Think we are arguing about a reaction to imperfect information, verus actual safety. Yes, today, with increased inspections, planes are 'safer' than they were.

Think we are arguing about a reaction to imperfect information, verus actual safety. Yes, today, with increased inspections, planes are 'safer' than they were. If we take a baseline a few months ago, they are 'safer' now. But In the past, we had imperfect information about how worried we should have been. So a few months ago 'before knowing about defects' we weren't worried enough. We didn't know how worried we should have been. Now that we know about defects, we are more worried. Even thought over-all safety is probably better. EDIT: And, now that we see how much 'cost pressure' has lead to safety cuts, I think we can be more worried now, because we can see how much cost trumps safety. Those cost pressures will remain once the current crisis is past.