Why aren airlines interested in the safer, Burnelli aircraft?
From the answers below, it is virtually impossible to know why they aren’t interested. Read them yourself. Then, you might want to ask the airlines why they aren’t interested in safer and more economical airplanes. Send email to airlines A February 6, 1964 letter from W.A.Patterson, Chairman & CEO of United Airlines reads as follows: “I am extremely disappointed to advise you that United Air Lines does not participate in aircraft development work that is not related to our present day operation.” In November 2, 1984, letter to the Burnelli Company, D.P. Hettermann, Senior vice President of Technical Operations for Delta Airlines, wrote: “I think, too, in the manufacturing side, as well as the operational area, certain facilities, equipment and capabilities have established long held precedents which are most difficult to overcome regarding total configuration change.” In an August 5, 1983 letter to the Burnelli Company, Bernard Wood, Secretary & Legal Director for British Airways wrote
