/oss/taxonomy/term/2646/all en /oss/article/you-asked-general-science/there-safer-time-fly <hr /> <p><em>This article was first published in <a href="https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/is-there-a-safer-time-to-fly/">The Skeptical Inquirer.</a></em></p> <hr /> <p>Flying in an airplane is incredibly safe despite what our anxieties and fears might tell us. According to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), aviation has become the first ultra-safe transportation system in history. That means that for every ten million cycles (one cycle involves both a takeoff and landing), there is less than one catastrophic failure.</p> Fri, 26 May 2023 10:00:00 +0000 Ada McVean M.Sc. 9515 at /oss /oss/article/history/flying-high-aluminum <p>The date was July 2<sup>nd</sup>, 1982.</p> Wed, 12 Dec 2012 16:15:54 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 1839 at /oss