
On February 11, an Algerian Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft crashed into Djebel Fertas, a mountain in the Oum El Bouaghi Province, Algeria.
The C-130 was carrying 78 people on board, 74 passengers and four crew.
Rescue teams found one survivor and 77 bodies at the site, with preliminary reports indicating poor weather conditions caused the crash, as eyewitnesses reported seeing the plane clipping a mountain prior to the crash.
Feb 16 – Nepal Airlines Flight 183
In this incident a Nepal Airlines de Havilland Canada DHC-6
Twin Otter crashed in the jungle near Dhikura VDC. This is approximately 74
kilometres south-west of Pokhara, Nepal, on 16 February 2014.
All 18 people on board – 15 passengers and three crew – died in the crash. The crew were attempting to divert to Bhairahawa Airport because of the weather conditions.
All 18 people on board – 15 passengers and three crew – died in the crash. The crew were attempting to divert to Bhairahawa Airport because of the weather conditions.
March 8 – Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH370
MH370 was a Boeing 777 carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew.
It left the KL International Airport at 12.41am on March 8 and disappeared from
radar screens about an hour later, while over the South China Sea. It was to
have arrived in Beijing at 6.30am on the same day.
A multinational search was mounted for the aircraft, first in the South China Sea and then, after it was learned that the plane had veered off course, along two corridors – the northern corridor stretching from the border of Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan to northern Thailand and the southern corridor, from Indonesia to the southern Indian Ocean.
Following an unprecedented type of analysis of satellite data, United Kingdom satellite telecommunications company Inmarsat and the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch concluded that Flight MH370 flew along the southern corridor, and that its last position was in the middle of the Indian Ocean, west of Perth.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak then announced on March 24 – 17 days after the disappearance of the aircraft – that Flight MH370 “ended in the southern Indian Ocean.
The wreckage of the plane has yet to be recovered.
A multinational search was mounted for the aircraft, first in the South China Sea and then, after it was learned that the plane had veered off course, along two corridors – the northern corridor stretching from the border of Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan to northern Thailand and the southern corridor, from Indonesia to the southern Indian Ocean.
Following an unprecedented type of analysis of satellite data, United Kingdom satellite telecommunications company Inmarsat and the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch concluded that Flight MH370 flew along the southern corridor, and that its last position was in the middle of the Indian Ocean, west of Perth.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak then announced on March 24 – 17 days after the disappearance of the aircraft – that Flight MH370 “ended in the southern Indian Ocean.
The wreckage of the plane has yet to be recovered.
May 17 – Lao People’s Liberation Army Air Force An-74 crash
In this crash, an Antonov An-74 airplane of the Lao People’s
Liberation Army Air Force crashed in northern Laos, killing 16 out of the 17 on
board.
The flight was headed to Xiangkhouang Province, carrying members of Laos’s Cabinet to a ceremony celebrating the 55th anniversary of the second division of the Lao People’s Army.
Among the dead were Deputy Prime Minister Douangchay Phichit and four other senior members of the administration.
The flight was headed to Xiangkhouang Province, carrying members of Laos’s Cabinet to a ceremony celebrating the 55th anniversary of the second division of the Lao People’s Army.
Among the dead were Deputy Prime Minister Douangchay Phichit and four other senior members of the administration.
June 14 – Ukrainian Air Force Ilyushin Il-76
On June 14, forces of the Lugansk People’s Republic shot
down a Ukrainian Air Force Ilyushin Il-76MD which was on approach to land at
Luhansk International Airport, also in the Ukraine, killing all 49 on board.
The aircraft, which had 40 passengers and 9 crew was participating in Ukranian anti-insurgency operations against the Lugansk People’s Republic and the Donetsk People’s Republic, in its eastern Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts.
It was carrying troops and equipment from an undisclosed location.
The Il-76 came under heavy fire as it approached Luhansk airport, with a machine gun firing on it, along with man-portable surface to air missiles – which ultimately brought it down.
The aircraft, which had 40 passengers and 9 crew was participating in Ukranian anti-insurgency operations against the Lugansk People’s Republic and the Donetsk People’s Republic, in its eastern Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts.
It was carrying troops and equipment from an undisclosed location.
The Il-76 came under heavy fire as it approached Luhansk airport, with a machine gun firing on it, along with man-portable surface to air missiles – which ultimately brought it down.
MH17, a Boeing 777-200ER airliner was shot down on July 17
while on a scheduled flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur.
The crash, which killed all 298 on board is believed to have been caused by a Buk surface to air missile.
The crash, which killed all 298 on board is believed to have been caused by a Buk surface to air missile.
MH17 went down about 50km from the Russia-Ukraine border,
near Hrabove in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.
This is an area controlled by the pro-Russia Donbass People’s Militia, in a conflict zone between the militia and the Ukraine government.
Russia has denied involvement in the crash, with its envoy to Malaysia saying there was false evidence against Russia over the tragedy.
MAS has since announced that would retire flight number MH17 and change the Amsterdam-Kuala Lumpur route to flight number MH19 from July 25.
This is an area controlled by the pro-Russia Donbass People’s Militia, in a conflict zone between the militia and the Ukraine government.
Russia has denied involvement in the crash, with its envoy to Malaysia saying there was false evidence against Russia over the tragedy.
MAS has since announced that would retire flight number MH17 and change the Amsterdam-Kuala Lumpur route to flight number MH19 from July 25.
July 23 – TransAsia Airways Flight GE222
The flight from Kaohsiung International Airport to Magong
Airport in the Penghu island chain crashed while trying to land after aborting
the first attempt during thunder and heavy rain as Typhoon Matmo pounded
Taiwan.
The ATR 72-500 propeller plane was carrying 54 passengers and four crew members when it plunged into eight houses in Magong on its way from Kaohsiung in southwestern Taiwan, injuring five people on the ground.
Forty-eight people were killed, while 10 survived the crash.
The ATR 72-500 propeller plane was carrying 54 passengers and four crew members when it plunged into eight houses in Magong on its way from Kaohsiung in southwestern Taiwan, injuring five people on the ground.
Forty-eight people were killed, while 10 survived the crash.
July 24 – Air Algerie Flight AH5017
An Air Algerie flight crashed in Mali on Thursday en route
from Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso to Algiers with 116 on board. Swiftair, the
private Spanish company that owns the plane, confirmed on the same day it had
lost contact with the MD-83 operated by Air Algerie, which it said was carrying
110 passengers and six crew.
The passenger list included 50 French, 24 Burkinabe, eight Lebanese, four Algerians, two from Luxembourg, one Belgian, one Swiss, one Nigerian, one Cameroonian, one Ukrainian and one Romanian.
However, the final casualty toll has yet to be confirmed.
It had been reported that Burkino Faso Transport Minister Jean Bertin Ouedrago said it asked to change route at 0138 GMT because of a storm in the area. Latest reports indicate that all 116 on board are believed to have perished.
The passenger list included 50 French, 24 Burkinabe, eight Lebanese, four Algerians, two from Luxembourg, one Belgian, one Swiss, one Nigerian, one Cameroonian, one Ukrainian and one Romanian.
However, the final casualty toll has yet to be confirmed.
It had been reported that Burkino Faso Transport Minister Jean Bertin Ouedrago said it asked to change route at 0138 GMT because of a storm in the area. Latest reports indicate that all 116 on board are believed to have perished.
Source: The Star/Asia
News Network.
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