Originally Posted by
soorox
If I was SkyTeam I would not Let Garuda Indonesia join, & probably let MH or even PR ahead of them! I wouldn't risk my life flying with them, even though they are allowed back in the EU. I think CI also wants entry next year, I really want them to join!
Aren't you being a bit inconsistent ? You dont want GA to join because of their safety record , but you would be happy to have CI join with theirs ?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_A..._and_accidents
Since 1970, the airline has averaged 6.44 fatal events per million flights, [14] while the worldwide average is under 2.0. [15]
August 12, 1970, Flight 206, a NAMC YS-11, struck a ridge while landing at Taipei, killing 14 people. This was the airline's first fatal accident.
November 20, 1971, Flight 825, a Caravelle aircraft, blew up after a bomb on it exploded, causing the deaths of 25 people over the Penghu Islands.
February 19, 1985, China Airlines Flight 006, a Boeing 747SP, performed an uncontrolled descent over the Pacific Ocean resulting in substantial damage to the aircraft.
February 16, 1986, Flight 2265, a Boeing 737, crashed in Makung, Penghu, killing 13.
October 26, 1989, a China Airlines Boeing 737-200 crashed shortly after takeoff from Hualien, Taiwan. All 54 passengers and crew aboard were killed.
December 29, 1991, Flight 358, a Boeing 747 freighter, hit a hillside at Wanli, Taiwan after separation of its No.3 & 4 engines, killing five people.
November 4, 1993, Flight 605, a brand new Boeing 747-400, overran the Kai Tak Airport runway 13 while landing during a typhoon. It had touched down more than 2/3 down the runway and was unable to stop before the end of the runway, finishing up in Hong Kong harbour. All 396 people on board were safely evacuated but the aircraft was written off, the vertical stabilisers were dynamited away due to their interference with Kai Tak's ILS systems.
April 26, 1994, Flight 140, an Airbus A300, crashed while landing at Nagoya, Japan, killing 264 people.
February 16, 1998, Flight 676, an Airbus A300, crashed after a failed missed-approach at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport in Taiwan, killing all 196 aboard along with 9 on the ground, including Taiwan Central Bank chief Hsu Yuan-Dong.
August 22, 1999, Flight 642, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11, flipped over while landing at Hong Kong airport during a typhoon. Three people were killed.
May 25, 2002, Flight 611, a Boeing 747-200B, broke up in mid-air on the way to Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport in Taiwan. All 206 passengers and 19 crew members died. The aircraft was the last 747-200 in China Airlines' fleet.
August 20, 2007, China Airlines Flight 120, a Boeing 737-800 inbound from Taipei caught fire shortly after landing at Naha Airport in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. After stopping on the tarmac, the engine started smoking and burning, and later exploded causing the aircraft to catch fire.