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Based on this https://www.airlines.org/dataset/safety-record-of-u-s-air-carriers/ https://www.airlines.org/dataset/safety-record-of-u-s-air-ca... between 2009 a
by vladms 3y ago
Based on this https://www.airlines.org/dataset/safety-record-of-u-s-air-carriers/ https://www.airlines.org/dataset/safety-record-of-u-s-air-ca... between 2009 and 2021 there were indeed 2. I think that the point stands, it is very impressive and safe.
- bmitc 3y agoWikipedia says 51. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fatal_accidents_and_incidents_involving_commercial_aircraft_in_the_United_States https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fatal_accidents_and_... The numbers would go up quite a bit if it included private and military. The numbers you linked to seem to have a very tight definition of which flights were considered, as the Wikipedia list showcases several more in-flight deaths involving air carrier class airplanes than just two.
- nodamage 3y agoI don't understand how you arrived at the number 51. Did you just tally up all the incidents in that list that occurred after 2009? That list includes a bunch of incidents that are not really relevant for assessing risk level when flying on a commercial airline: - Someone committing suicide by getting sucked into a plane engine while the plane was on the ground. - Someone sneaking onto a runway and getting struck by a plane that was landing. - Another person stealing a plane and intentionally crashing it into the ground. - The Kobe Bryant helicopter crash. Looking through the list I would conclude the parent comment was correct. The only incidents with passenger fatalities on US airlines since 2009 were Southwest 1380 and PenAir 3296.