Question: RISK OF AN AIRPLANE CRASH According to a study of Western-built commercial jets involved in crashes from 1988 to 1998, the percentage of airplane crashes that occur at each stage of flight are as follows:
If one of the doomed flights in the period 1988-1998 is picked at random, what is the probability that it crashed.
a. While taxiing on the ground or while en route?
b. During takeoff or landing? If the study is indicative of airplane crashes in general, when is the risk of a plane crash the highest?