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> the sheer frequency of Asian airliner disasters and disappearances this past year has been especially provocative and unusual No, not really. 2014 actually h
by jpatokal 12y ago
> the sheer frequency of Asian airliner disasters and disappearances this past year has been especially provocative and unusual
No, not really. 2014 actually had less crashes of large planes (6) than any previous year on record, it's just that three of them were particularly large -- and the death toll was still less than 2005 (or 2002 or 2001 or 2000). http://www.planecrashinfo.com/cause.htm http://www.planecrashinfo.com/cause.htm
- xnull6guest 12y agoOh that's really interesting. Am I alone in the impression there were an unusual number of Asian (specifically) airliners that disappeared or crashed under unusual circumstances? I've recieved some other numbers (12; aviation-safety.com for 2014) but the consensus is that 2014 is the safest year on record.
- TheSpiceIsLife 12y agoProbably not. Considering that airline crashes are exceedingly rare on a per flight or per distance basis, what, exactly, are the usual circumstances of airline crashes?