The spate of recent aviation disasters and close calls have people worried about the safety of flying.

The National Safety Council estimates that Americans have a 1-in-93 chance of dying in a motor vehicle crash, while deaths on ...

"As we're on the runway going super-fast, as you normally are for takeoff, that's when it went super loud. Boom," Christine Buff, a passenger on Flight 2301 to Denver, said.

Multiple factors prevent the airline industry from healing, and the current situation shows no indication of fast recovery.