'but we already have some facts:
the ATR72 crash in Sicily, even if this aspect is still unclear, it should be either a pilot or maintenance error, the Helios flight seems to be either a maintenance or pilot issue as well, and the last MD82 possibly pilot error or maintenance problem as well'.
The above statement may be true, however, nothing in the above is unique to the lo-co model. Lo-co's need pilots and maintenance just as much as the 'mainline' carriers. And by the way you state we have 'facts' yet prefix your assumptions with 'should be, either and possibly' ......
'medium-long term' no idea matey, tell us how long that is, and by what criteria you determine your time-scale.
Is it possible to have very low cost airlines with tickets sold at 1 GBP, and to guarantee at the same time an efficient on-going training for pilots and engineers plus a state of the art maintenance organisation.
YES
I realise you admit to being to not being an 'expert' but I feel you need to do a lot more background research on the Lo-co model. GBP £1.00 seats are a marketing tool, loss leaders, nothing more nothing less.
One question for all the experts here: is it safety first also for the low cost/charter carriers?
Well if you consider me an 'expert', (you'd need to define that for us), however, in my experience the answers,
YES
Does that help?
Oh and that reminds me, seeing your posting history, your licence type, and your web site, is it really that safe to have lots of aeroplanes flying so close to one another, so close to large crowds?
Last edited by jumpseater; 16th August 2005 at 20:11.