Recent aviation disasters and close calls have resulted in people being worried about flying.
Mid -mid -collision He killed 67 near Washington, Fire plane crash In Philadelphia and now A The plane is missing in Alaska There are only very high -level disasters. There was also a Japan airline plane Standing Delta plane clip When it was taxi at Seattle Airport earlier this week and United Airlines plane Set on fire A fire broke out on the wing after the engine troubles on Sunday during a take -off at Houston Airport.
This is not even to mention Greeting concerns It was born after that when found dead inside the stavways Wheel wells Of the two planes and two other flights aboard. And don’t forget about this time Emergency opened the door to go out On the plane when it was taxi for take -off in Boston.
So of course. People are surprised whether their Flight is safe?
What happened in the worst events?
On January 29, a collision between US Airlines passenger jet and an army helicopter killed everyone on both planes. It was The deadliest plane crash in the United States Since November 12, 2001, when the take -off of the take -off. A jet later entered a New York City neighborhood, killing all 260 people and five on the ship. Even since February 2009, there has been no deadly crash of any kind of US aircraft.
Crashes are more common such as small planes like a single -engine Cesena crashed Alaska on Thursday. Ten people, including a pilot, were killed.
A Medical Transport plane crashed On January 31, in Philadelphia, six people on the ship and another on the ground were killed. Shortly after landing from a large airport, the Largeet created a massive fireball when a land was hit in a locality.
How much should I be worried?
The deadly crashes attractively attract extraordinary attention because they are rare. The track record for American airlines is extraordinarily safe, as has long been displayed among fatal accidents.
But fatal accidents have recently happened somewhere around the world, including a single in South Korea Killed all 179 people In December 2018 and 2019, Boeing’s disturbing 737 Max jet liner also took place two deadly accidents. And last January, a door plug blew 737 Max when it was on a flight, which raised more questions about the aircraft.
And federal officials Are raising concerns For years about the air traffic control system, especially after several close calls between aircraft at US airports. One of the reasons he cites the shortage of staff is one of the controversial salaries, long shifts, deep training and mandatory retirement.
President Donald Trump on Thursday raised concerns when he accused the “obsolete” air traffic control system of a mid -confrontation, which relied on airports and promised to replace it.
But despite all this, the Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy went to Fox News earlier this week and tried to convince the audience that the air travel was more safer than traveling in the car and the train. Save a way from.
And the figures are behind it.
The National Safety Council estimates that Americans have 1-93 chance to die in a motor vehicle crash, while airplanes have deaths Too rare to calculate Data from difficulties US Department of Transportation Tell the same story.
What is going on?
The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration are investigating these recent accidents and close calls to determine what they have caused and find ways to prevent similar incidents.
There have already been disturbing discoveries about the mid -clash, but it will take more than a year to get a full report about what happened.
NTSB always recommends steps that can be taken to prevent accidents, but this agency has a long list of hundreds of previous recommendations that other government agencies and their investigating industries neglect. What is
But Duffy said that the public is right to say that the recent accidents are unacceptable. That is why he intends to ensure that “safety is the most important” because he guides the agency that regulates all transport methods.
Duffy said in a Fox interview, “I really like where we are going and where we are going and the plans we have to ensure that we are safer and more secure than today. Make it effective. “
