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Adam Weiss wrote:
> 
> "Lou Minatti�" wrote:
> >
> > Adam Weiss wrote:
> >
> > > You know, just this evening I heard a Value Jet (aka Air Tran) ad on TV,
> > > touting how cheap it was to fly with them.  I immediately though "yep,
> > > amazing how saving a few dollars on aircraft maintenace can cut ticket
> > > prices".  They're doing it again; another few hundred people will be
> > > killed by Value Jet in a few months.
> >
> > Maintainance had nothing to do with the ValueJet crash. It could have
> > been a brand-new, flawless 717 with 500 flight hours piloted by a
> > seasoned crew. That fire was caused by oxygen canisters illegally placed
> > in the cargo hold by a cargo company that broke the law, not ValueJet.
> > ValueJet couldn't have done anything, short of opening every single
> > package placed onboard their aircraft.
> 
> ValuJet did have a bad maintenance record at the time.  They were the
> subject of intense scrutiny during the year before the crash, and that
> was a result of many bad inspections and more than a few incidents in
> the air (none of them as terrible as the crash).  The reason: they were
> following dollars and an over-zealous expansion plan.  Instead of
> running their company prudently in all aspects, they were cutting
> corners to maximize profits in order to grow.  It was extremely
> reckless.
> 
> One must ask seriously how oxygen canisters could be placed illegally in
> a cargo hold without anyone from the airline (who might care) noticing.
> Same as with the maintenance, cargo loading was contracted out -- to
> people who didn't have a vested interest in its safety or legality and
> to people whose own purpose was to cut costs.

You still haven't shown how ValuJet's maintenance procedures resulted in
the downing of that plane. I'll repeat the question from a prior
message: Should airlines be required to open and inspect all packages
before loading them onto an airplane?

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