When hurricanes or tropical storms threaten the Gulf or Atlantic coastal areas of the US, passengers across the country may be affected. Dr. Todd Curtis of AirSafe.com reviews some of the steps that passengers should take if hurricane or tropical storm approaches.
Airline Travel Issues and Hurricanes
You can also use the links below for the podcast:
Audio: MP3 Video: WMV | iPod/MP4 | YouTube | Google Video
For additional information, including links to storm-related information for passengers, visit http://storms.airsafe.org
For Other AirSafe.com podcasts, visit http://podcast.airsafe.org
31 August 2008
29 August 2008
AirSafe.com's First Open Lines Conference Call 29 August 2008
Join AirSafe.com on Friday 29 August 2008 for the site's first open lines conference call. Talk with AirSafe.com founder Dr. Todd Curtis, and other AirSafe.com visitors about whatever is on your mind. If you have questions about the recent crashes of Spanair and Itek Air, complaints about airline service, or comments on any other issue of interest, please join us at 11 am PDT (1800 UTC) for the one hour conference call.
To use the AirSafe.com conference call line, please do the following:
* Dial-In to the Conference Number 712-432-3000
* Enter your Conference Bridge Number: 323888
Please keep in mind that portions of conference calls may be used in future AirSafe.com podcasts. Please review AirSafe.com's privacy policy for more information on how your information may be used.
To use the AirSafe.com conference call line, please do the following:
* Dial-In to the Conference Number 712-432-3000
* Enter your Conference Bridge Number: 323888
Please keep in mind that portions of conference calls may be used in future AirSafe.com podcasts. Please review AirSafe.com's privacy policy for more information on how your information may be used.
25 August 2008
Crash of Itek Air 737-200 on 24 August 2008
The aircraft was on a scheduled international flight from Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, to Tehran, Iran. About 10 minutes after takeoff, the crew turned back to the departure airport and also reported some kind of technical problem, crashing short of the runway. There were about 83 passengers and seven crew on the aircraft, including 17 members of Kyrgyzstan's national basketball youth team. Seven team members reportedly survived. At least 65 of those on board, including five of the seven crew members, were killed.
Banned from the European Union
Itek Air had been banned from operating in the EU according to a list published on 24 July 2008.
About the 737
This was the 65th fatal event involving the 737, and the 47th involving the 737-200 series. The first 737-200 series aircraft began commercial operations in 1968, and the last 737-200 was delivered in 1988. The first fatal event for the 737 was a 737-200 crash in 1972. This latest crash was the 19th fatal 737 event since 2000, with 11 of the 19 involving a 737-200. The last fatal 737-200 event in North America or the European Union was a crash in Colorado Springs, CO in 1991.
For additional information on this crash, including links to related audio and video podcasts and updates on the investigation, visit
http://itek.airsafe.org
Initial Review of the Accident
You can also use the links below for the podcast:
Audio: MP3 Video: WMV | iPod/MP4 | YouTube | Google Video
The transcript of this podcast is available at
http://www.airsafe.com/podcasts/show63.htm
For Other AirSafe.com podcasts, visit
http://podcast.airsafe.org
Banned from the European Union
Itek Air had been banned from operating in the EU according to a list published on 24 July 2008.
About the 737
This was the 65th fatal event involving the 737, and the 47th involving the 737-200 series. The first 737-200 series aircraft began commercial operations in 1968, and the last 737-200 was delivered in 1988. The first fatal event for the 737 was a 737-200 crash in 1972. This latest crash was the 19th fatal 737 event since 2000, with 11 of the 19 involving a 737-200. The last fatal 737-200 event in North America or the European Union was a crash in Colorado Springs, CO in 1991.
For additional information on this crash, including links to related audio and video podcasts and updates on the investigation, visit
http://itek.airsafe.org
Initial Review of the Accident
You can also use the links below for the podcast:
Audio: MP3 Video: WMV | iPod/MP4 | YouTube | Google Video
The transcript of this podcast is available at
http://www.airsafe.com/podcasts/show63.htm
For Other AirSafe.com podcasts, visit
http://podcast.airsafe.org
21 August 2008
Crash of Spanair MD82 on 20 August 2008
The aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff on a scheduled domestic flight from Madrid to Las Palmas in the Canary Islands. Early reports indicated that the left engine experienced a major malfunction during the takeoff. The aircraft was able to get airborne, but the crew set the aircraft down in a area to the right of the departure runway. The aircraft broke up and there was a severe post-crash fire.
There were 162 passengers and 10 crew members on board, and 153 of the 172 occupants were killed. Among the passengers were 20 children and two infants. Both infants reportedly survived. Many of the 19 survivors suffered burns, some of them serious.
This was also a code share flight with Lufthansa, and that airline reported that seven of their passengers had transferred to the Spanair flight from a previous Lufthansa flight. , and that airline reported that seven of their passengers were checked in for the flight.
About Spanair
This was the first fatal event for Spanair, the second largest of the five airlines in the SAS Group. The airline began operations in 1988. At the end of June 2008, there were 65 aircraft in the Spanair fleet, averaging 13 years old. The fatal event aircraft was built in 1993.
About the MD80
This was the 15th fatal event involving the MD80 series aircraft. Four fatal events have been in Europe, and four in the US. The aircraft began commercial operations in 1980, with the first fatal event in 1981. This latest crash was the eighth fatal MD80 event since 2000.
For additional information on this crash, including links to related audio and video podcasts and updates on the investigation, visit
http://spanair.airsafe.org
Initial Review of the Accident
You can also use the links below for the podcast:
Audio: MP3 Video: WMV | iPod/MP4 | YouTube | Google Video
The transcript of this podcast is available at
http://www.airsafe.com/podcasts/show62.htm
For Other AirSafe.com podcasts, visit
http://podcast.airsafe.org
There were 162 passengers and 10 crew members on board, and 153 of the 172 occupants were killed. Among the passengers were 20 children and two infants. Both infants reportedly survived. Many of the 19 survivors suffered burns, some of them serious.
This was also a code share flight with Lufthansa, and that airline reported that seven of their passengers had transferred to the Spanair flight from a previous Lufthansa flight. , and that airline reported that seven of their passengers were checked in for the flight.
About Spanair
This was the first fatal event for Spanair, the second largest of the five airlines in the SAS Group. The airline began operations in 1988. At the end of June 2008, there were 65 aircraft in the Spanair fleet, averaging 13 years old. The fatal event aircraft was built in 1993.
About the MD80
This was the 15th fatal event involving the MD80 series aircraft. Four fatal events have been in Europe, and four in the US. The aircraft began commercial operations in 1980, with the first fatal event in 1981. This latest crash was the eighth fatal MD80 event since 2000.
For additional information on this crash, including links to related audio and video podcasts and updates on the investigation, visit
http://spanair.airsafe.org
Initial Review of the Accident
You can also use the links below for the podcast:
Audio: MP3 Video: WMV | iPod/MP4 | YouTube | Google Video
The transcript of this podcast is available at
http://www.airsafe.com/podcasts/show62.htm
For Other AirSafe.com podcasts, visit
http://podcast.airsafe.org
17 August 2008
Secrets of AirSafe.com: Dealing with Legal and Social Realities
In this sixth episode of the special series Secrets of AirSafe.com, Dr. Todd Curtis discusses how the laws of the U.S., particularly those dealing with free speech and copyright protection, have allowed AirSafe.com and other sites to flourish, and also how the availability of a variety of free services have allowed all who are online to be much more creative when it comes to producing and consuming online content.
You can hear the podcast at
http://www.airsafe.com/podcasts/show61_secrets6.mp3
The download mentioned in the podcasts, which includes more than 150 free online resources from the book Parenting and the Internet, is available at
http://www.airsafe.com/downloads/pati-resources.pdf
The transcript of this podcast is available at
http://www.airsafe.com/podcasts/show61.htm
Information about the special series is available at
http://secrets.airsafe.org
You can hear the podcast at
http://www.airsafe.com/podcasts/show61_secrets6.mp3
The download mentioned in the podcasts, which includes more than 150 free online resources from the book Parenting and the Internet, is available at
http://www.airsafe.com/downloads/pati-resources.pdf
The transcript of this podcast is available at
http://www.airsafe.com/podcasts/show61.htm
Information about the special series is available at
http://secrets.airsafe.org
11 August 2008
Dr. Todd Curtis on the Discovery Channel
This show features a segment from the the Discovery Channel series "Survive This!" That segment featured the 21 September 2005 landing gear event involving a jetBlue A320 near Los Angeles. During the clip, Dr. Todd Curtis explains some of the factors that led to a dramatic, but safe end of the flight. The series "Survive This!" ran for one year during the 2007 season.
Excerpt from "Survive This"
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Audio: MP3
Video: YouTube | Google Video
The transcript of this podcast is available at
http://www.airsafe.com/podcasts/show60.htm
For information about other significant Qantas safety events, visit
http://www.airsafe.com/events/airlines/jetblue.htm
For Other AirSafe.com podcasts, visit
http://podcast.airsafe.org
Excerpt from "Survive This"
For audio and video versions of this podcasts, use the links below:
Audio: MP3
Video: YouTube | Google Video
The transcript of this podcast is available at
http://www.airsafe.com/podcasts/show60.htm
For information about other significant Qantas safety events, visit
http://www.airsafe.com/events/airlines/jetblue.htm
For Other AirSafe.com podcasts, visit
http://podcast.airsafe.org
03 August 2008
Interview with Amanda Ripley, Author of "The Unthinkable"
This episode of the podcast features an interview with Time Magazine senior writer Amanda Ripley, author of the book "The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes And Why."
Amanda has traveled the world, writing about and studying a number of disasters, including the attacks of 9/11, and the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. She currently covers both risk and homeland security issues for Time Magazine.
She has written for a number of other publications, including Congressional Quarterly, New York Times Magazine, Time Out, and Washington Monthly.
You can hear the podcast at
http://www.airsafe.com/podcasts/show59-ripley.mp3
Related information is available at
http://www.airsafe.com/podcasts/show59.htm
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Social Networking and AirSafe.com
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Amanda has traveled the world, writing about and studying a number of disasters, including the attacks of 9/11, and the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. She currently covers both risk and homeland security issues for Time Magazine.
She has written for a number of other publications, including Congressional Quarterly, New York Times Magazine, Time Out, and Washington Monthly.
You can hear the podcast at
http://www.airsafe.com/podcasts/show59-ripley.mp3
Related information is available at
http://www.airsafe.com/podcasts/show59.htm
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Social Networking and AirSafe.com
Become a fan on AirSafe.com's Facebook page at
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Airsafecom/18541639875
Check out Dr. Todd Curtis at LinkedIn at
http://www.linkedin.com/in/airsafe
Do you Twitter? Follow AirSafe.com at
http://twitter.com/airsafe
Post a Comment to AirSafe.com Podcasts at
http://airsafe.blogspot.com
Post a Comment about an AirSafe.com video at
http://www.youtube.com/airsafe
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