Recent plane crashes Stokes to fear the safety of flying

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People are worried about the spade flying safety of the latest flight disasters and close calls.

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The Medar clash that killed 67 people near Washington was the highest disasters, which fiered a flight in Philadelphia and the now missing flight in Alaska. Earlier this week, there was a Japanese Airlines flight that clicked off the Delta aircraft parked at Seattle Airport, while the United Airlines flight caught fire on Sunday.

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Even the safety concerns that raised after the death of Stovawez died inside the wheel wells of two aircraft. Do not forget the time opening the emergency door on a plane when a passenger is opening to the poston.

So do people think that their aircraft is safe?

What happened in bad incidents?

The January 29 clash between an American Airlines passenger jet and a military helicopter killed everyone on both planes. From November 12, 2001, a deadly aircraft crash in the United States, and after a jet departed, a New York City entered the neighborhood, killing 260 people aboard. Since February 2009 there has been no deadly accident involving American plane.

Accidents, including small flights such as single engine chessna in Alaska on Thursday, are very common. Ten people, including the pilot, were killed.

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On January 31, a medical transport plane crashed in Philadelphia, killing six people and another person on the ground. A large fireball was created shortly after the leaving of the Learget was smashed into a neighborhood shortly after leaving a small airport.

How much should I worry?

Dangerous accidents attract extraordinary attention because they are rare. The US Airlines’ Time Registration is significantly safe, which has been proven by a long extension between hazardous accidents.

But there were deadly accidents all over the world, of which one of South Korea killed 179 people aboard in December. In 2018 and 2019, there were two hazardous accidents involving Boying’s complex 737 Max Jedliner. Last January, when a door was on a plug plane, a maximum of 737 exploded, raising more questions about the plane.

Moreover, federal authorities have been raising concerns over the excessive and employee air traffic control system for many years, especially after a series of close calls between aircraft at US airports. The reasons they quoted for employee deficit include non -competitive wages, long changes, intensive training and compulsory pension.

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President Donald Trump added the concerns on Thursday, accusing Medire of the “obsolete” of airports relied on the airports and promised to change it.

But even if, Transport Secretary Sean Tafi went to the Fox News earlier this week and tried to assure the audience to the airline “safer than a car and train.” This is a safe transport system. ”

And again the figures.

The National Security Council estimates that Americans have a chance of 93 in a motor vehicle accident, while the deaths on the aircraft are very rare to calculate. Statistics of the US Transport Department tell a similar story.

What is done?

The National Transport Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration are investigating these recent accidents, and are looking for close calls and ways to prevent similar incidents to determine what caused them.

There are already complex manifestations of the Meder conflict, but it takes more than a year to get a full report on what happened.

The NTSP always recommends steps that can be taken to prevent malfunctions, but the agency contains a long list of hundreds of previous recommendations that other government agencies and other government agencies neglected.

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But Duffy said that it is correct to say that accidents like recent things are unacceptable. That is why he plans to ensure that “safety is very important” as he leads the agency that regulates all transport systems.

“I feel better about the plans that we are and where we are going, and the system is safe and more efficient than today,” said Duffy Fox.

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