Is Gadling against Qantas airlines?

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As a professional pilot and aircraft mechanic, I realize that no matter how well these incidents are reported, it is almost impossible to use these isolated incidents to compare airlines, largely because the media is poor in accurately reporting technical aviation news, and isolated incidents can be used in very misleading ways, even when that is not the intent. About a month ago while flying over LA, one of my coworkers watched an American Airlines 757 make an emergency landing in the morning at LAX. That afternoon, I listened to events unfold as a second American 757 taking off from John Wayne diverted for an emergency landing at LAX. In my opinion, this is unfortunate, but I don't think twice about flying American. The afernoon emergency did not even make local news. It is very difficult to get the whole picture if you are not involved in the whole operation.

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