Re:American Airlines Is Quietly Bringing Back the 737Max
by webmaven on Tuesday November 10, 2020 @05:02PM
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> Do you mean the same regulatory organizations that have reduced the US airline fatality rate by 50x over the last 50 years to the point where it's now over 100x safer per mile to fly than to drive?
As a layman, per-mile normalizing of the safety statistics feels wrong to me, given the speed and distance disparities between car and air travel (for many trips, the two modes aren't really substitutes).
IOW, 100x safer per mile doesn't look as good when contemplating a plane trip 200x longer than your daily commute.
I'm not sure what would be best, but either time-based or per-flight normalization seem like they would be an improvement. Or perhaps per-person (eg. x people fly per year, y have been in an accident).
As a layman, per-mile normalizing of the safety statistics feels wrong to me, given the speed and distance disparities between car and air travel (for many trips, the two modes aren't really substitutes).
IOW, 100x safer per mile doesn't look as good when contemplating a plane trip 200x longer than your daily commute.
I'm not sure what would be best, but either time-based or per-flight normalization seem like they would be an improvement. Or perhaps per-person (eg. x people fly per year, y have been in an accident).