Because when you look onto say, Wikipedia, and write plane crashes, the list shows a majority to be TWA.
2007-07-23 03:18:35 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
I mean commercial jet crashes
2007-07-23 03:18:58 · update #1
On wikipedia, these are the documented crashes. There are probably a few more that haven't been uploaded.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_on_commercial_airliners_grouped_by_airline#T
TWA started in 1926. These were troubled times for aviation, and a majority of these crashes have occurred before the 50's. Safety began to improve. Another factor was TWA's size. They were very large and flew millions of hours. This means that TWA wasn't inherently more dangerous than it's counterparts but had simply flew more. The more flights, the larger the chance of accidents. That's why the number looks so big.
2007-07-23 03:29:12 · answer #1 · answered by Charles 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The "most accidents' title doesn't belong to TWA!
It belongs to American Airlines.
Accident statistics are a function of flights flown. The greater the number of flights, the greater the odds of more accidents.
Here is a comparison of all aircraft accidents and.incidents by all US airlines that had the same relative age as TWA:
American Airlines 83
Delta Airlines 51
United Airlines 73
Trans World/TWA 66
TWA was purchased and merged into American Airlines, so if you take that into account only then would they have the "most crashes".
2007-07-23 12:32:59 · answer #2 · answered by Av8trxx 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There was a time that TWA flew the most commercial flights of all the commercial transport companies. It would stand to reason that would sustain the most losses. Incidentally, TWA filed for bankruptcy a few years ago and no longer exists.
2007-07-23 10:30:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Allow me to suggest a more reliable source of information about airline crashes:
www.faa.gov/safety/national_transportation/
This is the official site for the National Transportation Safety Board that investigates all aircraft accidents and incidents in the USA and any accidents outside the USA involving aircraft manufactured by a US manufacturer.
At this date, I can assure you with perfect confidence that you will never risk an accident of any kind if you fly on TWA. It went out of business and flew its last official flight on December 1, 2001.
2007-07-23 10:52:38 · answer #4 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps they have traditionally had more flights in the air, making them more likely to have a crash. All airlines use the same planes, built by a particular number of manufacturers. The percentage of crashes per flights would be more accurate than the highest number of crashes.
2007-07-23 10:28:38 · answer #5 · answered by fangtaiyang 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All planes are the same--only the lettering and stripes are different--so I guess the pilots or the mechanics at TWA have issues
2007-07-27 01:30:53 · answer #6 · answered by fire_inur_eyes 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As aviatirxx pointed out your statistics are flawed. It was also pointed out that TWA was a pioneer when commercial aviation was virtually experimental. I don't know what you vendetta is but you might try do a little more research before you besmirch a good name.
2007-07-23 13:55:29 · answer #7 · answered by Caretaker 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Guys, TWA is no more. They went under years ago. Thought you should know.
My father always used to say, "Never speak evil of the dead."
May TWA rest in peace.
Amen.
2007-07-23 10:35:32 · answer #8 · answered by Ethio In Ethio AND PROUD ! 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Maybe the webmaster at wikipedia was fired by TWA?
No real reason for this.
2007-07-23 12:24:51 · answer #9 · answered by DanKoko 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
How many planes are they flying? would not the largest carrier and the one with the most planes flying the most miles have a higher incident rate?
2007-07-23 10:24:01 · answer #10 · answered by John Paul 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋