Computers crash but planes rarely do

Posted by | January 08, 2003 | technology | No Comments

Commuter plane crashes in N Carolina

A bad start to the year for air travel, all the more since last year found no commercial airline crashes anywhere in the world. [ahem, I have no idea what gave me this idea, but… airline crashes timeline ].

Some things seem disproportionally technologically advanced. Air travel is one of them. Consider that during its lifespan a jet engine turbine is spinning more than not, making it the most reliable piece of engineering on the planet.

Imagine a year free of computer crashes.