As aviation safety officials investigate the country's first fatal airliner accident in 30 months, the crash of a Continental Connection turboprop near Buffalo on Feb. 12, experts say that although airlines are safer than ever, adopting the lessons from such disasters can be excruciatingly slow.
"They are a good airline and safe airline".
But Nick Sabatini, the agency's associate administrator for regulation and certification, would not draw any conclusions from the audits except that airlines were safe.
To improve its image the flag carrier's commercial director, Hugh Dunleavy, has also called for changes to international rules on where aircraft can fly, suggesting there must be a single global body to advise airlines on safe airspace.
says, 'My airline is safe,' and someone dies," Mr. Crandall said.
"This is comparable to saying that an airline is safe because the pilots and mechanics haven't been injured".
Spokesmen for Air India defend the airline as safe and say it is working to correct its problems.
Braathens Helikopter was owned by Ludvig G. Braathens Rederi and was a sister company of the airline Braathens SAFE.
We are constantly negotiating to enable staff to fly where they need to go on good, safe airlines - but at the best price," emphasizes Mr. Lananna.
The airlines are so safe, that you are arguably safer in the air than on the ground.
