# The Great Ongoing Aviation Thread (general and other) (Part 1)

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**Created:** [October 23, 2011, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-aviation-thread-general-and-other-part-1/600499 "2011-10-23T02:17:01Z")\
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There is a separate thread for the Air India crash:

> [@Air India - Boeing Crash](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-india-boeing-crash/1019517/10):
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> This is the first crash. There have been a couple of events where the airplane caught fire on the ground and it’s unclear now whether the airplane ended up being written off or repaired. The repair-or-write-off info obviously exists; it’s just not immediately available without some sleuthing.

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