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Wish2be
Yeah, but how many were removed from said flights?
nichfra
Jan 16th 4 crewman died when a Boeing 747-400 crashed. No passengers but commercial jet planes still had people die
ffilm
I've been off the ground probably 200 times, as passenger, crew, or maintenance. I never died.
Kaiserzose
United was the only competitor even trying!
ijustcantevenrightnow
THANKS TRUMP! /s
SwordsToTheSkyWeRideAtDawn
No one had a heart attack on a plane and died in 2017??? So Carrie Fisher was the last to die on a plane?
JohnnySlick74
Air travel is actually very, very safe. A huge part of why plane crashes make the news is that they're so rare.
cactusmom
Zero deaths in 2018 too!
3c0nor3
Thank you Mr. Trump
kbobsky
Apparently, it was because of Trump. Thanks, Trump!
hogeybear
http://irishpost.co.uk/newcastle-bound-flight-diverted-cork-last-night-man-dies-board/
Nightslasher1
Thanks Trump!
OhSheeeeeet
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_commercial_aircraft#2017
steve1378
"Jet"? Well thats horseshit. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_commercial_aircraft#2017
steve1378
Sooo 1. One confirmed controlled flight into terrain with deaths.
Higure
Don't misunderstand. Plenty of people die on passenger planes. It's just that this year none of the deaths were due to the plane not working
Higure
People still have heart attacks and shit.
Demitger
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/01/01/report-2017-safest-year-commercial-airline-passengers-ever/994504001/
BlackavarLion
No deaths, just beaten bloodied and bruised.
TheMcLovin
ZERO DEATHS
CardboardPizzas
The same can't be said for the number of flyers beaten and ejected from the seat they paid for in 2017... in case United thought we forgot.
HighFunctioningAlcoholic
I'm sure someone somewhere had a heart attack or something.
Fuzzgoat
The statistic is looking at deaths as a result of airline accidents, not individual medical emergencies.
HighFunctioningAlcoholic
It was a joke... admittedly not a good one. I'm sorry :(
SGSchlaghund
they cant die if you beat them up and drag them off your airplanes
nppraxis
I thought Carrie Fisher had a heart attack on a plane?
minepagan
It's referring to deaths in accidents, not deaths that happen to occur on a plane, of other causes.
Fuzzgoat
She died in 2016. The statistic is looking at deaths as a result of airline accidents though, not individual medical emergencies.
Stollig
Yeah, explain that, cheetoboy!
frogjg2003
There was a crash January 1, 2018 killing 10 people in Puerto Rico.
mikeatike
That was a turboprop, not a jet. http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/01/americas/costa-rica-plane-crash-family-identified/index.html
HerrBisch
Nice of them to wait.
AzgarOgly
There was Jun 7, 2017 crash killing 122. But it was in Myanmar, it was soldiers, it was turboprop.
mcrefeld127001
This is not true: January 16th - 2017 – Turkish-Airlines-Flight 6491 crashed into apoulated area. 39 death.
AIComments
That's a cargo flight.
Mannyiac
Well technically there were no passengers killed in this crash, only crew, and people on the ground.
Mannyiac
As they said "not a single passenger death"
kahdri
They specified commercial jet planes. Flight 6491 was a cargo plane, hence they can exclude it.
TheDrunkenWrench
*Technically* a cargo shipment, I'm assuming that's why it wasn't factored in.
Thethingfromtheshadows
Yeah. Some small aircraft crashes happened this year too, not included for the same reason.
thehammerismypenis
RIP Roy Halladay
Thethingfromtheshadows
That's very sad to hear. Really does feel like small planes should be the ones people are afraid to ride, not larger commercial ones.
TheDrunkenWrench
Despite some very specific goalpost positioning, it's still an impressive feat and a sign we're moving in the right direction
Thethingfromtheshadows
Well to be fair, people will keep crashing those single seaters until full automation comes in, same with cars. Just seems to be inevitable
TheDrunkenWrench
Harrison Ford is fucking up the flight record for all of us!
MyBigMouth
Jet airplanes, there was quite a few fatalities on turboprop planes in 2017.
szepasszony
And non-commercial aircraft as well, I'm guessing.
nomnombabies
Both mention jet specifically.
AzgarOgly
Boeing 747-400 was a jet. But it was cargo flight, killing 4 crew and 34 civilians on the ground. No commercial jet passengers killed, true.
WillJeSuis
As well as other planes, recently was the seaplane in Australia http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42531669
Havok707
Yea, poor familly, poor pilot too, locals saw it veer right suddenly and plunge nose first in the river.
Davimere
Just had to go and open your big mouth and ruin it, username checks out
AzgarOgly
Ruin what? "Carefully filtered truth"?
Davimere
The daydream that no one died doing something one year. Filter truth it definitely is though
FriendlyNeighborhoodLoner
Let's not forget running out of gas in a general aviation plane.
HerrBisch
This confuses me, a turboprop IS a jet. what gives?
paynis
When they say "jet" they're referring to turbofan equipped commercial airliners.
wargames
turboprop uses a turbine, slight difference.
paynis
They both use turbines.
Qumefox
Actually the heart of a turboprop and turbofan are basically identical.
2shy4you
10 fatal airliner accidents resulting in 44 fatalities onboard and 35 persons on the ground, with cargo planes and passenger turbo prop.
smittywjmj
What about piston planes? Or are too many of those private to keep accurate statistics on?
2shy4you
lol Are airlines still flying those? I couldn't say mate.
RabidDingo
Stat away from the spinny parts.
GH05TY
For further comparison: in the US alone in 2016, 805 people died in train accidents, while 37,461 people died in an automobile crash.
LokiKingOfJotunheim
Even looking at the rates those would most certainly prove to be far more dangerous modes of travel than flying.
GiantEarlobe
That's because pretty much anyone can drive a car whereas a plane you need at least a couple of years schooling etc.
dingofdong
Still an almost ludicrously low number when the total number of flights and passengers are considered
AgamemnonsMemes
I'd like to point out that they specify JET aircraft, people die in light planes and such all the time
Thethingfromtheshadows
Small planes have always been way more dangerous. So many unfortunate, inexperience pilots are lost that way.
silverskeeter44
How many of those are personal planes tho? I was saw a story where a guy crash his own plane twice. At some point just stop
topdollar38
Saying people die in light planes "all the time" is a bit of an exaggeration. Aviation fatalities only accounted for 1% of all (1/2)
topdollar38
US transportation fatalities in 2016. Flying (including general aviation) is still incredibly safe. (2/2)
MakerOfBadJokes
Cause they give out beatings on the ground before take-off now...
eadanke
He was an unlucky fellow getting beat like that for no reason. But it would have been a bad idea to fly with such an unlucky man.
NeatoBuilds
Glad they found a system that works
Davimere
Username checks out, well played.
SaltyInternetPirate
Also the blood clots due to the reduced leg room can take days or weeks to kill you.
chloramphenicolderivative
Tweak the stats by killing off the weak on ground.
ASongOfPissAndFarts
That joke is so last year.
GaySocialistLiberalMuslimCommieAtheist
Joshisorderingnow
MrEarl
Read this in his voice
aselfdefeatingattitude
I think you'll find Trump did this. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/948195478428102657 big regulations from this president.
SaltyInternetPirate
Every time, man! Every time you think he's hit rock bottom, he just digs deeper.
vielleicht
fuck he is really trying to get the credit for that
AIComments
Well, you know how he loves regulations.
scottheduck
In the United States, the last fatality accidents were 2009 for a US-based carrier, 2013 for a foreign carrier on US soil.
aselfdefeatingattitude
Just a reminder one of his first propositions in office was to privatize Air Traffic Control.
TheDrunkenWrench
Ah yes, tell me more how that affected WORLDWIDE air travel. Unless crashes only happened in the US beforehand? /s
aselfdefeatingattitude
These changes were so bigly they caused safety ripples throughout the planet.
TheDrunkenWrench
I forgot about the Trumperfly effect.
Kennleth
Damn... that Air Malaysian thing was in 2014... time where the fuck are you going? Ease off the gas!
MrRandom93
Wtf
ARandomAlien
I thought it was 2016!
shipshipsandships
Both accidents happened in 2014 yes.
RedShoesJeff
Father Time: "BUCKLE UP, BITCHES! WE GOIN' OFFROAD! WOOO!"
eharper99
It feels like were pinned in 6th gear.
Whatyourmomsaid
Cant confrom deaths if you cant find the plane
mikeatike
GuacamoleMoleMolester
Time is jet flying too, because of safety & convinience.
theresgarlicinthatnebula
I mean to be fair the CNN coverage lasted like twelve years, so.
oldarchive
They say the end of the world was 2012. But did any year beyond that feel real?
ArcticSnowPup
MollyNapQueen
When my mom and I saw the news about this she asked if this didn't count. I didn't know and said it was probably in 2016.
kekkeruus
The otherday i was talking aboutceleb deaths in 2017, and mentioned lemmy kilmister being 2016.. Time where are ypu going(he ded 215)
likehelly
fuck, I thought it was last year
DoingItWrongSince1980
To infinity and beyond!
AbsolutelyNotADragon
Wuht
BunnoMcSluggo
Fuck right off with that
Snooj
I had to Google it because I didn't believe it. Hell.
spaghettiThunderbolt
Ditto. I'm only 18, but I feel old now. Is this normal?
ICommentFromTheLandDownUnder
It feels like 5 mins ago I finished my high school stuff. I've been out of school for over a year now
Moghul
When I was 21 it took me 5 months to realize that I was, in fact, 22. I had literally no idea.
Snooj
Yeah and it gets worse.
SirJeremyBumpsaI
Was about to reply with BS didnt that Malaysian flight disappear this year
IsolatedThinker
NotaCPA
Asshole, This new information is not appreciated. If I was told when younger. I would not have asked to grow up.
IsolatedThinker
Silver lining, old folks homes are gonna off the fucking chain when we all get there. "Whaat, the grandkids are here again? We were 1/2
IsolatedThinker
2/2 Just getting ready to run a raid! Now were are gonna have to binge watch Netflix tomorrow!! uggghhhh Frickin'noobs!"
Kennleth
Fuck you for being honest +1 :) (seriously though spent three days in bed about a month ago for a pulled back muscle)
butlerfetish
Can confirm. Had back surgery last year for a disc that herniated for no apparent reason.
Okebel
No billionaire needed anybody killed off. Look it up, some old dude got super richer because of the people that died on that plane.
ConspiracyCritic
I was at a 3 week nerd camp at the time. It was on cnn for the full duration, every day. I had never seen coverage like that.
IsYaBoyDaBeanster
I seriously thought that happened in 2017...
HungarianOxPenisInABlender
And you run and you run to catch up with the sun, but it's sinking, racing around to come up behind again.
m3d1cated
The sun is the same in a relative way but you're older, Shorter of breath and one day closer to death
firerage191
Every year is getting shorter, never seem to find the time Plans that either come to naught or half a page of scribbled lines
TalosGuideUs
Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way The time is gone, the song is over
firerage191
Thought I'd something more to say