[QUOTE=RetiredBA/BY;10668681].....and even more important that basic handling skills are improved by many operators.
I have never flown a. NG but we had none of the current electronics in a -200, we managed perfectly
well but the arrival of the -300 made life even easier.
Sad to see the decline in basic skills of so many operators, almost all cost driven.[/QUOTE]
BA
On the money, literally, with that post. Saving money on safety will always end in tears. “ if you think safety is expensive, try having two accidents!” Ask Boeing , even though they were not entirely to blame as there were many other factors.
And if Boeing were an airline that suffered two related crashes, or even unrelated, it’s bye bye. Billions of dollars and years of investment gone in a few weeks maybe. No jobs. So sad.
And the cost of real safety v lip service to safety is not high. Maybe 2\5 % of turnover. Measured against the cost of Armaggedonn as faced by Boeing currently its an easy form of insurance.
look fwd to any views on that sort of thing.
Safe flying
RvGuy