Approximately 185,000 people have died in civilian aviation accidents since the advent of powered flight over a century ago. However, over the past five years among the U.S. airlines, the risk of ...

Since the dawn of flight, pilots have been forced to validate their infatuation with aviation by giving a convincing answer to the simple question, Are airplanes safe? Its a loaded question that ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FanPro/Getty It's been a difficult couple of months for US aviation safety. With memories of recent incidents still fresh, ...

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This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. Approximately 185,000 people have died in civilian aviation accidents since the advent of ...