Originally Posted by
adebord
I don't know who keeps spouting the 'crash statistics are the same' line, it's not true either.
According to IATA, the overall rate of jet hull losses per 1 million flight hours from 2011 to 2015 was 0.12 for Europe and 0.17 for North America. In 2016 Europe had a rate of 0.27 while North America had 0.31. The data indicates the safety rate for commercial jet air transportation is very similar between North America and Europe.
Source:
http://www.iata.org/pressroom/facts_...eet-safety.pdf