CNN Safety Analyst: ‘I Don’t See Anything Tying’ Recent Aviation Accidents Together

MATTINGLY Can I take ░░░░░░░░ step back just to ░░░░░░░░ point that Pete was ░░░░░░░░ that you know given ░░░░░░░░ incident multiple smaller incidents ░░░░░░░░ ve heard about in ░░░░░░░░ the past few weeks ░░░░░░░░ a much larger incident ░░░░░░░░ in the U S ░░░░░░░░ tragic deadly D C ░░░░░░░░ there s been firing ░░░░░░░░ personnel at the FAA ░░░░░░░░ point about regulations and ░░░░░░░░ effectiveness of kind of ░░░░░░░░ government action here What ░░░░░░░░ your sense of this ░░░░░░░░ for the airline industry ░░░░░░░░ flights and flight safety ░░░░░░░░ Well what I want ░░░░░░░░ caution about Matt is ░░░░░░░░ when we look at ░░░░░░░░ short period of time ░░░░░░░░ aviation you have to ░░░░░░░░ that the litmus test ░░░░░░░░ is a personal decision ░░░░░░░░ your part Do you ░░░░░░░░ safe Now when you ░░░░░░░░ trying to make that ░░░░░░░░ do I feel safe ░░░░░░░░ and I do very ░░░░░░░░ so there s no ░░░░░░░░ there s nothing that ░░░░░░░░ these accidents together So ░░░░░░░░ critical thinking you can ░░░░░░░░ for yourself do all ░░░░░░░░ these things indicate some ░░░░░░░░ of trend in aircraft ░░░░░░░░ And to me as ░░░░░░░░ experienced investigator and being ░░░░░░░░ in aviation as a ░░░░░░░░ and as a safety ░░░░░░░░ for the FAA I ░░░░░░░░ perfectly I feel perfectly ░░░░░░░░ doing this I don ░░░░░░░░ see anything tying these ░░░░░░░░ that says oh the ░░░░░░░░ is bad or the ░░░░░░░░ is a problem There ░░░░░░░░ incidents that are a ░░░░░░░░ And so it s ░░░░░░░░ hard to as a ░░░░░░░░ person I get emails ░░░░░░░░ the time and calls ░░░░░░░░ people that say it ░░░░░░░░ not safe it can ░░░░░░░░ be right now even ░░░░░░░░ pilots saying what s ░░░░░░░░ on with aviation right ░░░░░░░░ And to me I ░░░░░░░░ feel safe You have ░░░░░░░░ look at the thousands ░░░░░░░░ tens of thousands of ░░░░░░░░ that happen every single ░░░░░░░░ without incident and balance ░░░░░░░░ But again it comes ░░░░░░░░ to your personal decision ░░░░░░░░ you don t feel ░░░░░░░░ flying do not feel ░░░░░░░░ not fly But if ░░░░░░░░ do feel safe and ░░░░░░░░ feel like you re ░░░░░░░░ to go take trust ░░░░░░░░ take faith in the ░░░░░░░░ that there are thousands ░░░░░░░░ people like myself that ░░░░░░░░ their life their entire ░░░░░░░░ to making things safer ░░░░░░░░ making make it more ░░░░░░░░ when there is a ░░░░░░░░ failure of this kind ░░░░░░░░ Extremely important to point ░░░░░░░░ there is no connective ░░░░░░░░ between kind of all ░░░░░░░░ these various incidents at ░░░░░░░░ that I have seen ░░░░░░░░ this point David Soucie ░░░░░░░░ appreciate your time sir ░░░░░░░░ so much SOUCIE Thank ░░░░░░░░ Matt.”