It seems that air travel has become riskier of late, but how dangerous is it really? Since January, there have been five fatal commercial passenger plane incidents. Three were weather-related, one had criminal causes, and one, of course, is still of unknown origin. In total over the last 20 years, there have been 435 incidents, and in general, according to this chart, the number per year has shrunk considerably and consistently (interactive infographic):
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbc.com/future/bespoke/20140724-flight-risk/
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