Air accidents and the country of manufacture of the plane

In this new installment we will analyze, the relationshipón o no, from accidents toéprisoners and the paímanufacturingón of the avión before the úlast accidents raised worldwide.

some time agoún time I commentedáwe were in this space that I saw oneón should not be judged by his age as a measure to determine its safety for users or not, so now it is important to analyze whether the origin/paímanufacturingón may be a factor to consider as a security measure.

After the unfortunate accident of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 in flight SU1492 of Aeroflot, many comments again invaded social networks indicating that for example, I saw oneómanufacturing noón russian is insecure, that its technologyía is not trusting and worse, the certification processesón. Some said neverás flyían a un avióno russian nor free.

These comments are very similar to those that occurred around the DC-3 accident in Colombia, where age was essential, so that those who do not know about the industry, they see it as insecure, but the úRecent events have shown the opposite and it also appliesén for the Superjet 100.

Without going más allá, let's remember all the problems of americans Boeing 737 MAX with their recent fatal accidents, this tells us a lot.

Sukhoi Superjet 100

To get into the context of this post, It is important to first detail that this avión is certified by both the Russian authority and the EASA – European Union Aviation Safety Agency, Pero ADEMás, its components are what stand out.

Aviónica, fuel system, undercarriage,control systems, engines are from France, APU, hydro systemáthe street, brakes, tires and systeméelectric are from the United States and the air conditioning and hydraulic systemáulico are from Germany.

¿So it is unsafe to fly in an airplaneón russian, chino, japanese or other?

The current aircraft manufacturing trend is to assemble in one país, but using the best, modern and safe systems and parts of the más renowned manufacturers worldwide, más the strict certification processesón and airworthiness of the different aviation authoritiesáworldwide standards guarantee its reliability and as we have seen, any aircraft is «susceptible» to an accidentéreo, regardless of their origin or age even.

Stadiumístatics by aircraft manufacturer

To put in better context, let's review some statesístics by manufacturer, without leaving aside that some airplanes such as those of Boeing and Airbus operate a lotísimas más flight hours than other manufacturers, so it isán subjects undoubtedly, to more accident events:

*With data from Airsafe.

The data presented does not show such detailed accidents for Russian aircraft, Ukrainians or Chinese, but stayíGenerally speaking, we have the following:

** Stadiumístatics show úonly jet planes.
*** I couldíaccident data still missing from both tables.

If we look at both tables,ístics we seeúgroupers very similar in total, the first with 446 and the second with 449 total accidents, so the manufacturingón or its origin is not a determining factor, but yesí are the causes that caused them.

¿Boeing versus Airbus?

• Airbus: 35 accidents in más de 28 million flights.
• Boeing: 251 accidents in más de 461 million flights.

In these references and to close, as we have repeated in other deliveries, I saw oneón can fly for many años or be of the manufactureón make it safe, as long as it is operated responsibly, complying with the manufacturer's manuals and respecting the strict maintenance measures required/mandatory.