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The airline safety revolution

17 mins | Apr 26, 2021
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Why it is now safer to fly than to get to the airport. Andy Pasztor explores how a band of American aviation professionals in the mid-90s created an expansive safety reassessment, which has lead to more than 8 billion passengers flying without a fatal crash in the last twelve years. In this fascinating look into the world of air safety, he reveals how this record stems from a sustained commitment to what was originally a controversial idea.

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