777 Down

Sorry we couldn’t hear the stall alarm in the cockpit.  Sorry the low air speed buzzer was silent till it was too late.  Sorry the automatic pilot was disengaged.  Sorry the San Francisco Airport landing guidance system was down.

Yes, it was probably negligence that caused the crash, but don’t blame President Obama.  The software that runs a 777 probably comes from Bangladesh or India, or Pakistan or Qatar.  The chips in the 777 computers are likely made in China, South Korea and/or Japan.

And U.S. airlines save a fortune by relying on enemy nations to maintain their aircraft fleets.

Not to worry though.  Risk Managers point out that there may have been 3500 planes in the air over the U.S. at the time of the crash.  Let’s say there are 20,000 U.S. landings on a typical day.   Relax and enjoy your flight.