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Dennis Donovan

(25,681 posts) Sun Oct 6, 2024, 09:54 AM Oct 6

Flames erupt from Frontier Airlines plane after hard landing in Las Vegas

Oct 6, 2024
The Frontier Airlines flight made an emergency landing at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas when the pilots detected smoke and declared an emergency, according to Frontier.

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Flames erupt from Frontier Airlines plane after hard landing in Las Vegas (Original Post) Dennis Donovan Oct 6 OP

Is this an issue of Frontier's maintenance, or Boeings workmanship? RainCaster Oct 6 #1

This time it was an Airbus FirefighterJo Oct 6 #2

Airbus, not Boeing, per video CMYK Oct 6 #3

They aren't "crap" or their planes wouldn't be in the air. The fact regulators usually "catch" errors is re-assuring n/t Cheezoholic Oct 6 #5

What won't get reported, "The pilots, being properly trained, along with airport emergency crews and ATC Cheezoholic Oct 6 #4

RainCaster

(11,548 posts)

1. Is this an issue of Frontier's maintenance, or Boeings workmanship?

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Sun Oct 6, 2024, 10:12 AM

Oct 6

I haven't heard anything definitive yet.

FirefighterJo

(355 posts)

2. This time it was an Airbus

Reply to RainCaster (Reply #1)

Sun Oct 6, 2024, 10:25 AM

Oct 6

A321 to be precise.

CMYK

(114 posts)

3. Airbus, not Boeing, per video

Reply to RainCaster (Reply #1)

Sun Oct 6, 2024, 10:28 AM

Oct 6

Though I don't blame you for the guess - Boeing used to be a decent company, but they've taken a hard right turn to crap

Cheezoholic

(2,616 posts)

5. They aren't "crap" or their planes wouldn't be in the air. The fact regulators usually "catch" errors is re-assuring n/t

Reply to CMYK (Reply #3)

Sun Oct 6, 2024, 10:31 AM

Oct 6

Cheezoholic

(2,616 posts)

4. What won't get reported, "The pilots, being properly trained, along with airport emergency crews and ATC

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Sun Oct 6, 2024, 10:29 AM

Oct 6

recognized the emergency and safely landed the aircraft with no injuries."

Humans fly, guide and work on these things so there will be failures at times (very very rarely). If it was the result of a maintenance failure, it will be addressed. If it is, though doubtful because they've been around forever, an issue with the A-21 itself, it will be addressed.

It is still safer to put your self in an aluminum/titanium/carbon fiber tube and hurl yourself at 600 mph at over 7 miles above the ground than it is to get into a 2klb chunk of steel and drive to the grocery, period.

I find that remarkable and a testament to all involved in the air transportation system.

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