President Donald Trump appears to be taking credit for zero commercial airline fatalities in 2017.
Trump tweeted Tuesday that since taking office “I have been very strict on Commercial Aviation. Good news – it was just reported that there were Zero deaths in 2017, the best and safest year on record!”
Since taking office I have been very strict on Commercial Aviation. Good news – it was just reported that there were Zero deaths in 2017, the best and safest year on record!
Airline deaths have been dropping in the U.S. and around the world for more than a decade.
The last commercial airline fatalities in the U.S. happened in July 2013. Three passengers were killed when Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crashed while landing at San Francisco International Airport.
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A United Airlines flight heads to the concourse after landing at the Denver International Airport on February 20, 2015.
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Clint Sciacca, working for Denver International Airport's airside engineering group, shields his eyes from the morning sun to get a look at the iconic Boeing 747-400 parked at the United's B-concourse at Denver International Airport Oct. 26, 2017. United's Boeing 747 fleet is retiring from scheduled service Nov. 7, 2017 and will be replaced with more fuel-efficient, cost-effective wide body aircraft for long-haul flights around the world.
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Planes can be seen taxing on the runways the rooms at the new Westin DIA hotel at the south end of Denver International Airport in Denver, Colorado, on Nov. 19, 2015.
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Short lines for holiday travelers at Denver international airport Nov. 22, 2016 as they head out during Thanksgiving week.
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A Frontier airplane taxis to a runway on the west side of Denver International Airport Jan. 16, 2015. Frontier Airlines announced Friday that it is outsourcing over 1300 reservations and airport operations jobs in Denver and Milwaukee.
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An American Airlines airplane taxis to prepare for takeoff at Denver International Airport March 24, 2016.
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The Denver Airport Westin is shown behind the "tents" of the terminal from the FAA control tower at Denver International Airport.
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Southwest Airlines aircraft at Concourse "C" at the Denver International Airport February 20, 2015.
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A United Airlines airplane taxis for a takeoff heading west at Denver International Airport .
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Denver International Airport March 24, 2016.
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Denver International Airport on October 20, 2016.
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The inaugural Virgin America flight arrives at Denver International Airport from San Francisco to Denver March 15, 2016.
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Delta ticketing/gate agent's reroute stranded passengers from line to line trying to keep flights together at the Denver International Airport after a Delta Air Lines complete shutdown. Aug. 08, 2016
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Members of the Denver Broncos football team arrive home at Denver international Airport on Monday, Feb. 8, 2016.
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Frontier Airlines employees prepare a plane for departure at Denver International Airport on January 5, 2017.
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A United Airlines flight heads to the concourse after landing at the Denver International Airport on February 20, 2015.
