‘I’ve never seen a week like this’ — aviation expert puts recent crashes in context

‘I’ve never seen a week like this’ — aviation expert puts recent crashes in context

With four major airline tragedies on record, 2014 is quickly becoming the year of the airplane disaster, and anxiety over boarding a plane is flying high for many travelers. Starting with missing Malaysia Airlines MH370 in March and continuing with three separate crashes in the past week — Air Algerie AH5017, the TransAsia flight in Taiwan and last week's downed flight over Ukraine — stories of airline emergencies have dominated headlines worldwide. Yahoo News spoke with aviation expert and former FAA dispatcher William J. McGee for perspective on whether statistics suggest the skies have actually become more hazardous or if ...

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