Originally Posted by
gosha83
What a generalization. When's the last time a mainline Aeroflot flight had a fatality in the last 20 years? Was it more than any of the US or European based carriers?
Transaero or S7 - similar stories.
I will fly on Aeroflot, S7 or Transaero any day of the week. You cannot be so blind as to assume that every airline in a country is following identical standards. These carriers operate into western countries and have to conform not just to domestic regulations but foreign ones as well.
Would I fly all Russian airlines without hesitation? No. I wouldn't. I'd cast a suspect eye on Red Wings or any other Russian carrier outside of those three. But would I issue a blanket statement on all Russian airlines? No. That would be ignorant.
Like Javelin said, you have to take into account improvements and progress that the airlines make (ie Korean Air).
Aeroflot had a fatal crash last year with the Superjet incident. Here is an interesting article from 2011 about Russian airline safety.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...346152726.html
Heres a good one on African safety
http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/art...ern-2012-06-18
There was also a few Youtube videos making the rounds not long ago with an Aerflot Airbus taking off without having its wings properly deiced of snow. I mean, a lot of snow, not just a dusting. As a pilot myself, there is no way, I would make the decision to take off with a snow pack on my wings. Regardless if the pilots thought the snow would blow off during the take off roll, ultimately they are assuming it will blow off and that is a dangerous mindset to have in my opinion.
Again, these are just my opinions and surely I wouldn't expect everyone to agree.