Do recent plane crashes make you nervous about flying?

[creativewritings]

In just one week, four plane crashes have been reported worldwide. Some were due to technical issues, while others were caused by bad weather. Fortunately, not all of the crashes resulted in casualties, but they still raise concerns about air travel safety. Are you worried?

[Lynx122]

Not really. I actually flew on Jeju air when I was in Korea and this was their first fatal accident in 19 years and you have to imagine just from Seoul to Jeju which is their most popular trip they sometimes have multiple flights in the same hour. And they've done that all day everyday for 19 years. Just to give some perspective. But it is good that the cause is being investigated carefully.

They're inspecting every single 737-800 in Korea and also inspecting Jeju air specifically their maintenance work etc. If there's anything to find they will find it unless someone powerful tries to supress the investigation as has happened before in Korea but hopefully this will not be one of those situations. Also I continue to be sceptical of Boeing and I'll try not to fly on any of their planes on any trips I go on. It's actually disturbing how a company with their track record over the last 2 years is almost unaffected by their failures in management. The demand will not slow down because there's not enough competition. I actually know a guy who works for Boeing he's an aerospace engineer and they try and downplay everything but it's very clear the structure and priorities were off. Everybody wants to glaze the new ceo now but it'll take time to rebuild their reputation for me.

by the way gotta promote a swiss plane company while we're here :)

https://www.youtube.com/embed/oCFEhAUHZj4

[Anonymous]

According to most recent data, the percentage of flights that crash is SIGNIFICANTLY lower than the percentage of car accidents, with the likelihood of dying in a plane crash being around 1 in 11 million compared to roughly 1 in 5,000 for a car crash, meaning flying is considerably safer than driving. This is not something we should be concerned about.

[FreyaRed]

No. I just make final resume of my life like a kamikaze pilot who starts engine of his zero when I embark a cheap airline. When I land and nothing happened it's like new beginning to start everything better and right from now on. It's a spiritual transformation. lol

[thatshydork]

No. My dad builds airplane instruments and explained to me that you’re basically more likely to get bitten by a shark than experience a plane crash. That and I’ve been on countless numbers of flights and I’m yet to experience a crash.

[AviatorTom]

Not at all. Planes are still the safest form of transportation. Considering the thousands of flights around the world that happen each day, incidents are rare.

The aviation industry is unique in that each incident is thoroughly investigated, with things learned and new things implemented, that makes aviation safer.

[just_a_potato]

I was already was terrified of planes before these crashes, they do not change my personal feelings. I only ever been in one once, never again.

[exitseven]

I do not fly anymore either but not because I am afraid. I do not like the long lines and the cavity searches. The whole deal with luggage seem pretty ridiculous too.

[NaultD]

Flying is the safest per number of passenger form of travel. faa investigations are clear and thorough that every time a plane starts flying the next flight is that much safer.

[NathanDavis]

everyone should be worried about Boeing practices...

literally allowed to fail, without proper regulation in place...

yes, allowed to... sick

[exitseven]

when I was working on my Masters degree in 2010 I took a course called Management of Technological Innovation" We discussed many things that were going on in the world at the time. One of the things I remember was Boeing outsourcing a lot of their components to China where before the entire airplane was built in Seattle. The first thing I said was "What could possibly go wrong?"

[NathanDavis]

@exitseven exactly... that

one of the biggest issues, they do outsource most of the building to different sources, then they receiver from different companies who are not in touch with each other... and then piece it together like a puzzle and hope for the best...

[DryGermanGuy]

I don't like flying too much, but there is no train connections to my preferred islands and traveling there by ship would basically shift the whole vacation time onto the sea...

[Unit1]

I only wonder if death will be swift while being on board.

However 4 crashes in 1 week is very high.

[Purpleronnie]

Still the safest form of mass transit transport by far

[exitseven]

I have not been on a plane since before 9/11 , The long lines and cavity searches chased me away from it. I would rather drive

[LiamS95]

There are thousands of car accidents every hour but that doesn't seem to stop me from getting in my car to drive, so why would a few airplane crashes make me nervous to fly.

[Mangospacho]

I’m current on my Microsoft Flight Simulator training so I’m not afraid to jump into the cockpit and save the plane and be a hero, if necessary.

[jshm2]

Shitty American manufacturing is likely mostly to blame.

[andreasderjuengere]

Flying... not really.

I'm only nervous about the crashing part.

[Likes2drive]

Well it depends where you’re going and how big the plane is but I’m not going on a plane for awhile anyway

[Anonymous]

These were all intentional crashes. Planes don't crash anymore.

[QuietRunner]

No. I still drive a car while there are car crashes. The sun causes cancer but I still go outside.

Nothing is safe

[malarkey]

Many plan crashes are assassinations.

[lightbulb27]

Yep… have been for while. I limit my chances.

[HungTexan]

No. It’s still safer than driving a car.

[NicholasRedone]

I rarely fly anyways, shrug.

[MannMitAntworten]

Nope. Still safer than driving.

[Crazzyyworld]

I am always scared but I have no choice

[KrakenAttackin]

Nah, commercial aviation is safe.

[nawtee_me]

Nope, not at all

[PepperJackson]

The TSA worries me more.

[Aphrodite2001]

No, I fly a few times a year.

[Cheerfull009]

Air travel is dangerous now

[ehatsham_hussain]

No , it's accident.