Airbus or Boeing?

pyonir

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Which ever one gets me to my destination safely. I couldn't care less.
 

JDub02

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I've flown on both. both were just fine. I chose Boeing strictly because they're an American company.
 

azazyel

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Originally posted by: JDub02
I've flown on both. both were just fine. I chose Boeing strictly because they're an American company.

I know quite a few people who work there, Boeing all the way.
 

Aquaman

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Originally posted by: pyonir
Which ever one gets me to my destination safely. I couldn't care less.

Fly air china........... pilots are ex-military mig pilots :Q ;)

Cheers,
Aquaman
 

pyonir

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Originally posted by: Aquaman
Originally posted by: pyonir
Which ever one gets me to my destination safely. I couldn't care less.

Fly air china........... pilots are ex-military mig pilots :Q ;)

Cheers,
Aquaman

I would have absolutely no reason to fly Air China.
 

Aquaman

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Both equally good I think......... although I would like to try the A380 on a long haul flgiht :)

Cheers,
Aquaman
 

Rustynuts

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Too many fly-by-wire crashes with Airbus!! China Air has lots of problems with flying into mountains for some reason, NO WAY I WOULD FLY THEM.
 

GTaudiophile

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I'm sorry, but Airbus makes a more comfortable aircraft! Two new airplanes: Delta Boeing 777-200 vs. Lufthansa Airbus A340-300. The Airbus has four engines to the Boeing's two. The Airbus is quiter, and I swear I experience less turbulance whenever on an Airbus aircraft, though this is probably just coincidence.
 

Aquaman

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Originally posted by: pyonir
Originally posted by: Aquaman
Originally posted by: pyonir
Which ever one gets me to my destination safely. I couldn't care less.

Fly air china........... pilots are ex-military mig pilots :Q ;)

Cheers,
Aquaman

I would have absolutely no reason to fly Air China.

Ok........ how about Aeroflot :)

Cheers,
Aquaman
 

Armitage

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Reminds me of the old saying from when the DC10s where having a bad string of accidents
"If it ain't Boeing, I ain't going."
 
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Originally posted by: Aquaman
Originally posted by: pyonir
Originally posted by: Aquaman
Originally posted by: pyonir
Which ever one gets me to my destination safely. I couldn't care less.

Fly air china........... pilots are ex-military mig pilots :Q ;)

Cheers,
Aquaman

I would have absolutely no reason to fly Air China.

Ok........ how about Aeroflot :)

Cheers,
Aquaman

fvck that, fly ethiopian airlines. i can bet a $100 they pick up old planes from the airplane graveyard and put them together with duct tape. plus it was a smoking flight which is a lot of fun. i guessing they don't do the smoking bit anymore.

and before anyone asks: yes, ethiopia does have an airline

edit: air china and the multitude of domestic airlines in china are pretty good. and they are extra-friendly to you if you're not chinese (mainly coz you paid much more than a chinese citizen).
 

iamwiz82

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Originally posted by: hotchilisauce
Originally posted by: Aquaman
Originally posted by: pyonir
Originally posted by: Aquaman
Originally posted by: pyonir
Which ever one gets me to my destination safely. I couldn't care less.

Fly air china........... pilots are ex-military mig pilots :Q ;)

Cheers,
Aquaman

I would have absolutely no reason to fly Air China.

Ok........ how about Aeroflot :)

Cheers,
Aquaman

fvck that, fly ethiopian airlines. i can bet a $100 they pick up old planes from the airplane graveyard and put them together with duct tape. plus it was a smoking flight which is a lot of fun. i guessing they don't do the smoking bit anymore.

and before anyone asks: yes, ethiopia does have an airline


http://www.airdisaster.com/special/ethiopian961.shtml

THere is video of this plane crashing, as well.
 

SuperTool

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If it's the same year plane, it doesn't really matter. Airbus planes tend to be newer than Boeing ones though.
 
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Originally posted by: iamwiz82
Originally posted by: hotchilisauce
Originally posted by: Aquaman
Originally posted by: pyonir
Originally posted by: Aquaman
Originally posted by: pyonir
Which ever one gets me to my destination safely. I couldn't care less.

Fly air china........... pilots are ex-military mig pilots :Q ;)

Cheers,
Aquaman

I would have absolutely no reason to fly Air China.

Ok........ how about Aeroflot :)

Cheers,
Aquaman

fvck that, fly ethiopian airlines. i can bet a $100 they pick up old planes from the airplane graveyard and put them together with duct tape. plus it was a smoking flight which is a lot of fun. i guessing they don't do the smoking bit anymore.

and before anyone asks: yes, ethiopia does have an airline


http://www.airdisaster.com/special/ethiopian961.shtml

THere is video of this plane crashing, as well.

holy crap i did fly ethiopian in 1996, but it was a flight out of Addis Ababa to Beijing and it flew over the himalayas, damn scary if you're in a plane that's rattling like crazy, all the fvcking time.
 

Armitage

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Originally posted by: PCTweaker5
The poll should have been like Boeing and Lockheed. Doesnt Airbus suck or something?

Uhm ... Lockheed hasn't built an airliner since the L1011 back in the 70's I think.
Boeing is the only manufacturer of large civil aircraft left in the US since they bought out McDonnell Douglas a few years back.