Alexandra Bruce – Filipino YouTuber Allec Joshua Ibay has created a successful channel by reconstructing famous aircraft incidents using Microsoft Flight Simulator, including Federal Express Flight 705, which went totally viral on this site a couple of years ago.
Many reading this were alive in 1999 when the “Rogue Learjet” of golf champion Payne Stewart lost cabin pressure shortly after takeoff from Orlando and flew 1,800 miles on autopilot until it ran out of fuel. Continue reading
Stephen Lendman – On October 31, Kolavia Metrojet (commercial airliner) Flight 7K9268 crashed 23 minutes after takeoff from Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, heading for St. Petersburg, Russia – killing all 217 passengers and seven crew members aboard, including 25 children.
News reports called the crash the worst aviation disaster in Russian history. Putin declared Sunday a day of mourning for its victims.
A criminal investigation began by searching operator Kogalymavia’s offices, checking for possible violations of Russian airliner safety standards.
A separate investigation is underway to determine the cause of the crash, most likely a technical failure. Russia’s Air Transport won’t speculate on what happened until more is known – including decoding the recovered black boxes, containing invaluable information.
A Sinai, Egypt based group connected to ISIS claimed responsibility, saying:
“Soldiers of the Caliphate were able to bring down a Russian plane above Sinai Province with at least 220 Russian crusaders aboard.” Continue reading