To the various people above: I was not criticising the crew (RIP)but rather questioning the MD-11. This kind of accident is happening all to often on that type. I was at the airport the night of the HKG MD-11 crash -not very nice.
I have a lot of faith in other McDonnell Doulas products but this one has a few too many problems. If confronted with a choice to fly on an MD-11 as a passenger with reputable airline "A" or another type with reputable airline "B" I am thinking I would fly airline "B".
BTW "Box Jockey" it is possible to make an argument with out incoherent ranting.