We as a species are awful at objectively quantifying risk. For example you are much more likely to die on the ride to the airport than in a plane, yet people with huge flying anxieties/phobias have no issue with driving over the speed limit while texting.
Note only considering scheduled passenger flights. “Charter” flights and other General Aviation flights (part 91 and 135) are still very safe, but US scheduled carriers have an enviable service record.
Thank you, Tim. My hubby (USAF, retired, Air Traffic Controller) was saying the same thing to me knowing we are traveling in next few weeks (we been flying a number of trips in 737 MAXs lately). And since I'm the planner and the financial one in our marriage (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ plug for your services), I woke up last night making a list of all the things I needed to update for our kids... just in case.
Good point. And I agree, probably an isolated event. Although I was a little concerned about the pressurization warnings over the preceeding weeks. Could there have been a defect in this particular aircraft - perhaps a bad fitting on that door? Again, this could be a maintenance issue as opposed to something systemic.
We as a species are awful at objectively quantifying risk. For example you are much more likely to die on the ride to the airport than in a plane, yet people with huge flying anxieties/phobias have no issue with driving over the speed limit while texting.
Note only considering scheduled passenger flights. “Charter” flights and other General Aviation flights (part 91 and 135) are still very safe, but US scheduled carriers have an enviable service record.
Thank you, Tim. My hubby (USAF, retired, Air Traffic Controller) was saying the same thing to me knowing we are traveling in next few weeks (we been flying a number of trips in 737 MAXs lately). And since I'm the planner and the financial one in our marriage (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ plug for your services), I woke up last night making a list of all the things I needed to update for our kids... just in case.
Good point. And I agree, probably an isolated event. Although I was a little concerned about the pressurization warnings over the preceeding weeks. Could there have been a defect in this particular aircraft - perhaps a bad fitting on that door? Again, this could be a maintenance issue as opposed to something systemic.
Hi. Hard to guess. If the jet had been getting pressurization warnings, they now know the source. Good thing it happened at low altitude.