Also, does anyone know the date this occurred, the rego of the aircraft, why the Cubana aircraft was there, and most importantly, was the person who did this strung up by the balls?
FlightSimFreak From United States of America, joined Oct 2000, 720 posts, RR: 0 Reply 1, posted (11 years 5 months 3 weeks 14 hours ago) and read 2024 times:
The pilot said something like "Airbus, Boeing, blah! It's Ilyushin all the way!" and in his drunken protest, the catering truck driver (who was eaither a Boeing or Airbus employ) said "Take this!" and rammed the plane with his truck. No, he wasn't strung up by the balls, but the pilot walked out, grabbed him by his belt, said "Siempre viva Castro!!!" and tossed him into the #2 engine. Well, it could have happened that way...
Spacecadet From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 3249 posts, RR: 14 Reply 2, posted (11 years 5 months 3 weeks 13 hours ago) and read 1969 times:
I have a feeling the fact that this is a Cubana airplane in Miami has something to do with it...
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IMissPiedmont From United States of America, joined May 2001, 6201 posts, RR: 43 Reply 6, posted (11 years 5 months 3 weeks 9 hours ago) and read 1837 times:
Probably rammed by one of the radical Cuban expatriots. As Hoffa mentioned, he was probably not prosecuted. He may well have benn given the job of security chief at the airport. In South Florida, Bautista still rules. Forget the fact that Castro has killed and jailed far fewer dissidents.
What is it with all the "is there a possibilty airline X will.." threads? The answer it'll is possible.
Aviatsiya From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 8, posted (11 years 5 months 3 weeks 8 hours ago) and read 1822 times:
I have tried to email Don but haven't heard anything back which is why I asked on here.
Just some other questions:
1) As this is a case that this was an airport employee who caused the damage wilfully, who is responsible for paying the costs to repair the aircraft?
2) They definitely would not have kept Il-62 spares on hand at MIA at the time this pic was taken. Would they have flown parts in on another Cubana aircraft?
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If the pilot had of been bragging about his Russian plane, I would have run him over myself, because last time I check the Il-62M was not a Russian aircraft but a Soviet one.
B744 From New Zealand, joined Dec 1999, 491 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (11 years 5 months 3 weeks 7 hours ago) and read 1789 times:
Sure the IL-62 was built during Soviet times, but if the the part of the Soviet Union where the factory was isn't now Russia, which of the former Soviet countries is it?
I understood that Antonov was Ukranian, but IL & TU factories are in Russia...
Aviatsiya From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 10, posted (11 years 5 months 3 weeks 4 hours ago) and read 1756 times:
It doesn't matter if the factories are now in Russia, or Kazakhstan, or Uzbekistan, or Ukraine; the Il-62 is a Soviet aircraft.
The only Russian aircraft designed (in service) in the last 50 years is the Tu-214.
The rest are of Soviet design (i.e. all 15 Soviet republics participated in their design and manufacture).
As to Antonov, yes, they may now be a Ukrainian OKB, but they have yet to produce an aircraft whilst it has been wholly Ukrainian. I pull up members here all the time who say that Antonov is Ukrainian, not Russian, with "sorry, but the An-124 and An-225 are SOVIET aircraft". The country of Ukraine has only existed since 1991 (when the Soviet Union disintegrated) (and at least in modern times).
Anyway, if anyone has info on the above incident, please let us know, as someone has to know about it.
B744F From Germany, joined Jan 2006, 0 posts, RR: 0 Reply 12, posted (11 years 5 months 3 weeks 1 hour ago) and read 1702 times:
Aviatsiya,
ref your question:
1. Airline is filling the form about ground incident, handling company is signing it. Then airline forwarding it to insurance company, who pays for repair and after that insurance company claims money from ground hanling company. Ofcourse, handling company also claiming their insurance company to pay these expenses
2. On Cubana or Aeroflot aircraft.
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