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Are the Safety Standards of Major Airlines Rapidly Decreasing?
Liberty Surveys
February 14, 2024
Are the Safety Standards of Major Airlines Rapidly Decreasing?
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In a shocking display of negligence, two JetBlue planes collided on the tarmac at Boston Logan Airport last Thursday morning. This alarming incident raises the question: Are the safety standards of major airlines rapidly decreasing?
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has stepped in to investigate the collision between an Airbus A321neo and another Airbus A321, both of which sustained damage. Fortunately, no injuries were reported as the planes were being de-iced at the time.
JetBlue flight 777, bound for Las Vegas, and flight 551, headed to Orlando, continued their routes on different aircraft. This disturbing event comes on the heels of another FAA investigation into a collision between All Nippon Airways Boeing 777 and Delta Air Lines Boeing 717 at Chicago O’Hare Airport last month.
JetBlue’s safety record is already under scrutiny, as the airline was ranked last out of nine U.S. airlines by the Washington Street Journal for the third year in a row. The ranking was based on factors such as on-time arrivals, flight cancellations, extreme delays, baggage handling, tarmac delays, involuntary bumping, and complaints. In contrast, Delta held the top spot for the third consecutive year.
As JetBlue contests its merger with Spirit Airlines in court, it’s worth noting that Spirit earned the seventh spot in the aforementioned ranking, improving from the previous year. JetBlue recently announced that Marty St. George, the former executive vice president and chief commercial officer, will take over as airline president at the end of February.
With these recent incidents and JetBlue’s poor safety ranking, it’s high time we demand better safety standards from major airlines before it’s too late.