I realize Twitter/X is not the place to be a voice of reason. After almost a decade and a half on the platform, you'd think a girl would know. But here I go, trying to be a voice of reason amid a increasing panic I see rising: airline safety.
First, let's clear the air: DEI is bad. It's bad business, it's bad for safety. It's unfair, unjust, and inherently racist. It has no place in any business, but especially not in airlines or the FAA where a mistake can be catastrophic and fatal.
They're trying very hard to make it a thing, and it's upsetting people. This leaked footage from Matt Walsh raises a bunch of red flags. I understand why -- flying is scary. I didn't take my first flight until I was 32 years old. I drank several glasses of wine beforehand to calm my nerves.
Now flying is a regular part of my life. The TSA is a pain, airports are not exactly fun, but it is what it is. In July, I'll be taking my longest flight: a family vacation to Hawaii. Pray for me, it'll be me, a 17-year-old, a 14-year-old, and an 11-year-old on a long flight (and only 3/4 of us will have ever been on a plane).
So when stories like this pop up, I pay attention:
JUST IN: Boeing 737 Max, flight landing in Houston, Texas has suffered landing gear failure.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) March 8, 2024
The footage was shared by @VickiO_theDO on X, who said she "survived my first plane crash.”
Just this week, a Boeing 777-200 lost its tire during takeoff, a Boeing 737 had to make an… pic.twitter.com/9LPrTaXEHn
Undoubtedly scary.
There was also this story:
BREAKING: United Airlines Plane From San Francisco Diverts and Lands Safely at After Losing a Tire
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) March 7, 2024
• A United Airlines flight departing from San Francisco International Airport was diverted to Los Angeles International Airport due to a lost tire during takeoff.
• Airport… pic.twitter.com/CQVnVIiAQ0
There have been on-the-ground collisions and near-misses with air traffic control.
But let's look at the data. On any given day, there are 45,000 flights over the skies in the United States.
That's 16.4 million flights a year.
Statistically, these incidents are insignificant.
Flying is safe. Safer than riding in a car.
The last plane crash in the United States was in February 2009. My 14-year-old was born in Augusts of 2009. That means -- in his lifetime -- there has not been a plane crash in the United States.
There are still safety systems in place, and -- by and large -- they work.
It's understandable to worry about this.
We should. DEI is terrible. It creates toxic work environments, poisons young minds, and is institutionalized racism. It has no place in an industry that requires competency to keep people alive. And we should keep pushing back against it.
But we also shouldn't create a panic where there isn't one, and we shouldn't be afraid to travel on one of the safest, most convenient modes of transportation mankind will have.
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