>Eighty years of effective technical regulation (and massive penalties for fraud) have made commercial aviation the safest form of transportation in the world.

>Eighty years of effective technical regulation (and massive penalties for fraud) have made commercial aviation the safest form of transportation in the world. De Havilland comet crashes and the ensuing bankruptcy probably is the real reason why flying is safe. Usually when regulating succeeds, the industry is with the government trying to get loose guns back in the line.