Are planes crashing more often? | BBC News

After a series of high-profile disasters, some people are starting to feel that air travel accidents are becoming more frequent.

And concerns over planes manufactured by Boeing saw a collapse in the company’s share price. But is there anything behind the fear?

BBC Verify has analysed data in the US and worldwide over the past two decades to analyse the general trend in air incidents.

Presenter: Kirsty Grant
Producers: Isabelle Tudor, Alyshea Chand, Kirsty Grant
Verification: Joshua Cheetham
Graphics: Manuella Bonomi

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0:00 – 0:50:00 Introduction

0:50:00 – 01:10:16 Turbulence is increasing

01:10:16 – 03:04:13 Are there actually more crashes?

03:04:13 – 04:17:21 Is it a Boeing problem?

04:17:21 – 05:09:18 Seat 11D