Air travel in Indonesia is a lot safer than a decade ago.
In this March 2019 photo, rescuers work at the scene of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max crash south of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Deregulation is playing a role in transportation disasters.
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High-profile rail and aerospace disasters of recent years have been the deadly consequence of the systematic erosion of safety precautions due to deregulation.
People gather for a candlelight vigil to remember the victims of the Ukraine plane crash in Tehran on Jan. 11, 2020.
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The downing of Flight PS752 suggests Iran’s missile technology has grown increasingly sophisticated. But its ability to responsibly control that technology has not.
Members of the International Red Crescent collect bodies of victims from Ukranian flight PS752.
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Crash investigators never give black boxes to aircraft makers but involve them in the process.
The Ukrainian airliner went down shortly after take-off from Tehran’s airport. Western intelligence has indicated an Iranian missile might have been responsible.
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Key evidence from the wreckage can show if the plane experienced engine trouble or was hit by a missile. But first, Iran must decide how much outside help it will accept in an investigation.
How much is your backpack and the laptop that it contains worth to you?
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More than 40 people died in the May 5, 2019 crash, and reports indicate that passengers taking luggage with them may have slowed the evacuation. So what do we need to do to stop such behaviour?
Planes have many sensors, supplying all kinds of useful data.
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A pilot and researcher knows that airplanes are full of sensors – and finds a way onboard computers can use the data to detect equipment failure and tell pilots what's a real emergency and what's not.
After the recent crash involving the Boeing 737, Air Canada has grounded the planes until July 1, 2019.
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Suspending flights of the Boeing popular passenger aircraft that's been involved in two deadly crashes is a prudent call given similarities in the two accidents.
Lion Air passenger jet JT-610 that crashed into the sea en-route to Pankal Pinang, Sumatra on Monday, killing all 189 people on board.
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Sophisticated systems keep planes in bubbles of safety.
The scene of the fatal crash at Essendon Airport, where authorities allowed extensive development between the runways and surrounding housing.
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Airport operators enjoy the privileged position in Australian planning law of being able to decide their own futures. Their exemption from state planning rules threatens orderly planning and safety.
Fire crew at the scene where a light plane crashed into the back of a DFO building at Essendon airport in Melbourne.
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Investigating an air crash is a delicate and complex task at the best of times – and Flight KGL9268 came down in one of the world's most difficult regions.