V-Flyer

That's interesting, I'm not quite sure how they're ranked though. I would imagine the majority were on local routes, the GOL accident was, although the SAA loss was the Helderberg and that was quite a while ago now, 87 I think!

Statistics, don't you love 'em!

Air India - figures don't tell the story of the terrorist incident that accounted for 1 hull loss and 200(ish) fatalities
GOL - 1 hull loss with all on-board - not their fault
China airlines - safety record has improved steadily - figures would be entirely different if the timescale was last 5 years
Thai/Turkish - hmmm!

The "10 safest airlines" is an interesting read as well...

BA 10th and VS 15th
Emirates and Etihad right near the top - new airlines operating more moder airliners

Luck - if the QF incidents with the A380 engine and A330 uncommanded pitch up/down had been different outocome (and the A380 one was closer youanyou might think), QF may have appeared near the top.

Interesting head - but the figures alone really don't tell the full story.

I remember an old teacher of mine once saying " there are lies, damned lies and statistics"......
Having once had the (mis)fortune of being on an Air India 747 from JFK to LHR though all I can say is I'll never get on one of their aircraft again, dirty and broken equipment abounded. ! .

Not sure these ratings are worth a jot. A lot of things have changed since then. For instance in 1983 Notts County and Luton Town were in Div 1 ( Premiership now) Emirate were only formed in 1983 and Etihad in 2003. It would be more realistic if it covered the last ten years.

ScubaRoo wrote:

Nessy wrote:Having once had the (mis)fortune of being on an Air India 747 from JFK to LHR though all I can say is I'll never get on one of their aircraft again, dirty and broken equipment abounded. ! .

Sounds like the LGW VS fleet prior to its badly needed and thankfully completed refit!

LOL

Nessy wrote:I remember an old teacher of mine once saying " there are lies, damned lies and statistics"......
Having once had the (mis)fortune of being on an Air India 747 from JFK to LHR though all I can say is I'll never get on one of their aircraft again, dirty and broken equipment abounded. ! .

My experience of Air India, in India, was that smoking appeared to be acceptable, even during re-fuelling; never again.

NV

PaulS wrote:Not sure these ratings are worth a jot. A lot of things have changed since then. For instance in 1983 Notts County and Luton Town were in Div 1 ( Premiership now) Emirate were only formed in 1983 and Etihad in 2003. It would be more realistic if it covered the last ten years.

I saw them play that season at both Meadow lane and Kenilworth road.