Comments on: The Curse of Russia’s Airplanes http://robertamsterdam.com/2012/05/the-curse-of-russias-airplanes/ Perspectives on Global Politics and Business Sat, 18 May 2013 18:31:13 +0000 hourly 1 By: shay http://robertamsterdam.com/2012/05/the-curse-of-russias-airplanes/#comment-172829 shay Tue, 15 May 2012 17:34:17 +0000 http://robertamsterdam.com/?p=47214#comment-172829 Thank you for correcting me on the state of bribery in Russia, I seem to be miss-informed about the facts. And I guess crashing into a mountain is pilot error.

I wonder why Boeing and Airbus planes are not dropping out of the skies in the West.

You’re the “piece of work” for constantly defending the indefensible — Putin’s Russia

]]> By: rkka http://robertamsterdam.com/2012/05/the-curse-of-russias-airplanes/#comment-172810 rkka Thu, 10 May 2012 23:26:34 +0000 http://robertamsterdam.com/?p=47214#comment-172810 “Without the excuse of antiquity – how will the fate of this aircraft be explained?”

Are you really this dense? Most aircraft crashes are caused by pilot error.

And possible technical failure? Maybe it was…

The German flight control system?

The French fuel system?

The American electric power system?

Bobby A. and Shay really are pieces of work.

]]> By: shay http://robertamsterdam.com/2012/05/the-curse-of-russias-airplanes/#comment-172805 shay Thu, 10 May 2012 15:30:33 +0000 http://robertamsterdam.com/?p=47214#comment-172805 The Sukhoi Superjet is a metaphor for Putin’s Russia: broken airplane = broken country. Overly hyped, carefully spun, but without substance.

Health and safety inspectors in Russia regularly take bribes in order to sign off on questionable situations, I doubt that Russia’s aviation industry is any different.

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