Despite plane crashes, it's safe to fly
It's been pretty gruesome for the airline industry in recent days.
First, a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 was shot over eastern Ukraine last week, killing all 298 people on board. Then, a TransAsia ATR-72 crashed near the small Taiwanese island of Penghu in heavy rains, claiming more than 40 lives. And on Thursday, an Air Algerie MD-83 with 116 on board crashed in Mali.
At tough times like this, it's worth reminding people that flying remains one of the safest modes of transportation on Earth, especially since airline accidents tend to become spectacular media events.
In the United States, there hasn't been a commercial airline fatality since the crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 in early 2009.… Seguir leyendo »