The bad news for Guppy lovers is that everybody crashes NG's a little bit. The good news is everybody walks away.

The USAIR bus in the Hudson is the only 320 hull loss in North America, ever. The bad news is that buses flown by 2nd tier (or worse) airlines crash at about the same rate as NG's, but they are horrific crashes and everyone generally is reduced to their carbon based substrate.

But, NG's can't get away from their landing incidents. At first I thought is was because the fuselage was a foot or two closer to the danger point. After flying it for 4 years, I think that factor is the problem. It is just a little closer to hitting the ground and crashing.

So far no tail strikes or curb feeler strikes (new wingtips) for me. But I feel that is a simple statistical anomaly that wouldn't be there if I was 2 feet higher off the ground.

In general, I like Boeing better than Airbus. Except for the Uber Guppy.

JMHO