Has There Been an Increase in Plane Crashes? Here’s What the Data Show

U.S. travelers are on edge after a spate of recent airline incidents, including one deadly midair collision that killed 67 people and another in which a commercial jet flipped upside down after landing.
Since the start of the year, multiple aviation accidents have occurred, seemingly back-to-back, with many wondering whether they are signs of a broader trend for aviation safety or the result of increased focus on air travel following the catastrophic midair collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on Jan. 29.
Just two days later, a medical transport jet crashed into a Philadelphia neighborhood, killing seven people and leaving more than a dozen injured. Then a small Cessna plane en route to Nome, Alaska, slammed into the ice on the Bering Sea, killing all 10 on board….