| The skies are not always friendly for American air | | | | of the millions of people that take to the air each |
| passengers today. Even though experts often claim | | | | day.Aviation accidents are not restricted to civilian |
| that flying is a perfectly safe way to travel, recent | | | | aircraft. The recent crash of a military transport C-5 |
| cost cutting measures by virtually every major carrier | | | | Galaxy plane reveals that not even our brave men |
| in the United States call into question the safety and | | | | and women in the armed forces are immune from the |
| reliability of air travel.There is little doubt that eventually | | | | affects of the dangers of air travel. Although the crew |
| any kind of reduction in cost will eventually filter down | | | | and passengers of the plane escaped serious injury, |
| to safety, maintenance, and quality control personnel, | | | | this recent incident raises red flags that cast a doubt |
| thereby increasing the risks and dangerous of traveling | | | | over the safety of anyone who travels by air.The |
| by air. Statistics from the National Transportation | | | | aviation industry still maintains the illusion that their |
| Safety Board cast a dim light on the future of air | | | | service is the fastest, classiest, and safest way to |
| travel.Many people seem to take the safety and ease | | | | travel, but disturbing accidents that claim the lives of |
| of air travel for granted, but in fact it is an inherently | | | | innocent people have shattered public opinion to its |
| dangerous act with little margin for error. Statistics | | | | very core. Although it would be difficult to imagine the |
| indicate that most aviation accidents occur during take | | | | world without air travel, unless airlines and |
| off and landing, although accidents can occur at any | | | | manufacturers step up and improve their products and |
| time.Perhaps the greatest risk to people in the air and | | | | services, the future of commercial flying is very |
| on the ground comes from simple errors in judgment | | | | questionable indeed.Aviation accidents in the United |
| that no manner of technology, training, or experience | | | | States maim and kill hundreds of Americans each |
| will counter. People are fallible, and it is unfortunate fact | | | | year. Picking up the pieces of a life shattered by such |
| that people are fallible, and equally unfortunate that | | | | a tragic occurrence is challenging and difficult, but not |
| these mistakes can have grave consequences | | | | impossible if you have the right information.To learn |
| whether at 30,000 or 30 feet.If recent trends continue, | | | | more aviation law or hiring an aviation lawyer, please |
| the aviation industry will have to contend with legal | | | | visit our website at This article may be freely reprinted |
| action that can potentially spell the end for air travel if | | | | as long as this resource box is included and all links |
| they do not address concerns that threaten the lives | | | | stay intact as hyperlinks. |