[defenestration]

For distance traveled flying is safer than any other form of transportation (maybe except trains?). I wonder however, what the stats are for time spent. How much safer is time spent flying, compared to other forms of transportation? Is it about equal, a bit safer or an order of magnitude safer?

[CGamesPlay]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviation_safety

By hours, flying is substantially safer than car or foot, on par with trains. By quantity of trips, substantially less safe than walking.

[marcosdumay]

That's on average. The Max is historically about 30 times more dangerous than the average, putting it on the same ballpark as cars.

But of course, all the historical problems have been fixed...

[defenestration]

Thanks for the stats! Interestingly traveling by space shuttle comes down to 70.000 deaths per 1 billion hours traveled, compared 30.8 deaths per 1 billion hours flown.

[ibejoeb]

Like anything else, not all operators are equal. I probably wouldn't want to try my luck as an Amtrak frequent traveler.