Jeju Air 737 crash South Korea

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Passenger safety is as high as it’s ever been. The numbers for 2023 show it was one of, if not the safest year in history. There was one accident per 1.26 million flights, with 30 accidents. Of those, one was fatal. There were zero accidents or hull losses for passenger jet aircraft, with 37.7 million aircraft movements. The five year average is 38 accidents a year. Taking out Azerbaijan, because if wasn’t considered an accident, this year will be slightly higher than average for fatalities, but on par for accidents. Air travel will never be perfectly safe for more than a year or two, but it’s about as safe as it’s possible to get.

I am on about preventative safety measures at all levels and this requires thinking outside the box, or for manufacturers and airport design, putting people's lives first - ahead of profit.

Take 9/11 for an example, proper safety measures, which were in line with the global threat at that time, were implemented after the fact and the same will happen with this tragic crash. Why not before? Why not a 'better to be safe than sorry' attitude?

Already most aviation experts are saying there should never be any type of barrier at the end of a runway - let alone a concrete one that could stop a train.

Additionally, they are saying that pilots nowadays have less flying time/experience and are 'learning as they fly', not to mention they are expected to remain calm and be able to follow protocol to the letter during a mayday situation. Have you seen the cumbersome and time-consuming way that is required to manually release landing gear - let alone doing it under extreme stress? Odd isn't it that S. Korean officials felt it necessary to raid airline offices and cancel 60,000 flights if their safety operational standards and/or crew/pilot training/resources were not in question?

Let's talk about plane engines not being able to recover from larger bird strikes, e.g. seagulls (as was most likely the case here considering the location near water). Why are engines not designed to withstand larger bird strikes? It boggles the mind.

It's also about injuries, such as when a plane experiences turbulence or air drafts where passengers are jostled/banged around so much so that they could end up with severe injuries. Why not better harness systems on seats?

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