Nearly 150 Dead in Madrid Plane Crash*
Travel Blog • Jim Benning • 08.20.08 | 11:24 AM ET
Nearly 150 people on a Spanair flight bound for the Canary Islands were killed when the MD-82 plane overshot the runway and crashed during takeoff at Madrid’s Barajas International Airport. Reports the New York Times: “A passenger on a flight that landed just after the accident told the BBC that the Spanair plane lifted off briefly but landed hard on its left wing, and then the left part of the aircraft collapsed.”
* Updated/edited 4:24 PT
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Jeff 08.21.08 | 2:38 AM ET
With its age and its bad record I think it’s time to ground the m80’s and focus on newer technology.
Jim Benning 08.21.08 | 12:02 PM ET
MD-80s are slowly but surely being phased out, Jeff, but it’s largely because they’re gas guzzlers, not due to safety concerns. The newer 737s are apparently much more fuel efficient:
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/368286_air25.html