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US airlines transported passengers over two light-years since the last crash


Sometimes, the most important news is when something isn’t happening.

Large crashes are major news events, with shocking pictures repeated endlessly across our television screens. A post on X by Ryan Radia made me aware of just how rare plane crashes have become in the United States. Acknowledgments: Thanks to Hannah Ritchie, Simon van Teutem, and Angela Wenham for their helpful feedback.

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