
Washington
CNN
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A commercial plane and an Army helicopter collided, a regional jet rolled over on landing and a family of five was killed after a helicopter plunged into the Hudson River – all three incidents from the first part of this year add to the anxieties of the flying public.
The crashes are among more than a hundred incidents this year, involving everything from commercial airliners to smaller, so-called general aviation aircraft often flown by private pilots. And it’s only April. Air carriers even reported a drop in ticket sales following the string of high-profile incidents, as customers reported a fear of flying.
That begs the question: Has this year…