Emirates A380 Moscow landing incident

[desertdog71]

I've heard second and third hand that they work like rented mules at Emirates. Fatigue is almost certainly in play.

30 hour overnight is hardly a short layover, plus there's plenty of dozing for dollars in the bunk during the crossing.

 

[z987k]

I’d rather have a 14 hour than a 24. 24 hour overnights are the devil.

Yup. 24 hours is terrible.

 

[ChasenSFO]

REMIX!!!

http://avherald.com/h?article=4b21e320&opt=0

An Emirates Airbus A380-800, registration A6-EEU performing flight EK-207 from Dubai (United Arab Emirates) to New York JFK,NY (USA), was on final approach to New York's runway 13L following the Canarsie approach (requiring a 90 degrees turn onto very short final), when the aircraft descended below minimums prompting tower to warn EK-207 "you appear to be extremely low on approach" at 20:26L (01:26Z Dec 5th) while the aircraft was about half way into the turn about to be abeam the Aqueduct Racetrack about 2.5nm before the runway threshold, the crew announced in response "missed approach". The aircraft climbed out to safety, positioned for another approach now to runway 22L and landed safely about 10 minutes after the go-around.

The FAA radar data suggest the aircraft was at 200 feet AGL at the lowest point. The Webtrak data produced by the airport authority show the aircraft at 338 feet MSL at its lowest point.

200AGL in the turn hmm? Maybe there is a full frame camera phone shot, probably was low enough that the city light illuminated the jet haha.