Originally Posted by
Zeke
the shrimp,
The fact is since Habsheim, the 320 has been a far safer platform than the 737.
While the A320 has been shown to be a safe platform, why drag the 737 into the argument and say that it is less safe when the actual data show otherwise?
Here are the hull loss rates per million departures for the respective airplanes:
737-100/200: 1.41
737-300/400/500: 0.38
737-600/700/800: 0.00
A319/320/321: 0.57
The 737 models that are contemporary with the A320 have actually shown a better accident rate. While the 737-100/200 shows a rate that is higher than the rest of these small twin jets, its rate is consistent with other airplanes of its generation such as:
727: 1.11
747-100/200/300/SP: 2.28
A300: 1.68
Souce:
http://www.boeing.com/news/techissues/pdf/statsum.pdf
The fact is that the A320 and fly-by-wire airplanes in general have not had a significant effect on airplane safety either for good or for bad.