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Friday, May 18, 2007 12:00 AM

Ask the Pilot

What caused the Kenya Airlines 737 to nose-dive just after takeoff, killing all aboard? We still don't know -- and neither does the press.
By Patrick Smith

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  • Friday, May 18, 2007 07:11 AM

    "Perfect-stormishness"

    It seems to me that Patrick Smith failed to mention another possibility in his "perfect-stormishness" list.

    It may be Kenya Airway's policy, totally unwritten of course, that, when in doubt, the pilots/airplane should take off. The weather be damned. Connecting flights are most important. Being on time is most important.

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