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>A major air disaster then suddenly every minor aircraft technical
>difficulty starts making the headlines.
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>This is very much non-news.
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>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7578428.stm
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>Remember, the most dangerous part of your flight is the drive to and
>from the airport.
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I think it's the nature of the Madrid accident and all the talk of being
burned in the media that has spooked people. Certainly flying at the
speed of a bullet in an aluminium tin full of kerosene does seem a tad
daft at times :-) And I'm usually a good flyer.
--
Edward Cowling "Must go - A Grue Is About To Eat Me !!"