US is No. 3 among America's safest airlines
Jan 28, 2011, 11:00 am
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US is No. 3 among America's safest airlines
http://travel.usnews.com/features/Am...fest_Airlines/
1. AirTran
2. Southwest
3. US
4. CO
5. DL
6. UA
7. AA
8. JetBlue
The report is quick to mention that any U.S. based airline is very, very safe.
I'm not sure why reports like this are done (afer all, since the airlines are all safe, do we need a report at all...), but I guess this is more positive news for US in terms of bragging rights, and congratulations to all at US who make safety a top priority ^
Maybe we could discard the moniker "US Scareways" once and for all
1. AirTran
2. Southwest
3. US
4. CO
5. DL
6. UA
7. AA
8. JetBlue
The report is quick to mention that any U.S. based airline is very, very safe.
I'm not sure why reports like this are done (afer all, since the airlines are all safe, do we need a report at all...), but I guess this is more positive news for US in terms of bragging rights, and congratulations to all at US who make safety a top priority ^
Maybe we could discard the moniker "US Scareways" once and for all
Jan 28, 2011, 12:28 pm
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It was an unfair moniker to begin with, especially if you look at the past 25 years:
http://www.planecrashinfo.com/rates.htm
To me, I found AF position on the list rather interesting.
http://www.planecrashinfo.com/rates.htm
To me, I found AF position on the list rather interesting.
Jan 28, 2011, 9:34 pm
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It was an unfair moniker to begin with, especially if you look at the past 25 years:
http://www.planecrashinfo.com/rates.htm
To me, I found AF position on the list rather interesting.
http://www.planecrashinfo.com/rates.htm
To me, I found AF position on the list rather interesting.
Jan 29, 2011, 12:43 am
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And the A340 at Toronto. And why is Jetblue last without having a single hull-loss?
Jan 29, 2011, 4:38 am
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Then I wonder what Mr. Slater would be thinking reading this... 
Jan 29, 2011, 12:33 pm
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It was an unfair moniker to begin with, especially if you look at the past 25 years:
http://www.planecrashinfo.com/rates.htm
To me, I found AF position on the list rather interesting.
http://www.planecrashinfo.com/rates.htm
To me, I found AF position on the list rather interesting.
It also seems unfair that AA and UA get dinged for fatalities from 9/11.
Jan 29, 2011, 11:54 pm
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combining CO and CoEx when the rest of the regionals were broken out... mostly. Comair was there, but others weren't. The table is flawed overall. There are too many inconsistencies in the data.
Jan 30, 2011, 9:35 am
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Airtrain - Valuejet
Would Valuejet crash be part of Airtrain numbers? As I recall Valuejet crash near Miami led to management from valuejet taking over Airtran and changing name?
Jan 30, 2011, 11:56 am
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Jan 30, 2011, 4:08 pm
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Jan 30, 2011, 5:43 pm
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Most crashes in recent times such as Afriqiyah A330, Ethiopian 737, Air India 737 and Airblue A321 are either caused by or strongly contributed by pilot error. If the folks up front know what they're doing then you're statistically guaranteed a safe flight, regardless of the paintwork on the side.
Jan 30, 2011, 7:06 pm
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Most crashes in recent times such as Afriqiyah A330, Ethiopian 737, Air India 737 and Airblue A321 are either caused by or strongly contributed by pilot error. If the folks up front know what they're doing then you're statistically guaranteed a safe flight, regardless of the paintwork on the side.