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In recent months, an Alaska Airlines jet lost a door plug mid-flight, and a Japan Airlines plane collided with another aircraft at an airport in Tokyo. Accidents like these are uncommon, but they could help engineers design safer airplanes. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University associate professor Anthony Brickhouse tells WSJ\u2019s Danny Lewis how advanced materials and computer systems could bring flight into a safer future, while making sure human pilots are still part of the equation.\n\n\n\nWhat do you think about the show? Let us know on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, or email us: FOEPodcast@wsj.com\xa0\n\n\n\nFurther reading: \n\nHow Safe Is Flying Today? Answering Your Questions\xa0\n\nBoeing 737 MAX Missing Critical Bolts in Alaska Airlines Blowout, NTSB Says\xa0\n\nBoeing Finds New Problem With 737 MAX Fuselages\xa0\n\nInside a Flaming Jet, 367 Passengers Had Minutes to Flee. Here\u2019s How They Did It.\xa0\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices