econarchy

This week’s plan crash in Buffalo brings a surprising fact to light - Airlines knowingly operate planes prone to icing up and crashing to save on fuel.  Planes like the one that crashed are known to accumulate ice and do not have the safety features of other planes. Airlines continue to use them, however, because they are “cheaper”.

I don’t know anyone that likes to fly on prop planes. Now we have another reason to hate them - they truly are less safe than the other planes. It isn’t just an unwarranted fear.

So how does that make you feel?

What really freeks me out is that the airlines are subject to the same Federal oversight as the Banking industry - and we all know how well that turned out.

Oh, one more thing, this Canadian-built P.O.S. also apparently has a long history of landing gear problems. Yet the FAA still thinks it is safe for us to fly?

Lawsuits, anyone?