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Old 18th May 2019, 05:13
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Originally Posted by L39 Guy


Did I say that? Please reread my post. Carefully.

It’s a fools game to say who are better or worse...the Operating environment in Canada is a difficult and unforgiving environment and the accidents reflect that. Resolute - non-radar environment, mountainous terrain, no TAWS, flying around in true, 400 miles to the alternate, etc. Dryden - F28 with a broken APU, icing conditions on the ground, both engines need to be shut down to de-ice which would ground the aircraft.
This is EXACTLY what you said:

​​​​​​Originally Posted by L39 Guy
The safety record of “western” airlines is pretty damn good and no one has to be ashamed or apologize for that. How many fatal jet crashes in Canada? 2011, a B737 at Resolute Bay. Prior to that, 1989 in Dryden, Ontario.

The Germans, Brits, Japanese, Aussie’s, Kiwi’s, etc. have even better safety records. And when one considers how many aircraft operate in all of these countries, the relative safety record of “western” airlines is even more impressive.
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