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AAAmerican AirlinesagainstU2easyJet

American Airlines scores 10.4 points higher on the Touchdown Quality Index. Ratings are passenger reports and the two carriers fly different routes and aircraft, so the gap describes the ratings, not the pilots.

Overall

MeasureAmerican AirlineseasyJet
Landing rating80.150 ratings69.796 ratings
Mean stars4.053.45
Smooth share68%36%
Rough share0%8%
Applause reported13%6%
Turbulence reported14%23%

Smooth 34 (68%) · Firm 16 (32%) · Rough 0 (0%)

Smooth 35 (36%) · Firm 53 (55%) · Rough 8 (8%)

By distance

DistanceAmerican AirlineseasyJet
Short haul (under 1,500 km)n/a1 of 10 ratings69.796 ratings
Medium haul (1,500 to 4,000 km)77.618 ratingsprovisionalNo ratings
Long haul (over 4,000 km)80.831 ratingsNo ratings

Comparing within a distance band removes most of the mix difference between a short-haul and a long-haul network.

Routes both fly

No route has a rating for both carriers yet.

Route means from a few ratings move a lot. Read them with the rating counts beside them.

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