Originally Posted by
AAExPlat
Just going back 2 years for UA, I found:
- 5/16/2010: UA Boeing 757 had cockpit fire. Diverted to IAD.
- 5/7/2010: UA 747 at SYD experiences tailstrike and returns to SYD after takeoff
- 1/10/2010: UA flight 634, an Airbus A319 lands at EWR with right MLG only partially extended. 3 pax injured.
- 7/20/2009: UA flight 949, a B763 has cockpit fire over Atlantic and diverts to KEF.
- 6/10/2009: UA flight 146, a B752 experiences tailpipe fire in the right engine during startup.
- 10/20/2008: UA flight 1449 an A320 experiences tailstrike on landing with substantial damage to underbelly and aft bulkhead
- 2/25/2008: UA flight 267, an A320 veers off runway on landing on runway 19 at Jackson Hole Wyoming.
- 1/25/2008: UA A320 at EWR experiences multiple avionics and electrical failures requiring return to EWR.
You know what they say about glass houses....
FWIW, I would happily fly UA any day. The number of incidents in relation to the number of flight movements is nearly 0....
This takes me back to the mid 70's.
I was involved with the audit of Continental Airlines and we had to deal with the financial statement disclosure and consequences of a crash. Since the insurance proceeds substantially exceeded the depreciated value of the aircraft, there was a significant gain to recognise in the income statement. Since the item was significant, unusual and nonrecurring, the company reported the impact as an extraordinary item with the creative title of "Involuntary Conversion of Aircraft". Two years later the same thing happened and serious consideration was given to whether the event met the definition of unusual and nonrecurring!