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Newark Gear-Up Landing Raises Same Old Question: What Airline Are You Really Flying?
News reports immediately identified the aircraft that made a belly landing at Newark International Airport this past Saturday morning as a USAirways airplane. The flight was referred to as a USAirways flight. But buried somewhere in the news reports the next day, was the information that the aircraft was in fact operated by Piedmont Airlines, not USAirways. (www.forbes.com) Mais...
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It seems to me this article is missing the point. This was a conscious and well executed emergency landing by the flight crew. How does that prove that regional air carriers are less safe?
Agreed.... If this article is valid, then maybe ALL airbusses are unsafe because their engines cannot support a couple dozen geez going through their engines at the same time.
The point of the article is to tell the public that just because you see an aircraft painted in US Air or Continental livery doesnt mean that it belongs to those carriers. All he did was educate the general public that Colgans, Piedmonts and such exist; that they typically operate right along the line of regulations rather than exceed them like the majors they are contracted to. And Charlie, that wasn't presented as evidence that regional carriers are less safe. The accident record does that just fine.
He brings up facts that everyone already knows. Yes, Airlines have other airlines that operate under their name. No big deal here! Everyone should carefully the flights being offered before purchasing them. The reference to Colgan's accident is inexcusable. No comparison at all. I also worked at USAirways for 36 years. I worked with Piedmont flight crews and safety was and is always their top concern.
The only comparison he made was how the media called it a Continental flight before correcting it to Colgan later. He didnt even remotely insinuate the two flights were similar in any way, other than the confusion in the media regarding the actual airline operating the flight.
And Raymond, if it's "No big deal here" then why should everyone carefully (review) the flights being offered before purchasing? Sounds to me like you would rather steer clear of the little guys too. Sounds like a big deal to me.
Hi Chris! Actually, the reason I say "carefully review" the flights being offered is because in my years of customer service; I have meet some passengers who do not wish to fly the smaller commuter aircraft. The information is displayed when they reserve their flights and they can choose accordingly! Personally, I DON'T "steer clear" from the little guys! I like flying the smaller aircraft. Lower and slower sometimes is more fun! Most passengers misconception of smaller aircraft is based on a lack of understanding. For most passengers; bigger is better! The use by many, of the word "Puddle Jumper" (which I hate) doesn't help any! I fault the airline industry as a whole for not educating the public more about smaller aircraft.
I find a lot of people make a big mistake when it comes to Turbo Prop Aircraft and that is they see the props and think they are not flying on a Jet Aircraft. For common day a/c the big difference is "A Jet" as people like to call it has a lot of little props inside a cowl being driven by a JET ENGINE, where a Turbo Prop has fewer blades that are larger and are still driven by a JET ENGINE. I remember once I was flying non rev. The guy scheduled for the last seat said "I am not flying on a prop plane... I was supposed to be flying on a JET"... LOL, Worked out for me... I got the last flight out that night and he stayed behind.
