Flying Aeroflot

[mr_stat]

The "statistics" are in fact not in favour of the Russian airlines when you add in the critical factor - that is the number of aircraft in use by Russian airlines vs the number in use by western airlines.

We can take the most recent fatal crash as an example, that of the Russians most advanced ~100 pax jet (a so-called "Superjet"). Which crashed on a demonstration flight. Says it all really. If you have a choice I'd advise using western airlines (though statistically speaking you're extremely likely to arrive in one piece on a RU operated jet).

 

[panthro]

So you're saying that there are more aviation incidents in Russia and the CIS, due to poor maintenance than in the Western world? Well that's news to me, and I'm pretty clued up on aviation.

If that's the case, then surely this document should be full of CIS airlines? Maybe your company should do a bit more research

As Scuzi pointed out, statistics can be completely manipulated to paint a different picture.
I dont think my company needs to; I trust their judgement when it comes to travel and I assume the other 57,000 employees do as well.

 

[Shashman]

Completely manipulated? It's hard facts, numbers, black on white evidence What about the judgement of the 64.1 million passengers who flew on Russian airlines last year?

As for the crash of the Superjet 100 (not "so-called", that's what its name is), what's your point? It was a demonstration flight, an early production example, and if you're going to play that card, then you may as well damn the A380, which has also been plagued by design faults and has already had a fleet-wide grounding.

P.S.
The most recent fatal aviation incident in Russia was the crash of an ATR 72. A Western aircraft.

 

[mr_stat]

Completely manipulated? It's hard facts, numbers, black on white evidence

As for the crash of the Superjet 100 (not "so-called", that's what its name is), what's your point? It was a demonstration flight, an early production example, and if you're going to play that card, then you may as well damn the A380, which has also been plagued by design faults and has already had a fleet-wide grounding.

P.S.
The most recent fatal aviation incident in Russia was the crash of an ATR 72. A Western aircraft.

I'm sorry can you point to the incident when an 380 crashed on a demonstration flight please? If you have the "facts" of western jets vs russian jets conditional on the relative numbers of jets flying please present them. The data is clearly available and I'd recommend a statistics package like R to present them in. If could provide that data then we can start the discussion

So it seems the most complex wide body aircraft in history doesn't crash in it's trails but a low-mid range Russian "next generation" low capacity jet does. I'm shocked (well not really)

 

[Shashman]

I see no point, nor have the desire or time continuing this discussion with a bigot like you, nevermind the fact you quite evidently know nothing about the Superjet and are just jumping on the "let's hate it 'cos it's Russian" bandwagon.

Food for thought though, before I go:

Over 30 Western companies (most of which are also involved in the design and production process of such aircraft as the 747-8, A380, A400M, etc, etc) are involved in the production of the Superjet