Despite several aviation disasters throughout the country in recent weeks and increasing concerns for flying safety, the expert says that air passengers have nothing to fear.
The United States has experienced three fatal plane crashes in just eight days, starting with the most deadly airline accident in America in the last 24 years.
Military black hawk The helicopter collided in Midar With the American Airlines passenger plane near Washington, DC, January 29, killing all 67 passengers on both aircraft.
What do we know about the victims of the collision of Philadelphia
The crew is from the Potomac River in Washington, DC, January 30, 2025. (Leigh Green for Fox News Digital)
Just a few days later, Medevac aircraft carried by a young girl, a mother and four crew members collapsed near the Roosevelt Shopping Center in Philadelphia, killing all those on the plane and one observer on Earth on January 31.
The passenger plane was then discharged on the coast of Alaska on February 7, and all 10 people on board, after the flight that traveled from the unalaet in Nome disappeared the day before.
“As long as we put planes on the sky that has been built and managed by a man, there will be mistakes … but these mistakes are less and less and less,” Mike Boyd, Air Force Advisor and. Fox News Digital. “The public should be aware that the people who are currently allegations are trying to keep them safe. It’s the bottom line.”
Air Force Administration (FAA) Claims the 10 most common factors cause for general airline accidents involving a pilot:
- Inadequate preparation and/or planning
- Failure in obtaining and/or maintenance of flying speed
- Failure in control of the direction
- Irregular level excluded
- If you do not see and avoid objects or obstructions
- Poor fuel management
- Irregular decisions in flight or planning
- Misjudgment of distance and speed
- Choosing an inappropriate terrain
- Irregular operation of flight control
“This list remains relatively stable and indicates the need for continuous refreshing training to determine the higher level of flight knowledge for all pilots,” ” FAA writes.
The wreck is seen in the Potomac River near Ronald National Airport Reagan Washington on January 30th. .
Boyd said that the flyers “should not look at 10 points” or “any of the information”, explaining that the recent air tragedies are “a situation where we had several human errors and system errors, and they were repaired.”
“The events that happened do not indicate that we have a big security problem,” he added. “A question in Washington, the commercial plane did exactly what he needed to do, and we had an air traffic controller who was not doing a job. In Philadelphia … it was a private medical plane … This is not a security question until now as they fly on the commercial planes they go. “
Alaska crews recover the remains of all 10 plane crashes, the authorities say
The first respondents work on stage after a plane crash in Philadelphia on January 31, 2025. (Matt Rourke/AP)
AND Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport The tower supervisor allegedly released another air traffic controller to leave the job early on the DC collision night. FAA calls for one controller to supervise the plains, while the other controls the helicopters.
The Inner Preliminary report of FAA has shown that the levels of staff at the time of the collision are not “normal for the time of day and the amount of traffic”.
“We know that air traffic control with a helicopter crew confirmed that they had visual contact with the plane. The controllers then sent a helicopter to move behind the plane” Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, who chaired the Senate Committee on Trade, Science and Transportation, which oversees the airline industry, said the collision. “However, instead of respecting, the helicopter moved in front of the aircraft. Two aircraft collided in peace, resulting in a catastrophic explosion.”
The passenger plane crashed off the coast of Alaska, killing all 10 people on board. (X/@Uscgali)
With different aircraft involved in recent airline accidents, Boyd discussed whether they differ in commercial and general aviation in security.
“Commercial aircraft are under much stricter safety rules and security control by our privately owned aircraft,” he explained. “So much, there are no indications of any major security issues with the general aviation compared to the commercial aviation.”
“Two systems are very, very different,” Boyd continued. “Commercial aircraft … I can fly 2,000 hours a year, while General Air Force private aircraft can fly 200 hours a year … so this is very different use, but as far as security is concerned, safety standards are quite high.”
Staff at the National Airport Reagan Washington was not “normal” on the collision night: FAA
Investigators work on stage 1 February, a day after a small plane crashed in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Sean Duffy Transport Secretary Fox News said last week that the American sky is still the safest in the world, but many FAA systems remain “old -fashioned” and that changes could be made to improve.
“If it wasn’t for sure, if there was a problem with controllers or air traffic staff who couldn’t keep the system and people in it, FAA would turn it off,” he said. “We have technologies in planes to separate them … Our system needs to be upgraded.”
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Boyd said that with more than half a billion people who enter the planes every year, Americans should continue to “get on the plane … go to see Grandma.”
“People should not worry about flying,” he added. “It’s much safer than a highway ride.”
Fox News’ Alexandra Koch contributed to this report.
