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Oct 3, 2013 | 9:26 pm

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Originally Posted by RobOnLI

And I thought all their money was being spent on redundant systems and communications because it sure as hell isn't going into their aircraft. Every ERJ145 I have flown on is a rickety old piece of aluminum that doesn't feel airworthy to me.

-RM

Good thing you are not (at least AFAIK) a statistician.

"The ERJ 145 family of aircraft has no reported crashes or fatalities due to mechanical malfunction in over 15 million hours (as of June 2009) of flight time for the fleet." From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embraer_145
Given the shorter haul useage and frequent quick turns, 15 million flight hours is a very good record for zero mechanical fatalities or crashes, and AFAIK, that 15,000,000 number has only increased since 2009 with the same record of 0/0.

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