The plane could hold up to one hundred and twenty-eight passengers as well. These specifications go to show how much of an original and revolutionary plane was created by the minds of intelligent engineers. However, engineers can make mistakes and jeopardize the integrity of their profession. Such was the case with Air France Flight 4590 on July 25th 2000, which was one of the most terrible, preventable, and ethically irresponsible engineering disasters of all time. Flight 4590 was the only fatal accident in the thirty-one years that the Concorde program had been operational. The following is a detailed procedural as to how the tragedy of the Concorde occurred. The doomed flight begins its tragic journey from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport to New York carrying nine crew members and one hundred passengers. The time is 1:58 a.m, and the crew of the flight is contacting and requesting a free runway for a takeoff at exactly two thirty. At 2:34 a.m the aircraft is cleared by the Ground Controller to follow the path to runway 26. Eight minutes later takeoff clearance was given with the captain commencing takeoff. At this time the flight engineer of the flight remarked that the airplane had close to eight hundred kilos of fuel for takeoff. For the passengers and crew of Flight 4590, the next minute and forty seconds would be their last. At 2:42 a.m and fifty-four seconds problems begin to arise. At the exact moment that the pilot (who was not flying the plane), announces one…
pretzels and peanuts. Onto the next connecting flight, we suffered through the crowded corridors of the JFK airport, and let me tell you, using the restroom was a struggle I’d like to forget. This time the sign read Malpensa Airport. Last Name 3 Relieved, we acquired two empty seats next to outlets for the charging of our phones, and soon sunk into a light slumber. I rested my legs upon my carry-on to prevent it from being stolen while I rested my eyes. However, I could never sleep as well as…
1. What is your reaction to Ansary's famous post 9-11 email? Use quotations from the email to explain. After the attack on the World Trade Center Tamim Ansary sent out an email. Which quickly spread like wildfire. Fueled by emotions he sent out an email discussing that his home Afghanistan was not part of the attack. Within three days of this email Tamim was receiving calls from news networks, because of it. When hearing of Tamim’s experiences as he witnessed and heard people saying that all…
pre-emptive cancellations for severe weather), and improve customer communications. ” My Opinion Even though JetBlue experienced uncontrollable situation factors because they do not have control of the weather, they do have control of the decisions and actions their company and employees make. JetBlue should have enabled or empowered the employees to make key decisions when necessary. When the employees saw and experienced the delay after delay they should have reacted and if necessary…
Facing death In chapter 1-7 of Killing Kennedy : The end of Camelot by he tell about the few times John F. Kennedy came in contact with death and his many dramas both intimate and political. John first faced death while in the navy on guard in on his PT-109 his first boat had accidentally sunk but this on well too. While thinking Kennedy missed Japanese bomber and it was too late to turn the ship around, so the ship sunk 2/13 member were killed. The others escaped to a small island with the…
Service and expand their responsibilities. Amongst these responsibilities was the ability to deny certain requests of the president. One well-documented detail from Kennedy’s presidency was the fact that he saw people as his asset. Before leaving for the Dealey Plaza, Kennedy had asked the Secret Service to back off on the security so that he could create a greater connection with his supporters. Today, these orders would no longer be followed, for the president’s own safety. Other privileges…
“I can’t believe we finally get to see him!” I said as I walked quickly towards the huge airport. It was a hot Thursday afternoon in San Antonio, the date exactly was November 21, 1963. “The New York International airport is amazing isn’t it?” my husband John Connally asked as he led me into one of the giant open doors. Both me and my husband had to get our bags checked, including the presents I had brought with me. I had to quickly fix my husband’s suit while we were waiting for the men to…
What is the Equal Pay Act? The Bill of Equal Pay Act was first approved and signed by President John F. Kennedy on June 10, 1963. Employers were payed based on gender, and not on work. This act, which was the first of its kind, made it illegal for any wage disparity based on men and women working in the same place or comparable work under comparable conditions. This act was signed by the President Kennedy as part of his New Frontier Program. This act would prevent employer discrimination…
John Fitzgerald Kennedy once said "I look forward to a great future for America - a future in which our country will match its military strength with our moral restraint, its wealth with our wisdom, its power with our purpose." JFK was a president with a plan for the good of the people. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address, a 2011 Newsweek Article, and a U.S Army Marine Corps Photograph display this very idea. The authors built upon JFK's legacy with plenty of ethos and pathos by using his effect on…
not a one time event rather it was a culmination of events ranging from illegal acts of espionage to futile attempts at covering the crimes up building up to Nixon 's ultimate doom. Nixon Background Before the concept of Watergate and Nixon 's tenure in office. Nixon had a very promising political career as he rose from the House of Representatives to becoming a very innovative United States Senator of California who later went on to become Dwight D. Eisenhower 's running mate in nineteen…