Airbus v Boeing

They should ban Indonesian pilots and maintenance crews instead...

There is no 737-2000 aircraft. However there is a 737-200 and I believ that is the aircraft to which Cottmann refers. The list below of recent 737 accidents shows that only one incident invovled a major carrier (US discounter Southwest). The remaidner involved small carriers in countries that poorly regulate airlines and fail to effectively monitor crew training and maintenance. As I said in my previous post, I'm always more concerned with the carrier than the aircraft.

There are over 5,000 737 series aircraft in service with hundreds more on order. The 737 is the workhorse of the industry along with the Airbus 320 series. Both have proven to be safe and dependble. But they are machines and need to be maintained and operated by well-trained crews.

Like any againg aircrfat, the 737-200 can be safely flown by an airline that uses well-trained mechanics and flight crews under government authority that monitors and regulates maintenance and training. The question a passenger should ask: "Am I about to make a reservation on such an airline?" That would be a concern when flying one of the small carriers in certain areas of the world, Indonesia among them.

Recent accidents

January 3, 2004 - Flash Airlines, Flight 604, a 737-300 crashed shortly after take-off from Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt killing all 148 passengers and crew.

February 3, 2005 - Kam Air, Flight 904, a 737-200 crashed into a mountain 20 miles (30 km) east of Kabul, Afghanistan killing all 96 passengers and eight crew.

August 14, 2005 - Helios Airways, Flight 522, a 737-300 crashed after cabin decompression and crew loss of consciousness, north of Athens, killing all 118 passengers and crew.

August 23, 2005 - TANS Peru, Flight 204, a 737-200 crashed during a storm in the Peruvian jungle, killing 40 of the 92 passengers and six crew.

September 5, 2005 - Mandala Airlines, Flight 091, a 737-200 crashed in Medan, Indonesia, killing 102 of the 117 passengers and crew, plus 47 more on the ground.

October 22, 2005 - Bellview Airlines, Flight 210, a 737-200 crashed shortly after take-off from Lagos, Nigeria, killing all 111 passengers and six crew.

December 8, 2005 - Southwest Airlines, Flight 1248, a 737-700 slid off the runway during a heavy snowstorm landing on runway 31C (length 6,500 - available to land distance of 5,826 with minimum runway visibility of 4000 feet [3/4 of a mile]) at Chicago's Midway Airport and into a nearby intersection, hitting two cars killing 1 car passenger and injuring eleven other people.

There is no 737-2000 aircraft. However there is a 737-200 and I believ that is the aircraft to which Cottmann refers. The list below of recent 737 accidents shows that only one incident invovled a major carrier (US discounter Southwest). The remaidner involved small carriers in countries that poorly regulate airlines and fail to effectively monitor crew training and maintenance. As I said in my previous post, I'm always more concerned with the carrier than the aircraft.

There are over 5,000 737 series aircraft in service with hundreds more on order. The 737 is the workhorse of the industry along with the Airbus 320 series. Both have proven to be safe and dependble. But they are machines and need to be maintained and operated by well-trained crews.

Like any againg aircrfat, the 737-200 can be safely flown by an airline that uses well-trained mechanics and flight crews under government authority that monitors and regulates maintenance and training. The question a passenger should ask: "Am I about to make a reservation on such an airline?" That would be a concern when flying one of the small carriers in certain areas of the world, Indonesia among them.

Recent accidents

January 3, 2004 - Flash Airlines, Flight 604, a 737-300 crashed shortly after take-off from Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt killing all 148 passengers and crew.

February 3, 2005 - Kam Air, Flight 904, a 737-200 crashed into a mountain 20 miles (30 km) east of Kabul, Afghanistan killing all 96 passengers and eight crew.

August 14, 2005 - Helios Airways, Flight 522, a 737-300 crashed after cabin decompression and crew loss of consciousness, north of Athens, killing all 118 passengers and crew.

August 23, 2005 - TANS Peru, Flight 204, a 737-200 crashed during a storm in the Peruvian jungle, killing 40 of the 92 passengers and six crew.

September 5, 2005 - Mandala Airlines, Flight 091, a 737-200 crashed in Medan, Indonesia, killing 102 of the 117 passengers and crew, plus 47 more on the ground.

October 22, 2005 - Bellview Airlines, Flight 210, a 737-200 crashed shortly after take-off from Lagos, Nigeria, killing all 111 passengers and six crew.

December 8, 2005 - Southwest Airlines, Flight 1248, a 737-700 slid off the runway during a heavy snowstorm landing on runway 31C (length 6,500 - available to land distance of 5,826 with minimum runway visibility of 4000 feet [3/4 of a mile]) at Chicago's Midway Airport and into a nearby intersection, hitting two cars killing 1 car passenger and injuring eleven other people.