Yesterday a plane went down in Peru. It was the fourth this month. None of the planes was from a major international airline. The last time a major international airline lost a plane was in 2001. Thus far this year the number of airplane crashes are slightly above the average of the past seven years, 6 vs. 5. However, flying is actually safer as the number of miles flown is up considerably. Over a longer term (twenty-six years) the number of accidents per million miles flown has decreased from three on 1979 to 1/2 in 2004. I guess that should make you feel safer on your next flight.
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