On 31 October 2015, Russian Kogalymavia Flight 9268 Airbus A321 crashed 23 minutes after take-off from Sharm-el Sheikh in Egypt, killing all 224 on board. While ISIS claimed to have shot it down, the cause is still unknown. Each air crash makes headlines, but the causes for some will always remain a mystery.
The world has still to recover from the mysterious disappearance of Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 over the Gulf of Thailand on 8 March 2014 and Flight 17 that was shot down over Ukraine on 17 July 2014, killing all on board. On 11 September 2001, over 3000 died when four airliners were flown into the World Trade Centre Towers and Pentagon in one of the worst set of air disasters. Indians are still fresh of the memories of Air India Emperor Kanishka Boeing 747 being blown up over Ireland through a bomb planted in the luggage by a Khalistani militant killing 329 on board. The world’s deadliest mid-air collision ever took place near Delhi on 12 November 1996, when Saudia Flight 763 collided with Air Kazakhstan IL 76, killing 349 people.
As per the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), civil air passengers are increasing 5% per year and currently stand at 3 billion a year. By 2030, they are expected to be 6 billion. Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America each have around 28% share of the air traffic. Airbus and Boeing are expected to deliver over 1000 new aircrafts a year. It is thus important to understand air safety issues.
05/11/14 Anil Chopra/Daily News & Analysis
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The world has still to recover from the mysterious disappearance of Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 over the Gulf of Thailand on 8 March 2014 and Flight 17 that was shot down over Ukraine on 17 July 2014, killing all on board. On 11 September 2001, over 3000 died when four airliners were flown into the World Trade Centre Towers and Pentagon in one of the worst set of air disasters. Indians are still fresh of the memories of Air India Emperor Kanishka Boeing 747 being blown up over Ireland through a bomb planted in the luggage by a Khalistani militant killing 329 on board. The world’s deadliest mid-air collision ever took place near Delhi on 12 November 1996, when Saudia Flight 763 collided with Air Kazakhstan IL 76, killing 349 people.
As per the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), civil air passengers are increasing 5% per year and currently stand at 3 billion a year. By 2030, they are expected to be 6 billion. Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America each have around 28% share of the air traffic. Airbus and Boeing are expected to deliver over 1000 new aircrafts a year. It is thus important to understand air safety issues.
05/11/14 Anil Chopra/Daily News & Analysis
