Aero-News: Quote of the Day

ANN's Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and issues.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"We're presently having new airplanes designed -- they're on the drawing board. Boeing has one. Airbus has what's called the Airbus 380, a 550 passenger airplane. The regulations haven't changed. They don't have to provide any more fire detection or fire protection than we had on Swiss Air 111."

Source: ALPA's Ken Adams, who represented the pilots' union during the Canadian Transportation Safety Board's investigation into the crash of Swiss Air Flight 111 in November, 1998. NOVA, a PBS program produced by WGBH in Boston, reports materials previously thought to be fireproof -- metalized mylar and silicone duct caps, for instance -- in fact fed the fire that ultimately led to the destruction of the MD-11 and the deaths of all 221 people on board. "NOVA Presents: Crash Of Flight 111" airs November 17th at 8:00 p.m. EST.

FMI: Canadian TSB Report On Crash Of Flight 111, www.wgbh.org