Originally Posted by
captplaystation
Indeed, properly maintained/operated it may be as safe as a DC9 etc. . . . but, you wouldn't catch me hopping on one, much as I enjoy to watch them take off, quite an epic piece of kit, but much too scary to actually set foot in it with the intention of getting airborne thanks
This is just the uninformed bias you're talking about here. I flew on the Tu-154 and it's a fine plane. When properly maintained and with a reputable airline I would not doubt for a second to fly in one, just as I did before.
It's actually a very robust plane and you have to make many dumb mistakes before you manage to crash it.