Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Airplanes falling out of the sky

[Michael Perelman]

I have a simple question about safety.  There have been quite a few accidents
among the commuter lines, which replaced the majors, which used to serve
places, such as Chico.  Has the safety record really improved that much when
the commuters are factored in?  I don't know.

Brad De Long wrote:

> >Hi again, Brad,
> >
> >>Seems to me that air safety is one place where the market gives
> >>airline executives and airplane manufacturing and maintenance
> >>executives exactly the right incentives: people aren't going to fly
> >>airplanes or airlines that crash regularly...
> >
> >They only have to make sure they don't crash more often than the dwindling
> >array of competitors, Brad.
>
> Touche...

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Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
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Chico, CA 95929
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