[lbo-talk] Plane crashes and globalization

[Wojtek Sokolowski]

Following the recent crash of a plane owned by the shadowy Flash
airline, and the revelation that the plane was banned from Swiss
airspace because it was deemed unsafe, BBS posted a list of plane
crashes in the last 6 years 
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/2008892.stm)

What strikes me is the increasing number of air accidents during the
past 4 years:
1998 - 4 accidents
1999 - 2 accidents
2000 - 7 accidents
2001 - 8 accidents (including 4 planes in 9/11 attack)
2002 - 10 accidents
2003 - 8 accidents

Most of these accidents involved charter flights and cheapo fly-by-night
airlines operating in third world countries.

Could that be a result of air safety standards as a result of
globalization?  What I mean is "outsourcing" of air travel to reduce
cost and bypass safety standards.  Any comments? Jordan?

Wojtek