“Safe” is a relative term.
For example, it would have been safer for the plane to have 2 more engines. But there are only 2 engines since it’s safe enough and much more economically viable.
It doesn’t matter how safe something is if no one is going to buy it.
“Not a death trap” is a relative term. Safety is a feature and like any other feature it gets prioritized according to need, budget, ROI, and many other factors.
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“Safe” is a relative term. For example, it would have been safer for the plane to have 2 more engines. But there are only 2 engines since it’s safe enough and much more economically viable.
It doesn’t matter how safe something is if no one is going to buy it.
Safe is not a relative term in mass transport aerospace.
Safe means "not a death trap."
That level of safety is a hard prerequisite for a viable product. There is no ambiguity about this.
“Not a death trap” is a relative term. Safety is a feature and like any other feature it gets prioritized according to need, budget, ROI, and many other factors.
No version of this plane has ever been as bad as "death trap".