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BBC News just reporting that a budget airline in Brazil has lost an airliner. A collision with another aircraft is suspected.

Saw that on cnn.com too, it seems like there has been a lot of accidents in the past couple of months.  Awful to hear...

Brand new 73G, operated by Brazialian carrier GOL

Just got the cnn alert on my com.

Here is a BBC news thing.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/5394146.stm
I hope they find it!
This is Gol's first major crash since it was founded in 2001 and the plane was brand new this month.

Not pleasant. I expect it'll be found soon after daylight returns.

You go outside, and look up at the sky, and observe what an enormous empty space it is, and then wonder how two tiny objects such as aeroplanes can collide with one another over a sparcely populated, remote area...?
..it seems almost impossible...!

Very sad...

Paul.

You go outside, and look up at the sky, and observe what an enormous empty space it is, and then wonder how two tiny objects such as aeroplanes can collide with one another over a sparcely populated, remote area...?
..it seems almost impossible...!

Very sad...

Paul.

Considering they are flying in an airway system, it is possible to happen, but very unlikely....especially head to head encounters. They shouldn't even be on the same flight level.  ???

Yeah, read that myself...sad to see a brand new aircraft biting the dust...RIP

Yeah, read that myself...sad to see a brand new aircraft biting the dust...RIP

Sadder to think of the 155 on board...

Yeah, read that myself...sad to see a brand new aircraft biting the dust...RIP

Although that's hardly relevant, it's far worse to see an older aircraft involved in an accident. A 737 is hardly unreplaceable.

Any news on the fate of the aircraft, yet?

Although that's hardly relevant, it's far worse to see an older aircraft involved in an accident. A 737 is hardly unreplaceable.

Any news on the fate of the aircraft, yet?

Yes... really bad news. I'm normally very optimistic, but this looks bad.
This one will have them puzzling, as both planes, supposedly, were equipped with TCAS.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060930/ap_ ... missing_27

Yes... really bad news. I'm normally very optimistic, but this looks bad.
This one will have them puzzling, as both planes, supposedly, were equipped with TCAS.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060930/ap_ ... missing_27

So did the Tu-154 and the Boeing 757 over Southern Germany in 2002.

Matt

PS For the conspiracy theorists I came across this website:

http://www.vialls.com/tupolev/tupolev.htm

This one will have them puzzling, as both planes, supposedly, were equipped with TCAS.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060930/ap_ ... missing_27

I note that they're now saying  there is no proof of a collision as originally reported. If that is the case how was the Legacy damaged? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/5395042.stm