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Yesterday, an AirAsia passenger plane took off at Su Jianuo Hada Airport in Jakarta. AirAsia uses Airbus A320 aircraft. The analysis of A320 passenger plane accidents in recent years shows that operational errors and weather accidents account for a large proportion. Traveling by plane tries to avoid red-eye flights that take off and land in the middle of the night, which makes pilots exhausted. AirAsia, lost contact, Southeast Asia and low-cost airlines are enough to attract people's attention. Many people may have taken or intend to take low-cost flights to Southeast Asia, and another loss of connection will inevitably cause people to worry about the safety of such flights. Will low-cost flights be more unsafe? Low-cost airlines (hereinafter referred to as "low-cost airlines"), also known as low-cost airlines, refer to the form of airlines that control operating expenses lower than ordinary airlines. The flight routes of low-cost flights are generally short and medium-haul, mostly in neighboring areas. Statistics show that there are about 170 low-cost airlines in the world. Low-cost airlines account for about 30% of the aviation market in the United States and Europe, while the market share in the Asia-Pacific region is about 20%. Many aviation industry analysts have mentioned that there is no data showing that cheap flights are more unsafe than ordinary flights. Judging from the safety factor rating, Jetstar Australia, as a low-cost airline, got the highest rating of 7 stars in Airlineratings.com, an independent aviation rating website, and its safety was no less than that of large airlines, while VietJetAir, a Vietnamese low-cost airline, only got a rating of 3 stars. AirAsia's previous rating was 4 stars, and now its safety rating is "to be determined". Since the establishment of 200 1, AirAsia has never lost contact or had a fatal accident. A reporter from CNN said that AirAsia's past safety record was "very good". A new generation of low-cost airlines use new aircraft. AirAsia's predecessor was the debt-ridden old AirAsia. In 200 1 year, AirAsia bought the loss from the former Malaysian state-owned group DRB-Hicom at a nominal price of 1 Malaysian ringgit (about 1.5 yuan RMB) and a debt of1million US dollars (about 67.98 million RMB). Today, there are more than 88 air destinations, including China, the Philippines, Australia and the United Kingdom. Up to now, AirAsia has a fleet of more than 150 Airbus A320, which is "one of the newest fleets in Asia, with an average service time of only 3.5 years". A reporter who has reported on AirAsia for a long time pointed out that unlike some old and outdated aircraft used by early low-cost airlines, the new generation of low-cost airlines are almost all new aircraft, whether purchased or leased. However, the use of new aircraft does not mean that all the potential risks of low-cost airlines have been solved. Miller, deputy investigator of the British Aviation Accident Investigation Committee, once mentioned that the old and new aircraft are not the old and new models and age of the aircraft, but the maintenance of the aircraft. As long as it is properly maintained, an old plane that has worked for more than 30 years can still fly safely. How did they get such a low price? How do the rising low-cost airlines keep the advantage of low fares under the background of fierce competition among airlines? The first is to let all services return to the habit of users paying. The Express reporter's family once took a cheap domestic flight to Taipei. In order not to be overweight, they weighed themselves and lost weight before leaving. As a result, they paid 150 of the overweight fee and didn't go to 430 yuan until they knew the fare. In addition, you have to spend an extra sum of money to choose a seat before you leave. On many low-cost flights, you have to pay for meals, movies and music. Secondly, on the one hand, airlines increase the number of seats and passenger capacity, on the other hand, they reduce the number of on-board service personnel and rent more expensive facilities and services in the airport, such as boarding empty bridges. Flights also choose to land at secondary airports in non-major cities or major cities. In addition, many low-cost airlines implement "single fleet", that is, they purchase the same kind of aircraft, and maintenance personnel also specialize in maintaining this kind of aircraft, which is convenient for maintenance and scheduling, and also reduces the training time and cost of pilots. This cost reduction is only to stimulate people to take cheap flights. Tigerair Singapore is also a well-known low-cost airline. A company spokesman once said that one of their key development goals is those who have never flown. "The ticket price is lower than the cost of taking a taxi to the airport" is a big selling point. We give them the freedom to fly. However, because of this low price, cases of passengers misbehaving on the plane have occurred from time to time. Some time ago, some China passengers made a big noise about the Thai AirAsia flight from Bangkok to Nanjing because they didn't have free boiled water. They also threw instant noodles at flight attendants. Similar unreasonable behaviors also occur from time to time on other low-cost flights. An Australian expert said that one side effect of reducing costs is that "some people think that they can be willful after spending money". There is another way to reduce costs, which is also the most worrying thing, that is, flying early and being greedy. Australian media once said that most local low-cost flights landed and left the airport at the lowest time, such as early morning or late at night. Algeria Airlines flight AH50 17, which happened in July this year, is a famous "cheap red-eye flight". It has been almost full every time since it was opened for a month, and the plane has been running at full capacity and has to fly to other routes. "Pilots are more likely to get sleepy when working at night. People will find that many night flight accidents are caused by pilots' lack of vigilance or slow response. " Richter, head of the German aviation accident data evaluation center, once said. Many pilots have confirmed this statement. The media once interviewed Todd, the captain of AirAsia Singapore. He often flies at night because his biological clock is slowly adjusted during the day and he is always fidgeting when he sleeps during the day. On one occasion, there was something urgent to deal with at home. Only slept for three hours, and he worked the night shift. "Flight state is really bad, good to not line! I always feel exhausted after the night shift. After all, people are not machines. "Can you imagine a pilot on a red-eye flight falling asleep directly? In 2004, two American pilots fell asleep on a night flight from Baltimore to Denver. It was not until one of them was awakened by the crazy cry of the air traffic controller that he found that the speed of the plane was close to twice the speed limit when it approached the airport. Pay equal attention to software and hardware "fatigue driving" In addition to fatigue driving, some pilots also face the problem of insufficient training time. 20 1 1 A report led by Australian Liberal Party Senator Bill Heffernan mentioned that many pilots and flight attendants are facing fatigue problems due to too dense flights. In addition, evidence collected from airlines, pilots, flight attendants, etc. It shows that some low-cost airlines only require pilots to train for 250 hours. The report suggests that the minimum training time for captains should be increased to 65,438+0,500 hours. The media has reported that some companies are limited by funds and have little training for pilots and crew members, and some even have difficulty in ensuring daily training. More seriously, some low-cost airlines overuse aircraft and crew, resulting in "fatigue driving" of software and hardware, and insufficient maintenance time of aircraft. Only when passengers fly in the sky can planes make money. As soon as they land, the cost of parking will increase. Therefore, in low-cost airlines in Europe and America, one plane is used eight times a day, while the planes of big airlines are used four or five times a day at most, which greatly reduces the number of planes needed. Officials of the European Union's Safety and Labor Committee said that some low-cost airlines allowed faulty aircraft to perform tasks from time to time. The captain of a domestic airline said that the original intention of the airline to operate the "red-eye flight" was that "instead of parking the plane on the tarmac, it is better to make full use of the two flights at night to make money". According to AirAsia official website, AirAsia's approach is to "shorten the ground detention time and increase the flight time of all flights, so as to maximize the benefits, thus achieving high utilization rate and low cost of aircraft". AirAsia's turnaround time (that is, the transit time of the plane) is 25 minutes. Some cheap pilots also learned to "save time", and some even changed their landing routes without authorization in order to "cut corners". Is air travel safe? After the accidents of Malaysia Airlines and Emirates Airlines, people began to pay attention to the safety of air travel. The media pointed out that air travel is relatively safe. In the past decade, except for terrorist attacks, on average, two passengers died in every 6,543.8 billion commercial flights. In the United States, there are more than 30,000 motor vehicle accidents every year, and the mortality rate is eight times higher than that on airplanes. According to the data released by the International Air Transport Association, in 20 13, there were 3 billion people who took 36.4 million flights safely, and there were 8 1 aviation accidents in this year, of which 2 10 people died of civil aviation accidents. In 20 12, there were 75 civil aviation accidents, the number of which reached a record low, but the number of people killed in the air crash that year was 4 14; 20 1 1 year, there were 92 civil aviation accidents with 490 deaths; 20 10/0,94 civil aviation accidents, with 786 people killed; In 2009, 685 passengers and flight attendants died in 90 civil aviation accidents. Some media pointed out that this year will be a "serious" year for aviation disasters. So far, 1 194 people have been killed or lost contact, setting a new high in five years. However, if the statistics are "stretched", the conclusion may be somewhat relieved. The data shows that if we go back 20 years, there are about 250 civil aviation accidents and about 2,000 deaths every year. However, the situation in the past 10 year has been greatly improved, and the aviation accidents from 200 1 year to 20 10 year decreased by 42% compared with the previous 10 year.