WHAT ABOUT SAFETY RECORD?

John Thomas advocates splitting up United Airlines. United's last fatal accident caused by pilot error was in December 1978, when a DC-8 crashed on approach at Portland, Ore., after the flight crew ran the fuel tanks dry while troubleshooting a landing gear problem. It's too bad that the marketplace...

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