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Recent aviation disasters and close calls stoke fears about the safety of flying

By JOSH FUNK - Feb 26, 2025, 12:46 PM ET
Last Updated - Feb 26, 2025, 12:46 PM EST
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Footage from a security camera at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va., shows an American Airlines jet colliding with an Army helicopter during landing, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via AP)

All the recent aviation disasters and close calls definitely have people worried about the safety of flying

All the recent aviation disasters and close calls have people worried about the safety of flying.

The midair collision that killed 67 near Washington D.C. last month was the worst disaster. But there was also the plane that crashed and flipped over upon landing in Toronto, the fiery plane crash in Philadelphia and a plane crash in Alaska that killed 10, as well as two small planes that collided in Arizona. Those all came before the scary moment this week in Chicago when a Southwest Airlines plane had to abort its landing to avoid crashing into another plane crossing the runway. A plane landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport also had to perform a go-around maneuver Tuesday to avoid getting too close to another aircraft departing from the same runway.

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That's not to mention the time earlier this month when a Japan Airlines plane clipped a parked Delta plane while it was taxiing at the Seattle airport, or the security concerns that arose after stowaways were found dead inside the wheel wells of two planes and aboard two other flights. In addition, a United Airlines plane caught fire during takeoff at the Houston airport and a passenger opened an emergency exit door on a plane while it was taxiing for takeoff in Boston.

So of course people are wondering whether their flight is safe?

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