Well call me a teatime...
So, it appears to me that August has been the month of plane crashes... lets go through the list here...
"August 2, 2005 - An Air France Airbus bursts into flames after overshooting the runway while landing at Toronto's Pearson International Airport in a storm, but all 309 passengers and crew survive.
August 14, 2005 - A Helios Airlines Boeing 737 crashes in the area of Kalamos, 30 km (19 miles) north of the Greek capital, Athens, killing all 121 passengers and crew on board.
August 16, 2005 - A West Caribbean Airways MD-80 aircraft crashes near Venezuela's border with Colombia, in the Sierra de Perija mountains. All 160 passengers and crew were killed.
August 23, 2005 - A Boeing 737-200 aircraft of Peru's state-run airline TANS with 100 people aboard crashes during a severe storm in the country's northeastern jungle, killing at least 40 people and injuring at least 20."
(Listing from CNN, I totally had a list though, but CNN's was better)
"August 2, 2005 - An Air France Airbus bursts into flames after overshooting the runway while landing at Toronto's Pearson International Airport in a storm, but all 309 passengers and crew survive.
August 14, 2005 - A Helios Airlines Boeing 737 crashes in the area of Kalamos, 30 km (19 miles) north of the Greek capital, Athens, killing all 121 passengers and crew on board.
August 16, 2005 - A West Caribbean Airways MD-80 aircraft crashes near Venezuela's border with Colombia, in the Sierra de Perija mountains. All 160 passengers and crew were killed.
August 23, 2005 - A Boeing 737-200 aircraft of Peru's state-run airline TANS with 100 people aboard crashes during a severe storm in the country's northeastern jungle, killing at least 40 people and injuring at least 20."
(Listing from CNN, I totally had a list though, but CNN's was better)
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I used to work at a law firm that specialized in air disasters. Believe me, I'd rather handle motor vehicle accidents and that type of personal injury law. There's so much investigation involved with a ton of FOIA requests and correspondence to the federal safety board (can't think of their acronym). THe saddest part, of course, is the family members. THey think that it takes less than a year to get a settlement and that's how long it takes to settle a motor vehicle accident. Expensive injury claims and moreso with deaths takes a long time to settle because people want to negotiate rather than settle right away.
well there was also one near Seattle that Sam (sorry, Ron) had to go to because he's the head honcho over here. THAT'S RIGHT, CNN MISSED ONE!!
Damn you CNN
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