Analysis: Cabin PED ban may boost security at safety's expense

Karen Walker April 28, 2017
Airlines, for very good reason, take safety most seriously. Persistent and vigilant efforts by airlines, the aerospace industry and regulators have made traveling on a commercial airliner incredibly safe. The global jet accident rate in 2016 was 0.39 hull losses per million flights—or just one major...
Karen Walker

Karen Walker is Air Transport World Editor-in-Chief and Aviation Week Network Group Air Transport Editor-in-Chief. She joined ATW in 2011 and oversees the editorial content and direction of ATW, Routes and Aviation Week Group air transport content.

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