Langewiesche himself wrote about exactly this paradox in this (excellent) piece on the Air France 447 crash: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/business/2014/10/a

Langewiesche himself wrote about exactly this paradox in this (excellent) piece on the Air France 447 crash: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/business/2014/10/air-france-flight-447-crash https://www.vanityfair.com/news/business/2014/10/air-france-...