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Aviation Week Report Highlights Low Risk Of Air Travel
A new study highlights the safety of commercial air travel, noting that more people drown in their baths than die in US scheduled airline flights. The report aims to provide the public with a more accurate perception of air travel safety, which is often skewed by dramatic and emotional accidents. According to Aviation Week, the study’s findings could have implications for the aviation industry’s efforts to communicate safety data to the public. The article was first reported by Aviation Week.