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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 Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #Airplane #Aviation #BBCNews

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

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