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well...boeing is still the best...i urge you to check out the new Boeing 787-9...its utterly invigorating!

Airbus...hmm...fuel wasters...

A friend of my wifes works for a company called Goodrich that makes landing gear for both Boeing and Airbus. I had no idea how much engineering went into them before I met him. He's moved on to NASA, but his last two projects were the Airbus A380 and the Boeing 787 (of course the 787 project isn't done yet). As we saw the footage in the bar, I said to the person next to me that I knew the landing gear would not collapse if the pilot did a good landing. No one in the bar believed me, but having friends involved with aviation can win you a couple bets in a bar.

Uh yeah. But... wouldn't it be better if the landing gear hadn't locked up at all? I've seen references to this happening at least once before as well. :(

3 February 2005; Kam Air 737-200; near Kabul, Afghanistan: The aircraft crashed in mountainous terrain about 20 miles (32 km) from its destination. The aircraft was scheduled domestic flight from Herat to Kabul and was diverted from landing at Kabul due to the effects of a severe snowstorm. The crew had sought clearance to land in Peshawar, Pakistan prior to losing contact with air traffic control. All eight crew members and 96 passengers were killed.
Fatal Events for Airlines of the Middle East and Africa


14 August 2005; Helios Airways 737-300; Grammatikos, Greece: The aircraft was on an international flight from Larnaca, Cyprus to Athens, Greece. Air traffic control lost contact witht the airliner shortly after the crew reported an air conditioning problem. Greek F-16 aircraft were sent to intercept the airliner and reportedly observed at least one person who was not a flight crew member inside of the cockpit. The first officer appeared to be unconcious and the captain was not seen in the cockpit. The aircraft appeared to have run out of fuel and crashed in a mountainous area about 25 miles (40 km) from Athens. All six crew members and 115 passengers were killed.
Fatal Events for Airlines from Europe


23 August 2005; Transportes Aéreos Nacionales de la Selva (TANS) 737-200; Pulcallpa, Peru: The aircraft was on a domestic flight from Lima to Pulcallpa when the aircraft encountered severe weather conditions. The aircraft caught fire after crashing and breaking up in a swampy area about three miles (4.8 km) from the Pulcallpa airport.shortly after takeoff, hitting several houses in a residential area about half a kilometer from the runway. Four of the six crew members and 35 of the 92 passengers were killed.
Fatal Events for Airlines from Latin America and the Caribbean


5 September 2005; Mandala Airlines 737-200; Medan, Indonesia: The aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff, hitting several houses in a residential area about half a kilometer from the runway. The aircraft was on a domestic flight from Medan to Jakarta. All five crew members and 97 of the 112 passengers were killed. About 47 people on the ground were also killed.
Fatal Events for Airlines of Asia

I enjoy the Airbus very much, but I would suspect accidents have a lot to do with adequate maintenance and age of the aircraft, just like a car. Airbus is much newer than a 737, in general.

For instance, 737-200 were discontinued in 1988. So, every 737-200 has at least 17 years of flying. The Airbus 320 got its *flight certification* in 1988, and the 319 and 318 are even newer.

Wow, just to show you this not only happens in movies