Centaurus made the remark -"It is usually pilot error (read incompetent) that causes accidents - not the design of the aircraft". I'd develop that one stage further, and substitute Human Error for Pilot Error, such humans including Pilots, Engineers, Load Controllers etc., all of whom have significantly contributed to the accident record for the B737. Human error also goes back to the people at Seattle, but how many of them have contributed to the B737 accident record? - very very few indeed.
My only response to 738Capt is ditto, ditto, ditto, ditto.
738Capt refers to QANTAS' zero significant accident accident record with the B737. QANTAS' B737 fleet is small compared to that of Malaysia Airlines, the world's largest operator of the B737, and they (Malaysia Airlines) fly the aircraft in far worse weather and terrain conditions than does QANTAS. And what is their record of significant accidents with the B737 - NIL, NONE, ZERO, KOSONG!
kiwibird, you don't happen to work for Airbus, do you?
Regards,
Old Smokey