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Delta's Woeful Decision....
The pictures taken off from Google earth will allow you to form a basic educated opinion on this matter. Now keep in mind this airport happens to be the one in Puerto Plata "La Union". A cargo jet dumped fuel without permission just about to land into the airport (as the mist would had created telltale for air traffic controllers should they had done it at the proper altitude and distance from the airport).
You can see the fuel that didn't evaporate in the air as the plane did the dumping still floating in close proximity to the airport's coastal area.
I provided two more takes so that the patch of fuel can be located in relation the airport as well
Fuel dumped in the proximity of STI that didn't evaporate properly with the misting action, felled atop greens in the ground and the resulting stink up was the final product of jet fuel coming in contact with flush green vegetation...
Now... I'm not an expert or anything of the sort in this matter, but I have friends with ample knowledge on the field and in the matter that was happening in the airport at the time.
The air authorities and airport mgment. Wouldn?t come clean to the public on this issue no matter what. Why? We all know the way gov works in the DR.
Now... I don't try to shoot your opinion down with personal attacks to your mental capacity or understanding of things, like you did to me with your "Expert" remarks.
I respect the opinions of others and provide enough room to set my opinions accordingly to the issue, no matter how intricate it may be...
Here are the pics as described above (you can see them on your pc by using Google earth and zooming into the area as well):
The patch you see is NOT clouds or image reflections of any kind, in fact the satellite picture was ordered by the local air and airport authorities in the DR to fine the controllers of the plane that committed the unauthorized dumping.
The patch location is NOT where it was located when the dumping took place, the currents took it there; from the time of the dumping to the time the pictured was commissioned to the satellite photographic entity, the patch was tracked using the accordingly measures to set the most likely distance and altitude of the plane when the dumping took place.
In STI, airport authorities were reprimanded and several cargo operators put in notice to the grave consequences of protocol evasion the next time. The dumping was eliminated as such from then on.
The area that was covered with the jet fuel remains laden with toxic agents and additives from such dumping. The area can be traced via aerial photography with ease still today. Jet fuel has an adverse reaction in the ground where it's improperly disposed off. Think the way gasoline or diesel kills vegetation on contact and permeates the ground with toxics that take a long while to dissipate (if ever)...
The patch location is NOT where it was located when the dumping took place, the currents took it there; from the time of the dumping to the time the pictured was commissioned to the satellite photographic entity, the patch was tracked using the accordingly measures to set the most likely distance and altitude of the plane when the dumping took place.
In STI, airport authorities were reprimanded and several cargo operators put in notice to the grave consequences of protocol evasion the next time. The dumping was eliminated as such from then on.
The area that was covered with the jet fuel remains laden with toxic agents and additives from such dumping. The area can be traced via aerial photography with ease still today. Jet fuel has an adverse reaction in the ground where it's improperly disposed off. Think the way gasoline or diesel kills vegetation on contact and permeates the ground with toxics that take a long while to dissipate (if ever)...
Delta is one the big players in the US and international market... Need I say more about them?
As big players the tactics remain the same, outprice the competition to shut them out from your service market!
As for the DR or overall air industry, I keep a personal opinion and understanding from an investor's point of view and knowledge of such industry...
Delta can't compete fairly in the local market as it is; they never have been able to play it fair! Just as AA they supported their expansion via muscle and push over of smaller operators wherever they came to play ball.
I never explicitly said they were out of the DR market as "out" in kaput, but down from still using their muscle to overtake the smaller or fairly competitive player.
I'm well aware of the air industry and the shortcomings they face in the DR as a whole ever since I was a 20 yo...
One down, two to go (unfair players...LOL)!!!
A plane takes off with thousands of pounds of fuel in the wings. if the plane is full of fuel and has to make an emergency landing, its not recommended to land with all the weights on the wings. the reason being, the plane can break up upon touchdown. The tires can explode or worse the wings can break apart. Now lets say if its an emergency and the plane has to land, its a good idea to dump the fuel so the plane can land with minimal fuel so in case if there is a fire upon crash landing it will not be a huge disaster.
AZB
fuel dumping
I do not know the circumstances under which that aircraft dumped fuel however there are alternatives to dumping fuel such as delaying the landing to achieve fuel burnoff or by holding at low altitude with the gear down. It is possible to land overweight (within performance landing weight limitations and preferable to dumping fuel) however an overweight landing inspection must be performed and it is lengthy and costly especially if you are using contract maintenance in another country. That is a decision made by the captain in coordination with maintenance and the flight dispatcher.
Many US carriers tanker fuel (add as much fuel as possible for the return flight) into the DR because fuel in DR is much more expensive.
An aircrafts fuel supply is usually only enough to satisfy the FAA regulations and is dependant on the air carriers FAA approved exemptions. The FAA requires:
1. enough fuel to fly and land at the airport to which it was dispatched.
2. to fly and land to the most distant alternate airport (if required).
3. to fly for an addiitonal 45 minutes at normal cruising fuel consumption.
Believe me when I tell you that additional fuel is only added (especially nowadays with the $$$ of fuel) at the discretion of the dispatcher and the captain if factors such as wind, weather, routing or anticipated traffic delays are forecast.
I do not know the circumstances under which that aircraft dumped fuel however there are alternatives to dumping fuel such as delaying the landing to achieve fuel burnoff or by holding at low altitude with the gear down. It is possible to land overweight (within performance landing weight limitations and preferable to dumping fuel) however an overweight landing inspection must be performed and it is lengthy and costly especially if you are using contract maintenance in another country. That is a decision made by the captain in coordination with maintenance and the flight dispatcher.
Many US carriers tanker fuel (add as much fuel as possible for the return flight) into the DR because fuel in DR is much more expensive.
An aircrafts fuel supply is usually only enough to satisfy the FAA regulations and is dependant on the air carriers FAA approved exemptions. The FAA requires:
1. enough fuel to fly and land at the airport to which it was dispatched.
2. to fly and land to the most distant alternate airport (if required).
3. to fly for an addiitonal 45 minutes at normal cruising fuel consumption.
Believe me when I tell you that additional fuel is only added (especially nowadays with the $$$ of fuel) at the discretion of the dispatcher and the captain if factors such as wind, weather, routing or anticipated traffic delays are forecast.
You are happy to see them go and they are leaving, so what is the problem? Like many other markets, Delta and others tried to make money in the DR, the can't so they left. The market isn't viable and there are more profitable routes elsewhere so they left. You are happy and Delta has equipment to expand elsewhere.