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2) The two 717s: One had a switch short out, causing a little thing of smoke to appear in the cockpit. The pilots decided to perform an emergency landing.
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"a little thing of smoke" -- are you in marketing? That's pretty funny.
And what about the second one where there was a total electrical failure and the pilots had to land without electronics?
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4) I already said that VJet was much different in terms of safety compared to AirTran is nowadays.
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Just because you think it is doesn't make it the case. You've said other things in this thread that are unreasonable or incorrect. Why is this any different?
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5) I don't consider 956 to be a big deal in giving FL blame. Yes it was bad, but as said above a passenger's curling iron set off the flames. The fire suppression system was going to be installed two weeks before the incident happened, and suppression systems were on most FL DC9s already.
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This is silly -- there's no arguing that the accident was preventable. At least we agree on that point.
Had the fire been worse, the aircraft would have crashed just like 592. It's an extremely similar circumstance. Cargo fire, DC-9, etc. It's ridiculous that you try to justify it as reasonable.
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6) My example with MidEx was that while you and I both agree that they are a safe airline, according to the airdisaster.com statistic, they are right behind VJet with 3.85 fatal accidents per 1 million flights. Lies, **** lies and statistics.
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I guess it's that sort of reasoning that allows people to buy AirTran tickets and think they're safe.
Plus the fact that most people don't realize AirTran == ValuJet.
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7) All airlines have an isolated incident such as the GSO flight. Remember the Delta MD11 in CLT back in April? It only took EIGHT minutes to evacuate with all the doors working when it should take just 90 seconds. 3 people broke bones, and 6 more were injured. All airlines have incidents every now and then.
Face it: AirTran is much safer today than it was 6 years ago. It is as safe as any other airline.</font>
I'm not doubting that they're safer today. A newer fleet, even with incompetent maintenance, will always be safer than an older fleet with the same maintenance. It's ridiculous to think that AirTran is as safe as other major airlines or to try to compare countless AirTran incidents with a major airline incident. AirTran has more fire crashes and emergency landings than airlines with 10x the number of planes.