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China Eastern, Malaysia Airlines Jets Collide on Tarmac at Shanghai
A China Eastern Airlines A340 and a Malaysia Airlines 777 jet collided with one another on the tarmac while taxiing at Shanghai Pudong International Airport Thursday afternoon... (airnation.net) More...
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You are pretty correct on your assessment of aircraft size. Look how long it took Hong Kong to replace KaiTak. Grabbing that checkerboard in big iron, turning, more than likely overshooting, and having to correct under 500' and slow was not only ascenine but dangerous as well. But, I doubt the 340 will be totaled for a tail clip, no more than a 777 will for a little wing damage, regardless of what we might like to see.LOL
I remember KaiTak well. I had to have a special endorsement on my ticket to land there, as on final you could reach out and borrow the salt from kitchen tables in Kowloon. I flew a 172 there, and it was strictly recreational flying because there was no place to go! I know they won't total the aircraft, a good mechanic will have it back on its feet in 15 minutes.
I really wonder if the problem was the A340 parking position. I have noticed at Pudong that the lines painted on the ground for the nose wheel is like Italian road rules, in that it is more of a suggestion, than anything one would need to follow.
I really wonder if the problem was the A340 parking position. I have noticed at Pudong that the lines painted on the ground for the nose wheel is like Italian road rules, in that it is more of a suggestion, than anything one would need to follow.
I guess everybody has their stories of KaiTak and it could be hangar flown for days or weeks, if not longer, but you are correct about your assessment of Airports in a lot of places. KaiTak seemed like it may have been built when that 172 was new and then lost in time, till all those 747's started trying to land in there. Along about then, somebody said maybe we ought to start thinking about something new, and naturally that takes awhile but they recognized the need and went 1st class. Unfortunately, not only Southeast Asia but quite a few places in the world have failed to realize what is going to get them into the mainstream of world commerce. Some have and have generated enough O&D traffic to bypass the hubs and get direct flights. By doing so, they have kept up with the needed infrastructure. Although a hub, KCLT is a good example. Besides being a well developed hub, they also have a high % of O&D traffic and they recognize how important that Airport is to the lifeblood of their city and it will be even moreso in years to come.
Too many planes!!!
Shanghai has been a rapidly growing city over the past two decades. The aviation business, however, is still thinking a DC-3 is a large aircraft, and ground operations are more or less the responsibility of the pilot.
Hopefully the A340 has enough damage to be totaled, clearing the way to buy a real plane to replace it. Something that starts with a B.
Hopefully the A340 has enough damage to be totaled, clearing the way to buy a real plane to replace it. Something that starts with a B.
