B 737

F&C wrote:
>> The rudder issue was one of the very rare blemishes on the 737
>> record. Boeing
>> has always avoided saying that it was fixed because that would be
>> tantamount
>> to admitting that it existed in the first place, which would open the
>> company
>> to massive litigation. However, some changes were made, and it is
>> probably
>> less likely today, although as far as I know the exact cause was never
>> completely isolated.
>
>
> I am to fly qantas, and 'qantas never crashes' as dustin rainman hoffman
> once said.
>
> Are anyone ever been to Cairns airport?? What are opinions.

It's been awhile. I was going to Port Douglas.

On Sun, 29 Apr 2007 17:27:46 GMT, "William Black"
<william.black@.uk> wrote:

>You seem to have confused 'flights' with 'miles'.

No, I just assumed you knew long-haul flights aren't more dangerous than
short hops. Fatal accidents are clustered around take-off and landing, so
fatalities per flight is the appropriate measurement.

DaveM

DaveM wrote:

> On Sun, 29 Apr 2007 19:33:21 GMT, "William Black"
> <william.black@.uk> wrote:
>
>
>>"DaveM" <asma61@dsl.pipex.com> wrote in message
>>news:lcq93314rirq8q4t83doiagmenrqk206bs@. ..
>>
>>>On Sun, 29 Apr 2007 17:27:46 GMT, "William Black"
>>><william.black@.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>You seem to have confused 'flights' with 'miles'.
>>>
>>>No, I just assumed you knew long-haul flights aren't more dangerous than
>>>short hops. Fatal accidents are clustered around take-off and landing, so
>>>fatalities per flight is the appropriate measurement.
>>
>>So get some figures for motorcycles based on accidents per trip then.
>
>
> I doubt such figures exist, but even they did, they wouldn't be useful. The
> risk is spread over the journey for motorcycles, so fatalities per mile is
> the correct measure. Sorry.
>
> DaveM

I suspect the fatalities per mile for motorcycles is substantially
higher than that of planes, even if flown by a Chinese airline.

Mike Hunt wrote:
> I have no doubt it is a lot more dangerous than flying on a commercial
> airline flight, but I doubt the fatalies per mile is close to that of
> motorcycling.

But the odds of dying from an airplane accident are far greater if you
are seated in an aircraft versus being seated on a motorcycle. So there
you go ;-)

Southwest did kill some folks in a car when one of its jet overshoot a
runway (Chicago ?) a couple years ago. But they didn't kill anyone when
one of their jets proceeded beyond the end of runway, crossed a burbank
boulevard without waiting for the green light and stopped at the gas
station on the other side of the boulevard.

Nobody wrote:
> Mike Hunt wrote:
>
>> I have no doubt it is a lot more dangerous than flying on a commercial
>> airline flight, but I doubt the fatalies per mile is close to that of
>> motorcycling.
>
>
> But the odds of dying from an airplane accident are far greater if you
> are seated in an aircraft versus being seated on a motorcycle. So there
> you go ;-)

Still waiting for the the stats to back up that claim.

On 3 May, 02:35, "Newby" <nob...@nowhere.net> wrote:

> Please, let this thread die.

It looks like your plea has been answered.

DaveM