"Aviation in itself is not inherently dangerous. But to an even greater degree than the sea, it is terribly unforgiving of any carelessness, incapacity or neglect."
— Captain A. G. Lamplugh, British Aviation Insurance Group, London. Circa early 1930's. This famous phrase has been reproduced on posters and plaques many times, with the attribution of 'anonymous.' I was told at a book signing that André Priester (one of the first Pan Am employee's) may have said it, and decided to check this with R. E. G. Davis who is curator of air transport history at the Smithsonian and author of a book on Pan Am. Ron called me back and told me the phrase pre-dates Priester, but that his research shows the originator of the phrase was Captain Lamplugh, who was quite well known in British aviation circles after W.W.I. |
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AeroSafety World - April 2009
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When the windshield of the Raytheon King Air 200 was shattered at 27,000 ft, the pilots feared that the pressure differential might cause a blowout. They decided to depressurize the cockpit and donned their oxygen masks, not realizing that the oxygen system shutoff valve was closed.
Both pilots lost consciousness because of oxygen starvation. By the time they recovered, the airplane had descended uncontrolled for 17,600 ft and had withstood — successfully, for the most part — aerodynamic loads of 4 g.
Mark Lacagnina tells the story of the accident and the findings of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board in the April AeroSafety World. That story, and much more, is yours for a click.
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Industry Highlights:
Business Travel Awards 2009: International Airport (source: www.cntraveller.com)
Rank
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Airport |
Score |
| 1 |
Beijing Capital International, China |
87.30 |
| 2 |
Incheon International Seoul, South Korea |
86.44 |
| 3 |
Changi, Singapore |
86.38 |
| 4 |
Schiphol, Amsterdam |
86.17 |
| 5 |
Hong Kong International |
85.65 |
| 6 |
Dubai International |
85.56 |
| 7 |
Madrid Barajas International |
84.53 |
| 8 |
Kuala Lumpur International |
84.47 |
| 9 |
Sydney |
84.40 |
| 10 |
Barcelona |
83.35 |
| 11 |
Zurich
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77.63 |
| 12 |
Frankfurt |
76.84 |
| 13 |
Munich |
76.53 |
| 14 |
Copenhagen |
72.74 |
| 15 |
Vancouver |
71.06 |
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