
Though airliner passenger death rates have fallen over the decades, that achievement is no reason for complacency. In an industry that relies more than anything on the appearance of total control, total safety, these two crashes pose as close to an existential risk as you can get. Now it's time for me to write about both together.īeen in the news because of two crashes, practically back to back and involving brand new airplanes.

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I have been a pilot for 30 years, a software developer for more than 40. The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not represent positions of IEEE Spectrum or the IEEE.
