Quote Originally Posted by cottmann
In 2005 there were ten major air crashes - five directly involving Boeing-built planes and two built by firms now part of Boeing:
To be fair, I suspect that currently there are far more Boeing and MD planes of varying ages being flown by commercial airlines than planes of any other manufacturer. And no plane is safe when there are issues involving pilot errors, overloading or poor maintenance. I have no qualms (perhaps foolishly so) about safety when boarding a Boeing, an Airbus or an Embraer flown by any of the major commercial airlines. As for flying enjoyment, it really depends more on how generous or stingy the airline chooses to be with regard to legroom, the newness of furnishings, and the quality of service than it does on the manufacturer of the airplane.