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> we are past peak safety of aeroplanes I'd bet against that. Deaths per passenger mile have been decreasing continually for decades: https://en.wikipedia.org
by jefftk 4y ago
> we are past peak safety of aeroplanes
I'd bet against that. Deaths per passenger mile have been decreasing continually for decades: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fatalities_per_revenue_passenger_kilometre_in_air_transport_since_1970.png https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fatalities_per_revenue_pa...
- worik 4y ago> Deaths per passenger mile I prefer deaths per journey. Aeroplanes fly huge distances, journeys that would not be made otherwise. Makes " Deaths per passenger mile" daft IMO
- jefftk 4y agoI suspect that looks pretty similar? Might actually be getting better, since takeoff and landing are the most risky and with ETOPS we're doing a lot more point to point and a lot less hub and spoke.