On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 21:01:02 -0400, ouch wrote:
> "Pete" wrote in message
>>
>> Yeah, me too. I assumed all Airbus aircraft employed FBW. Mea
>> culpa.
>>
>> But to start another flame war, maybe AA has a culture problem
>> of ignoring manufacturers' advice. Remember that it was an AA
>> DC-10 that lost an engine at ORD, and AA's maintenance practice
>> of removing engines with a forklift was the culprit, contrary to
>> McDonnell Douglas' advice.
>>
>>
>> Pete
>
> Perhaps it's not coincidence that AA is responsible for both the deadliest
> and the second deadliest airliner crashes in US history (DC-10 in Chicago,
> A300 in NYC).
I suspect the "culture problem" may not be too far off the mark. It's a
"we know best" thing. A degree of arrogance perhaps?
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