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Old 6th Dec 2011, 11:09
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peterh337
 
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I would have thought that the list would be

- very reliable and mission-capable, powerful, fully de-iced aircraft, which can outclimb 99% of hazardous weather and has radar to avoid the stuff it can't outclimb immediately

- most routes flown between straightforward airports

- high level of cockpit automation AND it gets used all the time

- the airline best known for very tight timing (Ryanair) operates brand new (very low downtime) aircraft

- well organised crew training and recurrent training

One could argue about any of the above but take out any one point and see how it stacks up. It won't.
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