Plane crash in Russia kills 36, including entire roster of KHL team-Russia's national hockey league

[Felch]

That's amazing because we have bad weather in America too.

[Serb]

727s are over 20 years older.

Oh, come on. This is pure bullsh!t and you know that.
Tu-134 first flight 29 July 1963
Boeing-727 flight February 9, 1963

THAT'S CALLED 20 YEARS???

The planes in service are largely third world African nations, etc using 40+ year old 727s.

Another bullsh!t.
Absolute, once again ABSOLUTE majority of 727s are used by USA for its domestic US airlines (with Canada coming second).
Just check the list of major Boeing-727 operators:
As of July 2010, 398 Boeing 727 aircraft (all variants) were in commercial airline service.[28] Most airlines have small numbers but the following operated ten or more aircraft:[28]
FedEx Express (75)
Astar Air Cargo (26)
Capital Cargo International Airlines (14)
Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter (13)
Cargojet Airways (12)
AeroSur (10)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_727
And it's laughtable to think that commercial airliners build in 60's are still in active service. Those 727s wich are still flying obviously were build in 80's.

[Serb]

That's amazing because we have bad weather in America too.

Your post lacks sarcastic smile. Well, good for you then, if you really, really, really never lost a single plane due to terrible weather conditions. If it's true of course. But if you check that source again and examine all 8 incidents that happened with American planes in US this year, you'll see that absolute majority of crushes were again - due to bad weather. you just got lucky you didn't lost so many people as others did (but again - you did lost some and it's terrible).

[Asher]

Oh, come on. This is pure bullsh!t and you know that.
Tu-134 first flight 29 July 1963
Boeing-727 flight February 9, 1963

THAT'S CALLED 20 YEARS???


Another bullsh!t.
Absolute, once again ABSOLUTE majority of 727s are used by USA for its domestic US airlines (with Canada coming second).
Just check the list of major Boeing-727 operators:
As of July 2010, 398 Boeing 727 aircraft (all variants) were in commercial airline service.[28] Most airlines have small numbers but the following operated ten or more aircraft:[28]
FedEx Express (75)
Astar Air Cargo (26)
Capital Cargo International Airlines (14)
Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter (13)
Cargojet Airways (12)
AeroSur (10)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_727
And it's laughtable to think that commercial airliners build in 60's are still in active service. Those 727s wich are still flying obviously were build in 80's.

Yeah, okay.

Let's look at the most recent crash. It was in the highly modernzied country of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Hewa Bora Airways.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hewa_Bora_Airways_Flight_952

When was that plane built?

If you said 1965, you have your answer.

[Serb]

Yeah, okay, as you say.
But still, if weather conditons were normal that crush just didn't happen.

[Serb]

Still can't believe Americans were able to sold their almost 50 years old deathtraps to anyone. Damn killers. And you dare to blame us that our planes are bad and rusty deathtraps? ****. On the other hand, they still use majority of those traps for their domestic lines, probably not that old as that one build in 1965, but still true deathtraps.

[Jon Miller]

They seem just to be used for cargo?

JM

[giblets]

Still can't believe Americans were able to sold their almost 50 years old deathtraps to anyone. Damn killers. And you dare to blame us that our planes are bad and rusty deathtraps? ****. On the other hand, they still use majority of those traps for their domestic lines, probably not that old as that one build in 1965, but still true deathtraps.

I guess some people prefer 50 year old American death traps to Russian planes.

[Zezminz]

Jeez this is a real shocker. COndolences to all their families.

[SlowwHand]

Only player to survive Russian plane crash dies - 25 minutes ago

As was noted earlier, chances were slim.