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flyover · September 4th, 2004, 15:58

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Although no matter how bad the economy gets, there will always be an overpriced Starbucks on the corner with a line out the door.

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"overpriced" vs. "line out the door". This does not compute.

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So, they wind up cutting corners where they can..... or maintenance issues. T

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I agree with a lot of what you've said, except for this deal about airlines cutting maintenance and safety. Historically the major airlines far exceeded any FAA requirements. It was just good business, plus the right and moral thing to do. It is a myth, in my opinion, that major airlines only practiced safety because they were forced to by the FAA.

When deregulation first hit there were a lot of underfinanced shoe string operators. The FAA did nothing to shape them up and they looked bad compared to the majors. I remember one start-up with just a handful of old 727s that had two gear up landings in one week at FLL. Some of the stuff that went on was mind-boggling. Again with the blessing of the FAA apparently as most of these airlines failed financially rather than ever having their certificates pulled.

There are some bad people in aviation. But the lion's share of credit for the stellar safety record of the major airlines goes to those that company people that managed maintenance and flight operations, not the FAA.

September 4th, 2004, 15:58	#9
flyover Old Skool Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Georgia Posts: 3,389	Re: Deregulation [ QUOTE ] Although no matter how bad the economy gets, there will always be an overpriced Starbucks on the corner with a line out the door. [/ QUOTE ] "overpriced" vs. "line out the door". This does not compute. [ QUOTE ] So, they wind up cutting corners where they can..... or maintenance issues. T [/ QUOTE ] I agree with a lot of what you've said, except for this deal about airlines cutting maintenance and safety. Historically the major airlines far exceeded any FAA requirements. It was just good business, plus the right and moral thing to do. It is a myth, in my opinion, that major airlines only practiced safety because they were forced to by the FAA. When deregulation first hit there were a lot of underfinanced shoe string operators. The FAA did nothing to shape them up and they looked bad compared to the majors. I remember one start-up with just a handful of old 727s that had two gear up landings in one week at FLL. Some of the stuff that went on was mind-boggling. Again with the blessing of the FAA apparently as most of these airlines failed financially rather than ever having their certificates pulled. There are some bad people in aviation. But the lion's share of credit for the stellar safety record of the major airlines goes to those that company people that managed maintenance and flight operations, not the FAA.