"Our research infers that fliers are doing more research to understand and potentially avoid Boeing aircrafts," she said.
"First of all, there are more discount carriers operating Airbus (A320s) than Boeing (737s) particularly in Asia," he said.
watch nowThe study is a historical analysis of commercial flight safety, which does not predict how Boeing's issues may play out in the future.
But Barnett indicated he's confident about the future of commercial aviation.
Why avoiding Boeing is difficultThough competition among airlines is fierce, aircraft manufacturing has long been dominated by the United States' century-old Boeing company and its European competitor, Airbus.
Persons:
Danielle Harvey, Brendan Sobie, Arnold Barnett, Barnett
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Asia, United States, Europe, Australia, Canada, China, Israel, Japan, New, Bahrain, Bosnia, Brazil, Brunei, Chile, Hong Kong, India, Jordan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mexico, Philippines, Qatar, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Alaska