-
Does anyone actively avoid flying on certain aircraft models for safety reasons?
The only way of coming close is to avoid any airline that operates 737s but even then they could charter in one to cover if needed. Notwithstanding what happened yesterday, the 737 is one of the safest aircraft flying. The only way of definitely not flying in one is not to go flying.
777 Air quality is too low/too dry
Not particularly. I’ve flown plenty of helicopters and light aircraft flights including with a bunch of private pilots so I guess I can’t be that picky. Tanzania flights with coastal a few weeks back all seemed pretty thorough and the aircraft were modern Cesna Caravan variants.
I always figure I am far more likely to be killed in the car to the airport so I just don’t fret it.
The original 737 don’t bother me in the slightest despite this latest incident, its achieved tens if not hundreds of thousands of hours of safe flying. This latest crash is likely to be a maintenance or pilot issue. However, I’d like to see the same record from the MAX before I step foot on one, the quality culture at Boeing seems to be deteriorating (lets not forget list of manufacturing issues discovered in the 787).
737-800 one of the safest ever.
Went on a Ryanair 737 MAX recently.I always figure I am far more likely to be killed in the car to the airport so I just don’t fret it.
Exactly this. If you avoid flying because of X aircraft type (even a Max!) and drive instead, you are many many more times likely to die in the car than if you had taken the flight (on any commercial plane). It’s called statistical death.
And I’m writing this as somebody who has very little faith in Boeings internal safety culture…
The only aircraft I actively avoid are MD 11s, lear jets and Embraer aircraft But let’s be honest, that’s not an issue for 95% of the world
- This reply was modified 55 years, 4 months ago by .
How could I forget, ATR 42 and 72s ice prevention systems are scary. Would only fly on one with an experienced and well trained crew
The only aircraft I actively avoid are MD 11s, lear jets and Embraer aircraft But let’s be honest, that’s not an issue for 95% of the world
How could I forget, ATR 42 and 72s ice prevention systems are scary. Would only fly on one with an experienced and well trained crew
I’ve wrote this but I disagree with myself, I’ve avoided 737s for a while, i almost forget i do it. Originals are fine. NGs like the one that crashed, naive OK. Max’s, hell no
The only aircraft I actively avoid are MD 11s, lear jets and Embraer aircraft But let’s be honest, that’s not an issue for 95% of the world
What’s up with Embraer? They were alway a welcome alternative to the Q400s on the BHX-EDI runs.
Saying that you are fine with the original 737 but have problems with the 737 NG from a safety perspective doesn’t make any sense. The latter is orders of magnitude safer than the former.
Like Andrew, I also don’t understand the comment about Embraers. They have a crash rate per departure that is on par or better with the A320 and the 737.I liked BA’s B735s.
I avoided 787 and MAX for a while but now fine with both. Would love to avoid 777s as I think they are just horrible but it’s almost impossible. If I were flying economy I’d seek out a220s, a330s and ERJ for seat configuration. For business, planes with 1-2-1 seating. For quietness a380, a350 and a220. My first choice overall is a380 by a country mile. On safety I’d target carriers ahead of aircraft type but I agree above comments on plane versus car. I reecall reading an article by an Air Asia pilot stating that more people die on the road in the USA alone each year than the total that had died in air accidents in the preceeding 50 years combined – persuasive enough for me.
The only aircraft I actively avoid are MD 11s, lear jets and Embraer aircraft But let’s be honest, that’s not an issue for 95% of the world
Show me where I can still fly on an MD11 without disguising myself as a cargo pallet and I’m there!
How could I forget, ATR 42 and 72s ice prevention systems are scary. Would only fly on one with an experienced and well trained crew
Respectfully, how would you know if your crew were ‘experienced and well trained’, stick your head in the cockpit and ask as you’re boarding?
We were due to fly to YVR this month, booked months ago specifically to try out the club suite on the A35K. BA had other ideas and swapped to YVR to a B772 from 01/03 … we cancelled although admittedly this was as much to do with our vow never to fly in BA’s horrid old style biz cabin as it was to avoid the 777.
I actively avoid Boeings wherever possible, not safety related but simply out of preference towards Airbus from an avgeek point of view.
The only aircraft I actively avoid are MD 11s, lear jets and Embraer aircraft But let’s be honest, that’s not an issue for 95% of the world
What’s up with Embraer? They were alway a welcome alternative to the Q400s on the BHX-EDI runs.
It’s more the embraer Phenoms I take an issue with, the business jets, so not really an issue.
Saying that you are fine with the original 737 but have problems with the 737 NG from a safety perspective doesn’t make any sense. The latter is orders of magnitude safer than the former.
Like Andrew, I also don’t understand the comment about Embraers. They have a crash rate per departure that is on par or better with the A320 and the 737.For some reason massively ok turned into naively ok. I have no issue with NGs and agree there safer.
The only aircraft I actively avoid are MD 11s, lear jets and Embraer aircraft But let’s be honest, that’s not an issue for 95% of the world
Show me where I can still fly on an MD11 without disguising myself as a cargo pallet and I’m there!
How could I forget, ATR 42 and 72s ice prevention systems are scary. Would only fly on one with an experienced and well trained crew
Respectfully, how would you know if your crew were ‘experienced and well trained’, stick your head in the cockpit and ask as you’re boarding?
Yes quite about the MD 11! Not really an issue anymore. On the ATR training point of view, that’s kinda the point I’m making. I don’t know, won’t trust cheap airlines to go the extra mule with training so probably will never fly one
I’m ill and bad at explaining right now, my bad
- You must be logged in to reply to this topic.
Popular articles this week:
