Judging by media coverage, 2014 has been a bad year for the aviation industry. But as the world anxiously awaits updates from the year’s fourth major air tragedy, an examination of the data shows air travel has never been safer. It has undoubtedly been a horrendous year for Malaysia-based carriers, concluding with the disappearance of AirAsia flight QZ8501, with 162 passengers and crew. In March, Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 went missing over the South China Sea, with 239 on board—it has not yet been found. In July, the airline suffered a second blow when MH17 was shot down over Eastern …read more
Source: The Atlantic
