For decades, Americans have been told something reassuring every time they step onto an airplane: commercial aviation is extraordinarily safe, even safer than driving. Statistically, that remains true ...

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A new study shows commercial air travel is statistically safer than many common activities. You are more likely to die from drowning in a bathtub or choking on food than in a plane crash. Despite a ...