Why It Feels Like Planes Are Crashing More Often Lately

From flipped planes to fatal collisions, 2025 has felt like a turbulent year for air travel—literally. But while recent high-profile incidents have rattled public confidence, experts say there’s more to the story than social media panic.

So far, 2025 has seen two fatal commercial jet crashes, the latest being the Air India disaster. 

Other unsettling events so far this year include a Delta plane flipping on a Toronto runway, an American Airlines engine fire that forced an evacuation via the wing...