Tonight, PBS Frontline airs "Flying Cheap," It is listed at 10PM in my area. Check your local listings. These shows are typically rebroadcast several times and many are available online form the PBS site.
So what does this have to do with survival? Seems to me that he best way to live through a survival situation is to avoid the situation.
One year after the deadly airline crash of Continental 3407 in Buffalo, NY, FRONTLINE investigates the accident and discovers a dramatically changed airline industry, where regional carriers now account for half of the nation's daily departures. The rise of the regionals and arrival of low-cost carriers have been a huge boon to consumers, and the industry insists that the skies remain safe. But many insiders are worried that now, 30 years after airline deregulation, the aviation system is being stretched beyond its capacity to deliver service that is both cheap and safe.
Shamelessly stolen from:http://scienceblogs.com/framing-science/2010/02/au_and_pbs_frontline_report_on.php
Being aware of the issues, and potential problems, may lead you to select flights that are more likely to avoid the problems and lower the odds of your being in any accident.
If your so inclined this issue, and the FAAs part in it, may be something you might want to call or write your congressman or senator about. Even if you don't fly the idea of airliners falling out of the sky, and potentially ruining your whole day, is something that might concern you.
I haven't seen the report so I don't know all it might contain. But generally the PBS Frontline shows are informative and interesting without resorting to inflammatory rhetoric and obvious bias.
Please tell me what you think. Do you like these sorts of shows? Do you like this sort of 'heads-up' on the forum? Is it appropriate? Helpful? Or just annoying?
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