British Airways maintenance fail

zackary71

Jamie_Carter wrote: »

But you still haven't explained why you think BA are safer?

Does that help ?
http://www.jacdec.de/jacdec_safety_ranking_2012.htm

Jamie_Carter

zackary71 wrote: »

Does that help ?
http://www.jacdec.de/jacdec_safety_ranking_2012.htm

Not really. Just as an example British airways have had incidents involving fatalities: http://www.airsafe.com/events/airlines/bab.htm

Yet budget airline Easyjet have had none: http://www.airsafe.com/events/regions/europe.htm

zackary71

Jamie_Carter wrote: »

Not really. Just as an example British airways have had incidents involving fatalities: http://www.airsafe.com/events/airlines/bab.htm

Yet budget airline Easyjet have had none: http://www.airsafe.com/events/regions/europe.htm

And Easyjet have been operating for 18 years compared to BA's 89 years. Come back to us in 71 years time & see what the stats show. If I ever got caught up in an in-flight emergency, I know which airline I'd rather be on:)

Bob_the_Saver

zackary71 wrote: »

If I ever got caught up in an in-flight emergency, I know which airline I'd rather be on:)

...............
Ryanair?

Mr_Wang

BA now claiming the fail was beyond their control and so not paying out???

Did I just hear that right???

rossireps

Mr_Wang wrote: »

BA now claiming the fail was beyond their control and so not paying out???

Did I just hear that right???

No you didnt they said, theyve withdrawn their previous statement and that they fulfilled their duty of care to passengers and they will assess every individual claim on its merits and meet all its legal obligations.

Bob_the_Saver

rossireps wrote: »

they fulfilled their duty of care to passengers

Jesus/Allah or whatever, imagine if they hadn't fulfilled their duty of care to passengers.

Just close the 'bonnet' catch, how difficult can it be, (and if it is try harder - those planes are expensive)

Jamie_Carter

zackary71 wrote: »

And Easyjet have been operating for 18 years compared to BA's 89 years. Come back to us in 71 years time & see what the stats show. If I ever got caught up in an in-flight emergency, I know which airline I'd rather be on:)

So you would think that BA technicians would know how to close engine covers by now wouldn't you.

I wasn't saying that Easyjet are safer. My point is that all UK airlines have to comply with exactly the same regulations, so no UK airline should be any safer than any other. However who do you think would be more likely to cut corners, the company that is struggling financially, or the one that is doing well financially?

zackary71

Neither Jamie...something good has actually come out of this incident. Shortcomings have been identified and standard safety procedures have not worked. Yet there has been no loss of life or serious injuries and remedial action will surely be implemented across all airlines to ensure the same thing doesn't happen again.

Jamie_Carter

zackary71 wrote: »

Neither Jamie...something good has actually come out of this incident. Shortcomings have been identified and standard safety procedures have not worked. Yet there has been no loss of life or serious injuries and remedial action will surely be implemented across all airlines to ensure the same thing doesn't happen again.

So why would BA be safer than Easyjet, or any other UK airline?