Originally Posted by WRCSolberg
That's pilot error, not the fault of the aircraft. If twin engine planes were inherently less safe than quads and tris, no one would be flying them. But I digress.
Pilot error, but another issue to bring up with this incident when looking at the twin vs 3 or 4 engines, is, was this 737 ETOPS certified? I am going to take a guess that it wasn't.
When looking at long haul flight with twin engine (767, 777, A330) vs three (DC-10, MD-11, L1011 - if any TriStars are still around) or four (747, A340), it's important that we look at ETOPS certified twin engine aircraft vs a three or four engine aircraft.
I believe a few 737s (the 737-700 specifically) are ETOPS certified and ETOPS equipped such as the 737-700's which AQ uses in the west coast to HNL markets. I believe the -800 may have ETOPS certification for some CO Micronesia flights.
Regardless, when trying to compare twin engine vs others for long-haul, trans-Oceanic flights, lets
compare ETOPS certified & equipped twins such as the B767-300ER, B777-varients, and A330-200/300 vs three or four engine aircraft.
SDF_Traveler