From kls Tue Feb 6 14:15:46 1996 Newsgroups: sci.aeronautics.airliners Path: bounce-back From: fmcdave@aol.com (FMCDave) Subject: Re: AA965 proves Airbus bashers deadly wrong References: Message-ID: Approved: kls@ohare.Chicago.COM Reply-To: fmcdave@aol.com (FMCDave) Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Sender: kls@ohare.Chicago.COM Date: 06 Feb 96 14:15:46 This has been a facinating thread. However, the eternal debate between Airbus and Boeing philosophies (to which I admit adding) is really diverting attention from appropriate focus. Most accidents have multiple "contributers" (in safety analysis terms). This complex accident has many. The official investigation will take some time and will extend far beyond the systems in the airplane. It will examine the entire Air Traffic Management (ATM) system involved. It will look for crew failures (procedures, training, execution), ATC failures (same set), ground navigation sources, and yes...airplane systems. A complete answer will require a comprehensive investigation. We all have to step back and take a global view of how we are operating our aircraft within this ATM system; in the investigation of accidents (which I believe the NTSB does today), design of airspace utilzation procedures, and design of aircraft/ground ATC systems. Dave David Allen FMCDave@AOL.COM Project Manager, CNS/ATM Opinions are mine and not Boeing's