How safe is air travel?

On Monday evening another plane made by Airbus crashed - the second in the space of a month. The left-leaning daily Libération looks into the safety of air travel: "Transport with planes is safe. It's more dangerous to cross the Champs Elysées than to cross the Atlantic. But these two latest disasters at [airlines] Air France and Yemenia … will undoubtedly have a dramatic impact on the holiday season. It's difficult to compare the two accidents. One affected the renowned airline of a rich country, the other the modest airline of a poor country. But even if the planes were from different manufacturing series they are still from the same producer, which owes an explanation about the reliability of its machines. … Moreover, ensuring the security of air passengers must be a global and public concern."

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