Warbird Information Exchange

Let's give airlines their due. For the first time in history, for the last 2 years all the major U S airlines have flown without a passenger fatality. The recent Continental accident in Denver was not part of this time span, and luckily there were injuries, but no fatals.

Now they may hijack/kidnap you to sit on the tarmac until you expire of old age, or they may harass you to no end going through TSA, or it may be dangerous to hold some of their stocks in their portfolio, but this is a fine record.

Congrats to Paul, Eddie, etc. I think the explanation is likely that the stews got so old that these guys can now keep their mind on their work.

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Bill Greenwood
Spitfire N308WK

what does this have to do with air racing? bring it up in an airliner forum!
thanks in advance!

This forum is titled air racing, aerobatic, and GENERAL AVIATION. I think the post fits in just fine.

Bill, that was a CONTINENTAL accident at Denver, not Untied...

a pretty good record. Wonder what contributed to it the most? On one hand it seems like fewer flights means lower chance of things going pear shaped. On the other hand lower flights means overworked crews, short maintenance, and according to a lot of the mechanic types here, they're feeling worn thin and downright abused...

Is something finally going right or is this just luck?

Bill, I'm not sure older stews makes a difference. After all, pilots are getting older as well

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"I knew the jig was up when I saw the P-51D-20-NA Mustang blue-nosed bastards from Bodney, and by the way the blue was more of a royal blue than an indigo and the inner landing gear interiors were NOT green, over Berlin."

Well, one would hope that airline flying would get safer as time goes on. Otherwise we aren't learning from our mistakes very well.

I'm glad you brought this up Bill, it seems to me to be a commendable record.

24 hrs and one ditching later...

and still no fatalities. which is good, right?

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"I knew the jig was up when I saw the P-51D-20-NA Mustang blue-nosed bastards from Bodney, and by the way the blue was more of a royal blue than an indigo and the inner landing gear interiors were NOT green, over Berlin."

Yep. He didn't say no crashes, just no fatalities.

Very proud of one particular airline crew today .... Job very well done ... It's a good world after all.

yeah, no kidding! Outstanding flying! Sad they're gonna make him retire in a coupe of years, but I guess he'll do well as an instructor or quality control guy...

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"I knew the jig was up when I saw the P-51D-20-NA Mustang blue-nosed bastards from Bodney, and by the way the blue was more of a royal blue than an indigo and the inner landing gear interiors were NOT green, over Berlin."

He'll do even better now, look for him on Leno and Letterman soon ....