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CBS Evening News Special Report: Aviation Safety in America

Airlines & Airports, CBS News, Plane Crashes — on February 12, 2010 6:34 am

Aviation safety - CBS Evening News with Katie CouricWhen was the last time you thought about how much sleep your pilot had? Or how much training the air traffic controller had? Or where the airplane got its last tune-up?

Statistically, the United States is enjoying the safest skies in aviation history.

But how safe is air travel in a struggling economy?

In the investigative series, “Where America Stands,” CBS News Travel Editor Peter Greenberg a hard look at airline safety in the year since the crash of Continental Flight 3407.

Watch the video here:


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  • Anonymous

    As regular watcher, found FAA article VERY interestig. A show on our aging Air Force fleet would be equally intersting.

  • Anonymous

    once again not a mention of the Faa reauthorization bill that would address many of saftey issues. I love what you are doing to bring out the problems but there is help that is sitting in the senate that has been passed by the house that address’s many issues with what is wrong with aviation today. For once I would love to hear one news station mention this bill and prove they have there hand on the real pulse of aviation saftey

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