'Literally Insane': Trump Takes Credit for Absence of Fatal Commercial Airline Crashes in 2017

While Trump took personal credit for the historically low statistics, Adrian Young, senior aviation consultant for To70, told The Independent the figures are an anomaly not likely to sustain themselves and attributed the absence of deaths last year to luck more than policy, let alone the actions of one man. "It is unlikely that this historic low will be maintained," Young said. "In part, these very positive figures rest on good fortune. Nevertheless, the safety level that civil aviation has achieved is remarkable."