Agreed - hard to argue with the flight recorder though - there are not many A300s left that are hauling people - United to my suprised uses them on red-eyes etc. But most are used for freight - I thought after 911 most of them would be retired - particularly after the FAA mandated a thrust revevser lock update that comprised not only clap-trap ( WSJ had an article onit last year ) - but new expensive nacelle cowls - to cover the clap-trap. But, I guess operators want to continue operating these old birds..