safety record

Any discussion of aviation, in the U.S. and everywhere, eventually comes to the question of safety. The U.S. airline industry is among one of the safest.

Allegiant Air was the subject of Sunday’s episode of ’60 Minutes’ on CBS. In roughly 30 minutes, the program scrutinized the airline’s safety record, via interviews from industry and union representatives, passengers, and FAA records or previous incidents. Preceding the  release of the program on Sunday, Allegiant sent a memo to its employees stating: “This story follows […]