Whenever the mainstream media starts pushing a narrative...in this case: "flying is dangerous". I start to think it's to incentivise greater central control/planning of the industry and/or disincentivise 'useless eaters' from flying.
Another downstream effect from Covid? This was hinted at by your United pilot's comment. Lots of experienced airline folks (pilots, maintenance crew, air crew, the lot) were put out of work during lockdowns and a significant proportion of them will have found other things to do and won't have come back. So the people being hired to replace them have way less experience and will be more likely to make mistakes.
Remember that if you choose to take a road trip across the country, instead of flying, you are getting on the road with the DEI hires from ALL the leftist corporations. My advice is to drive a large truck or SUV. You have a lot better chance of surviving a head on with a Subaru when the purple haired lesbian driver drifts into your lane while attempting to force feed puberty blocker hormones to they/thems adopted child in the back seat.
I love it when you talk statistics, Gato. It's how I got to the inevitable conclusion that the 4thQ 2019 Killer Virus was the world's greatest con job. Incredibly, it was piece of cake finding the telltale figures, and yes, on reliable websites, 1stQ 2020. I'm guessing the majority of media consumers didn't bother.
I think more of us are concerned about the Boeing Whistleblower being unalived in his car via gunshot whilst in depositions rather than the increase in reported events.
Thanks for this. In January when it seemed like something was happening every other day, I was in Uganda for work. My husband was sending me “did you see this?” emails and I had to tell him to STOP. After all, I’d need to get home and I was flying United/Brussels Air. Then Brussels cancelled my first flight home 45 min before the flight, took us to a local hotel in Entebbe, and worked to get us all rebooked the next morning. I was on Kenya Airways and wasn’t happy about it til I looked it up - better safety record than Delta (obviously with a lot fewer daily flights). Other than hating long haul (15 hour) flights it was good, as was the United flight home from JFK. I’m not super keen to fly again, though… so this article helps put it in perspective.
While we all know intellectually that driving is less safe statistically, there’s something intrinsically awful in the thought of dying in a plane crash. (My husband has hated flying since we had a terribly turbulent flight in 1998!) I keep my eye on the flight attendants and if they’re not worried I try not to be!
Is it all to manipulate stock prices and United’s valuation? I just booked a flight this week for the hubs. The 3 big airlines offered the best flight path and times needed. 2 were apx $485 and 1 airline $980 ?? Who is looking to purchase United? Is a takeover in the works? The airline industry is almost a monopoly. How easy would it be to combine the top 3. Let’s see…United? Too dangerous?…Delta? Too expensive? And ahhhh American? Just right? And if that happens the little guys will get swallowed up. Maybe I’m just jumping the shark! 🤷♀️ one airline to rule them all 🤷♀️
The metric of deaths per whatever is useless. There’s a Netflix series about the death of the space shuttle and another about the 737 max that are basically a bunch of geniuses claiming yeah but we haven’t killed anybody yet… right up until they start killing everyone wholesale. The failure of leadership is obvious in hindsight. It happens way before the bent metal and blood. And everyone is amazed that nobody saw it coming. When is the Netflix on this one going to start filming?
My grandson works at boing in Washington. He is a very good young man and is frustrated with the hiring of personal. Some aren’t able to communicate well with him and other employees. He has to be very careful with this DEI garbage so he doesn’t offend anyone and lose his job. He’s the silent but observant type who will always be looking for sloppy work but he is only responsible for overseeing the wings of these big boys. I think it’s a real concern and maybe things will get ironed out when they strike in September. It’s a shame because we used to stand for excellence in America. No matter your skin color or ethnicity!
Hey, all this rational, level headed journalism just might catch on, if we let it.
Whenever the mainstream media starts pushing a narrative...in this case: "flying is dangerous". I start to think it's to incentivise greater central control/planning of the industry and/or disincentivise 'useless eaters' from flying.
Another downstream effect from Covid? This was hinted at by your United pilot's comment. Lots of experienced airline folks (pilots, maintenance crew, air crew, the lot) were put out of work during lockdowns and a significant proportion of them will have found other things to do and won't have come back. So the people being hired to replace them have way less experience and will be more likely to make mistakes.
Remember that if you choose to take a road trip across the country, instead of flying, you are getting on the road with the DEI hires from ALL the leftist corporations. My advice is to drive a large truck or SUV. You have a lot better chance of surviving a head on with a Subaru when the purple haired lesbian driver drifts into your lane while attempting to force feed puberty blocker hormones to they/thems adopted child in the back seat.
I love it when you talk statistics, Gato. It's how I got to the inevitable conclusion that the 4thQ 2019 Killer Virus was the world's greatest con job. Incredibly, it was piece of cake finding the telltale figures, and yes, on reliable websites, 1stQ 2020. I'm guessing the majority of media consumers didn't bother.
I think more of us are concerned about the Boeing Whistleblower being unalived in his car via gunshot whilst in depositions rather than the increase in reported events.
Thanks for this. In January when it seemed like something was happening every other day, I was in Uganda for work. My husband was sending me “did you see this?” emails and I had to tell him to STOP. After all, I’d need to get home and I was flying United/Brussels Air. Then Brussels cancelled my first flight home 45 min before the flight, took us to a local hotel in Entebbe, and worked to get us all rebooked the next morning. I was on Kenya Airways and wasn’t happy about it til I looked it up - better safety record than Delta (obviously with a lot fewer daily flights). Other than hating long haul (15 hour) flights it was good, as was the United flight home from JFK. I’m not super keen to fly again, though… so this article helps put it in perspective.
While we all know intellectually that driving is less safe statistically, there’s something intrinsically awful in the thought of dying in a plane crash. (My husband has hated flying since we had a terribly turbulent flight in 1998!) I keep my eye on the flight attendants and if they’re not worried I try not to be!
Industrial sabotage came to mind after the first two --or three--, in such short succession.
Two years ago food production plants and livestock farming operations, now transport.
Is it all to manipulate stock prices and United’s valuation? I just booked a flight this week for the hubs. The 3 big airlines offered the best flight path and times needed. 2 were apx $485 and 1 airline $980 ?? Who is looking to purchase United? Is a takeover in the works? The airline industry is almost a monopoly. How easy would it be to combine the top 3. Let’s see…United? Too dangerous?…Delta? Too expensive? And ahhhh American? Just right? And if that happens the little guys will get swallowed up. Maybe I’m just jumping the shark! 🤷♀️ one airline to rule them all 🤷♀️
Poison the pilots? Check.
Scare people from flying? Check.
Gee, it's almost like they don't want anyone other than themselves flying but that's just a crazy conspiracy theory /s
Southwest and later Spirit had the right idea - fly only one model planes (Boeing 737 and Aiebus A320).
Having to operate and maintain a single machine makes everything easier as far as parts, training, replacement crafts (Spirit gets theirs off-lease).
Not sure how diverse the top 3 airlines' crafts are but Southwest is #4 so not small potatoes.
Sharks on a plane? Leave it to Follywood.
The metric of deaths per whatever is useless. There’s a Netflix series about the death of the space shuttle and another about the 737 max that are basically a bunch of geniuses claiming yeah but we haven’t killed anybody yet… right up until they start killing everyone wholesale. The failure of leadership is obvious in hindsight. It happens way before the bent metal and blood. And everyone is amazed that nobody saw it coming. When is the Netflix on this one going to start filming?
It sure would be nice if we could get actual analysis like this in corporate media, instead of opinion pieces or propaganda.
"meanwhile, ~43,000 americans were killed in car accidents in 2022, ~117 per day"
Now THAT sounds ominous. I thought we were trending downward in auto accidents, to the tune of the high-20,000s or the low-30,000s.
If we're in the mid-40,000s now, that would be worth scrutiny, IMHO.
My grandson works at boing in Washington. He is a very good young man and is frustrated with the hiring of personal. Some aren’t able to communicate well with him and other employees. He has to be very careful with this DEI garbage so he doesn’t offend anyone and lose his job. He’s the silent but observant type who will always be looking for sloppy work but he is only responsible for overseeing the wings of these big boys. I think it’s a real concern and maybe things will get ironed out when they strike in September. It’s a shame because we used to stand for excellence in America. No matter your skin color or ethnicity!