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> remember that aviation usage has been growing in the meantime, so rates per passenger and per passenger mile have been improving even more than this shows We
by jefftk 4y ago
> remember that aviation usage has been growing in the meantime, so rates per passenger and per passenger mile have been improving even more than this shows
We can chart that directly, and I agree it's impressive: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviation_safety#/media/File:Fatalities_per_revenue_passenger_kilometre_in_air_transport_since_1970.png https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviation_safety#/media/File:Fa...
- lambda 4y agoYep, thanks! Was looking for a chart like that but didn't find one on a quick search. And yeah, that's a huge improvement in safety. So while the general shape of airplanes, and range and speed might seem similar, the airplanes themselves and the whole ecosystem around them (pilots, maintenance, airline and airport ops, air traffic control, and so on) are far safer.