Originally Posted by
Lambourne
Dumbing down the airplane to meet the Pay For Training new hires that SWA takes is a shame on the carrier. These items are tools that can add to the safety of a flight if you let them.
Just a thought, but you may want to do a little introspection before casting a load of stones at us unprofessional, guppy driving, cowboys.
Fatal Events and Fatal Event Rates of Airlines in the United States and Canada Since 1970
The following values for each airline includes the number of fatal events since 1970, the Full Loss Equivalent (FLE*) for each airline, the year of the most recent fatal event, the number of flights since 1970, and an estimate of the fatal event rate per million flights.
Airline Rate Flights FLE* Events Last
Southwest Airlines 0.00 15.26M 0.00 0 -
United Airlines** 0.31 21.9M 6.69 11 2001(2)
source;
http://www.airsafe.com/airline.htm
Perhaps you are confusing 'professionalism' with 'gross arrogance'. Do you have anything of any positive value to contribute? Good luck with your issues. P.S., even though they work with and associate with you, UAL pilots are always welcome on my jump seat.
