FXMax From United Arab Emirates, joined Apr 2009, 7 posts, RR: 0 Posted (3 years 6 months 2 weeks 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 16551 times:
33 unhurt after plane overshoots runway at CRJ - George, South Africa
SA "Airlink has confirmed that its flight SA8625 operating from Cape Town to George was involved in "an incident" on landing at George Airport on Monday morning, but that 30 passengers and three crew are unhurt."
JoKeR From Serbia, joined Nov 2004, 2157 posts, RR: 9 Reply 2, posted (3 years 6 months 2 weeks 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 16443 times:
This is what, 3rd incident in a short while for Airlink?
Something must be terribly wrong at that airline.... beginning of the end perhaps, can't see pax rebuilding their safety confidence with them anytime soon... another Nationwide in the making by the looks of it...
And the plane... that looks like a write-off to me, bent fuselage, badly damaged wings, landing gears gone and the front is ... simply not there anymore...
Ferengi80 From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2007, 669 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (3 years 6 months 2 weeks 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 16154 times:
I'm just looking at the damage to the nose cone, and the probably damage to the undercarriage assemblies. Do you think this is repairable, or is the aircraft going to be written off as a result of this incident?
Glad to hear everyone got out.
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RFields5421 From United States of America, joined Jul 2007, 6191 posts, RR: 25 Reply 5, posted (3 years 6 months 2 weeks 1 day 12 hours ago) and read 15843 times:
Quoting Ferengi80 (Reply 4): Do you think this is repairable, or is the aircraft going to be written off as a result of this incident?
I think they use the 135 not the 145. If so, there are several for sale/ lease real cheap right now with American Eagle and ExpressJet trying to take that type out of their inventory.
Shankly From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2000, 1477 posts, RR: 1 Reply 6, posted (3 years 6 months 2 weeks 1 day 12 hours ago) and read 15760 times:
Flew the 8625 last year and the weather can change in an instant up there in George, as it did on our flight.
From the pics it looks like a relatively low speed over-run, the fence and the embankment causing much of the damage
My experiences of SAA Airlink have always been very good; in fact they are my preferred choice when flying internally within SA. Good to see crew and pax safe.
JBirdAV8r From United States of America, joined Jun 2001, 4460 posts, RR: 22 Reply 8, posted (3 years 6 months 2 weeks 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 14262 times:
Quoting Ferengi80 (Reply 4): I'm just looking at the damage to the nose cone, and the probably damage to the undercarriage assemblies. Do you think this is repairable, or is the aircraft going to be written off as a result of this incident?
Well, just about everything is technically repairable. What strikes me as the big problem is that not only do you have a crumpled nose, the whole aft of the aircraft is bent up a few degrees. I think this will be a writeoff.
There are plenty of E135's for sale though, so if they need the capacity I'm sure they can find it.
Cchan From New Zealand, joined May 2003, 1704 posts, RR: 2 Reply 9, posted (3 years 6 months 2 weeks 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 13246 times:
Quoting JBirdAV8r (Reply 8): There are plenty of E135's for sale though, so if they need the capacity I'm sure they can find it.
What a shame just 6 months ahead of the World Cup, when they will need the capacity. What about the other 3 aircrafts involved in the previous accidents/incidents, were they written off?
Razza From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2005, 9 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (3 years 6 months 2 weeks 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 12749 times:
Not pretty at all...
Quoting JoKeR (Reply 2): Something must be terribly wrong at that airline.... beginning of the end perhaps, can't see pax rebuilding their safety confidence with them anytime soon... another Nationwide in the making by the looks of it...
I guess aquaplaning could happen to any aircraft, and I think it's just very unlucky that it actually happened to Airlink... Having said that, this can't be good press!!
EMBQA From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 9292 posts, RR: 12 Reply 12, posted (3 years 6 months 2 weeks 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 12568 times:
Quoting Ferengi80 (Reply 4): Do you think this is repairable, or is the aircraft going to be written off as a result of this incident?
It's a write off......It will cost too much to fix it.
Quoting JoKeR (Reply 1): Quoting FXMax (Thread starter):
33 unhurt after plane overshoots runway at CRJ - George, South Africa
Actually an Embraer..
Actually he is somewhat correct.. the code for the airport is GRJ.... not CRJ
[Edited 2009-12-07 11:38:29]
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DocLightning From United States of America, joined Nov 2005, 16936 posts, RR: 57 Reply 13, posted (3 years 6 months 2 weeks 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 12327 times:
Quoting JBirdAV8r (Reply 8):
Well, just about everything is technically repairable. What strikes me as the big problem is that not only do you have a crumpled nose, the whole aft of the aircraft is bent up a few degrees. I think this will be a writeoff.
Yeah, I was wondering if it was bent or that was just part of the tail, but I agree, it's bent.
You can repair anything, but this won't be worth it.
JoKeR From Serbia, joined Nov 2004, 2157 posts, RR: 9 Reply 16, posted (3 years 6 months 2 weeks 21 hours ago) and read 5848 times:
Quoting Andz (Reply 15): Airlink has nothing to do with SAA,
Not entirely true, although SA Airlink is an independent airline, it is related to SAA through a broad alliance, not merely by operating flights under "SA" flight numbers; it also participates in Voyager and has a very similar corporate "look and feel" to the flag carrier, so this incident unfortunately affects far more than SA Airlink itself...
Quoting Andz (Reply 15): let's not tarnish an airline that is not involved.
Agree, in a way reminds me of the 2008 Aeroflot Nord and Aeroflot split after the initial carrier's tragic 735 accident.
Shankly From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2000, 1477 posts, RR: 1 Reply 18, posted (3 years 6 months 2 weeks 16 hours ago) and read 4545 times:
Quoting Andz (Reply 15): Airlink has nothing to do with SAA, let's not tarnish an airline that is not involved
1. I was not tarnishing SAA Airlink. I stated they are and indeed remain, my internal airline of choice within SA
2. Never actually paid for an Airlink flight...always used my SAA Voyager miles. Airlink is also very visibly associated with SAA from the livery, flight service, check-in areas, website, Voyager crossover, so from a customer perception, they are very much in the SAA family.
Cchan From New Zealand, joined May 2003, 1704 posts, RR: 2 Reply 19, posted (3 years 6 months 2 weeks 15 hours ago) and read 4257 times:
Quoting Shankly (Reply 18): I was not tarnishing SAA Airlink
The name of this company was SA Airlink (now just Airlink), not SAA Airlink. Maybe that will help those who can't tell the difference between the 2 airlines.
Quoting Shankly (Reply 18): Airlink is also very visibly associated with SAA from the livery, flight service, check-in areas, website, Voyager crossover, so from a customer perception, they are very much in the SAA family.
Airlink, South African Airways (SAA) and South African Express (SAX) are separate companies although they all market their flights using the SA code, and they are partner airlines in the Voyager programme. These 3 airlines have separate check-in counters at the airports I have visited, their liveries are different, although based on a similar design. They have separate websites, but they all use the flight search engine provided by SAA, and it seems SAA also handle the ticketing for the other two. If one considers Airlink and SAX as part of the SAA family, then one needs to put Comair and Kulula.com as part of the British Airways family too.
Shankly From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2000, 1477 posts, RR: 1 Reply 20, posted (3 years 6 months 2 weeks 10 hours ago) and read 3919 times:
Quoting Cchan (Reply 19): If one considers Airlink and SAX as part of the SAA family, then one needs to put Comair and Kulula.com as part of the British Airways family too
Well if I was an average Joe (not a airliners.net nerd) I would probably figure, as I walked up the front steps of this 737, that Comair had something to do with BA:
Cchan From New Zealand, joined May 2003, 1704 posts, RR: 2 Reply 21, posted (3 years 6 months 2 weeks 9 hours ago) and read 3808 times:
Quoting Shankly (Reply 20): this is designed to make the customer think its the same lot...and it works
Agree, especially in the Comair case. They trade under the BA franchise, and I have no idea why Comair don't want to trade under their own brand, and have to "pretend" to be BA.
Quoting Shankly (Reply 20): Well if I was an average Joe (not a airliners.net nerd) I would probably figure, as I walked up the front steps of this 737, that Comair had something to do with BA
Most of their customers probably never heard of Comair, they only know they are flying with BA.
Quoting Shankly (Reply 20): Until recently the font on Airlink was also very similar to a certain other big african airline. And as for those tails!
At the time when Airlink was branded as SA Airlink, they had a strategic alliance with SAA.
On another note, it seems SAX has recently done something to try to establish their own brand identity: check their new website http://www.flyexpress.aero
Shankly From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2000, 1477 posts, RR: 1 Reply 23, posted (3 years 6 months 1 week 6 days 17 hours ago) and read 3453 times:
Quoting Cchan (Reply 21): On another note, it seems SAX has recently done something to try to establish their own brand identity: check their new website http://www.flyexpress.aero
Thanks for the link Cchan. Back in CPT in 19 days so can't wait!
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