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To: Central Scrutiniser
37 Boeing crashes, 9 Airbus crashes.

That's not entirely a fair comparison. The most numerous crashes were with types that Boeing produced before Airbus even existed. What were the ages of the aircraft that crashed, and what airlines? An old 737-200 flown by a third world airline isn't the same as a 737NG flown by a reputable airline in a first world country. Even older models of aircraft flown by good airlines have better safety records than the same models with third or fourth tier airlines. Southwest flew 737-200's from 1971 to early 2005 and never had a single crash, injury, or fatality that was in any way associated with the operation of those aircraft. How many of the 707, 727, 737, and 747's listed had modern avionics? In the US the only commercial jet crash since 9/11 was the AA A300 near JFK.

114 posted on 04/24/2006 4:40:00 PM PDT by Paleo Conservative
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To: Paleo Conservative

And I have stated many times that I think the A300 is a crap plane. Its not always the manufacturer's fault, in fact its usually the airline's fault for shoddy maintenance.

I'm just trying to counter the age old FR (Boeing good, Airbus bad) debate with some facts and figures. One poster noted a few Airbus crashes and extrapolated from that how unsafe they were. I could do the exact same thing with my data.

But, I don't, because crashes are due to all kinds of factors, and its rarely the manufacturer's fault.


118 posted on 04/24/2006 4:50:32 PM PDT by Central Scrutiniser (No one censors speech they agree with.)
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