Interesting point Gretchenfrage and I agree with you. I often find as well that any criticism is immediately jumped on. Too many "passionate" pilots out there reasoning with emotions rather than looking at objective facts. A table of the B777/A330/A340/MD11 showing the total number of aircraft and number of accidents would paint a powerful picture me thinks. Something is not right with it. Yes its a fabulous aircraft to look at and indeed watch land but something seems off with it - frankly too many are crashing. While I dont have numbers to hand would 1 crash a year seem there or there abouts right ? Thats an appauling record. Great looking aircraft yes and a dream to fly in reasonable weather no doubt, but the record speaks for itself.