Aviation safety isn’t just about pilot skill — it also comes down to corporate decision-making

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par Thomas Walker, Professor, Finance, Concordia University
Hamed Khadivar, Assistant Professor, Finance, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)

Air travel is statistically one of the safest modes of transporation. But a series of recent airline accidents has rattled the industry and the public — leading to a surge in Google searches for “is flying safe” in recent weeks.

The number of fatal airline accidents jumped from just…