In-flight internet is increasingly common, and expected to be standard by about 2030.
Just saying.
Which explains how Ryanair is the biggest airline in Europe, they are profitable yet have never killed a passenger, yet have a terrible reputation
Was previously 2 hours, but rules have been changed to 25 hours.
Safety reputation is completely different to value / service reputation. No doubt service on a Korean Air plane is top notch, but youâll never get me on one (theyâve killed 800+ passengers in the last 45 years or so).
The fatality count for Korean is closer to 500 with half of that not from an accident, but by an intentional downing by the Soviets in 1983.
Safety regulation in aviation is layered where national aviation authorities are responsible for ensuring their airlines are safe. ICAO, an organisation that existed before the United Nations, involves experts from individual nations developing the safety, and other, standards ensuring that national authorities can do their job.
Not all countries are up to it and, from time to time we hear that other governments are banning certain airlines from their airspace. The EU is quite vocal about it, but other countries do this as well.
So if an airline flights to the EU (or CH) their aviation authorities have determined that that Airlineâs regulators are competent and are following ICAO rules.
In addition a fatal flight is often not the fault of the airline or the regulator - such as the Ethiopian B737 Max crash which was the fault of the manufacturer.
At the moment there are more than 120,000 flights every day. Well over 99.9999% of which operate without safety incidents.
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Well, they flew inadvertantly into hostile territory.
In the early days of the internet, I was able to find the full transcript of the KA007 CVR . The conversation between the pilot and co-pilot was somewhat surreal (extremely philiophical). And poor radio reception should have been a big red flag that they were so far off course.
Donât worry, I still realise commercial flying is the safest form of travel, even with KA.
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The longer it takes for a final report (into a less than 2min flight) , the more suspicious I am growing. Keep an eye on any US politicians who might be dumping Boeing stock.
This is not unusual, ICAO recommended practices provide for a final report within a year. Many reports take longer than that.
This one, for example, investigating the loss of one of the most expensive aircraft ever built, took two and a half years ,.,
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This is what happens when relatives demand remains of air-crash victims are handed over within hours/days.
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