Science of Success: How Self-Reporting Made Flying Safer

Published: March 22, 2024, 10 a.m.

This year, several high profile incidents have kept flying in the limelight. Yet air travel is currently safer than ever. The biggest U.S. commercial airlines have now gone 15 years without a fatal crash. So, how did hurtling through the sky in a giant metal tube become this safe? WSJ columnist Ben Cohen speaks with former FAA and International Civil Aviation Organization executive William Voss about the voluntary self-reporting programs that made flying the safest form of travel and asks if the airline industry\u2019s safety measures could provide a blueprint for regulation in other fields.\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\nListening on Google Podcasts? Here's our guide for switching to a different podcast player.\xa0\n\n\n\nFurther reading:\xa0\n\nFlying in America Has Actually Never Been Safer\xa0\n\nBoeing Tells Airlines to Check 787 Cockpit Seats After Mishap on Latam Flight\xa0\n\nBehind the Alaska Blowout: a Manufacturing Habit Boeing Can\u2019t Break\xa0\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices