The survivability aspects of several major accidents in recent years, such as with Asiana Airlines Flight 214 in 2013, underscore progress in crashworthiness improvement efforts.
Credit: NTSB
Advances in aircraft design and certification in recent decades have left little room for further improving commercial aircraft crash survivability, but the most recent major study highlights cabin crew and passenger behavior as areas of opportunity. Industry’s success in reducing fatal accidents is...
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