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Airbus A320, Jet in Tuesday’s Germanwings Crash, Has Strong Safety Record
The Airbus A320, the type of plane that was involved in Tuesday’s crash in the French Alps, is flown by every major U.S. airline and has a strong safety record. More than 6,000 A320 family jets – which include the A319 and the A321 – are in service across the globe.... (www.frequentbusinesstraveler.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
A320 family has a good safety record, with just 0.14 fatal accidents per million takeoffs, according to a Boeing safety analysis.
Regardless of whether or not you are an Airbus fan, the A320 is one of the best airliners in the sky, from the standpoint of safety, reliability, or efficiency.
Totally agree with Airbus320 safety record and Germanwings incident is a murder/suicide that should not affect the safety record of the aircraft or crew. I personally don't think it should be a blemish on the record of Lufthansa or Germanwings since the deranged sick pilot withheld medical information from his company and faked his behavior in front of his coworkers. His coworkers and other victims never had a chance given his blatant disregard for medical directives by his doctor. The cunningly sick bastard gave no one a chance to help him or themselves.
An A320 is not a Boeing Aircraft...why would Boeing have official quantitative safety records for any Airbus aircraft. the Airbus 319, 320, and 321 are competitors of the Boeing 737 series of aircraft. A320's are fly by wire and heavily computerized which has disgruntled more than a few pilots who find the built in flight parameters to be good under optimal operating conditions but difficult in emergency situations. i.e. Sully Sullenberger fought the aircraft's flight management system all the way into the Hudson River in his successful water landing that saved all passengers on board. Computers make good tools, bad replacements for brains and common sense.
Might give you pause to note who set the standard! As one of my old Beemer drivin buddies says, "where are all of the old Audi's"? I ask, where are all the old Airbuse's? Answer, there ain't none!
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