unfortunate advertising?

[h0ughy]

would you book a holiday after seeing this????

[DaveR]

There is an old airforce saying that any landing you can walk away from is good - but I am not convinced!

I don't think I will be seeking out that airline anytime soon

[gaa_ian]

Better to happen on the ground than in the air :scared:

[h0ughy]

but one of their aircraft went missing a few weeks ago, makes you wonder, now go and book the next air travel holiday at flight centre will you

[ballaratdragons]

EEK!

I wonder if they will have the gall to join the halves together in some wierd 'patch-it-up get-it-flying again' repair. :eyepop:

[snowyskiesau]

Why not? works with cars ;)

[ving]

massive crack grounds plane hey?

i wonder who's it was :confuse3:

[Omaroo]

Wasn't it an Aloha Airlines aircraft that suffered a similar problem - only in the air? The whole forward roof section came off, exposing the entire business class cabin from the window line up. The longitudinal floor stringers held the front of the plane on for the rest of the short flight - and nothing else. They found it was due to the epoxy glue holding the overlapping edges of sheetmetal together breaking down - leaving the entire stress up to the rivets, which eventually elongated their holes and popped. Not a good look. It was determined to be the result of a poor maintenance regimen which should have picked up the problem months before.

[Lee]

The Aloha aircraft was a very old 737 too.... one of the oldest flying at the time I think.... doesn't help the poor woman who was sucked out though.... :scared:

[Ric]

I cant see six inch nails and Araldite fixing that one.
Now I know why I prefer to stay on the ground.

Cheers

[jjjnettie]

No way!
Slack maintenance is so common. When Greg was with Ansett, we could fly with United for next to nix. But we never ever took up the offer. Not worth the risk.

[mickoking]

Despite being a bit of a jet setter and ex RAAF I am not a good flyer. I will be staying well away from that airline :eyepop: