Ask the Pilot: The Silent Anniversary - 15 Years Since the Last Major Crash
 

Now in Ask the Pilot: The Silent Anniversary.

It has now been fifteen years since the last major air crash Involving a U.S. legacy carrier.

This isn't a minor story. On the contrary, it's one of the most significant milestones in U.S. aviation history.

On November 12th, 2001, American Airlines flight 587, an Airbus A300 bound for Santo Domingo, went down after takeoff from JFK airport, killing 260 people. Since that day, there has not been a large-scale, multiple-fatality disaster involving a U.S. major.

To be clear, there have been a handful of tragedies involving regional carriers and freighters, and some will argue that it’s unfair to gerrymander statistics in this fashion. But it's the majors that set the standard, and it's only fair that we measure from there. And, in decades past, one or two catastrophes a year involving a legacy carrier was considered normal, even expected. Where we stand today is almost unbelievable. Fifteen years is by far the longest such streak, ever.

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-- Patrick



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