Aeroflot deactivates brakes on nine aircraft, relies solely on reverse thrust

Re:Aeroflot deactivates brakes on nine aircraft, relies sole... by wkat4242 on Monday August 07, 2023 @03:28PM (#37039655)

> The planes might be missing some maintenance, but they are certainly not falling out of the skies

Yet.

You don't want to be in the first one that does.

Planes have gone down for much stupider reasons. Even serious airlines like KLM (Cityhopper) and Air France have flown perfectly good aircraft into the ground. It doesn't have to be faulty, human confusion is enough.

Going outside of normal procedures like this reduces redundancy and increases the chances of confusion and error.

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Re:Aeroflot deactivates brakes on nine aircraft, relies sole... by marcosdumay on Monday August 07, 2023 @09:28PM (#37043311)

Oh, you may be surprised by the number of perfectly avoidable, not even cost-saving stupid things that cause train accidents around the world.

The GP has a point. If the trip is necessary, planes are probably the safest way to do it. And as they become unsafe, the alternatives are prone to doing the same on an even quicker rate.

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Re:Aeroflot deactivates brakes on nine aircraft, relies sole... by uwagar on Tuesday August 08, 2023 @01:01AM (#37044702)

> And as they become unsafe, the alternatives are prone to doing the same on an even quicker rate.

russian railways isnt dependent like Aeroflot on EU/USA aircraft for their operations. maybe there will be more train travel until the indigenous industry supplies the necessary aircraft?

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