By Dong Yichang

　　Recently the eye of the public turn to the successional air tragedies and wonder how safe it is to travel out by air?According to the authoritative statistics of ICAO, airplane is the safest vehicle due to its lowest accident rate comparing with those of other vehicles.

　　In 2000,the security situation of China's aviation industry was steady in general. There were only a few of accident symptoms among the 1.4 million flights of the year. In other words, there is less one emergence happened among 10 thousand flights. The flight accidents reduced 28 compared with those of 1999. In addition, there were even totally no accidents happened in 2000 in the companies such as Yuannan Airlines, Xiamen Airlines, Shengzhen Airlines, Xinhua Airlines, Great Wall Airlines, and so on.

　　In the year of 2000, the aviation industry achieved the smooth transition of the problem of millennium bug and ensured the flight safety in the travel peek during the term of Spring Festival, Labor Day and the National Holiday. It also provided safe flights for Chinese and foreign leaders, ensured the flight safety of Zhuhai Airshow 2000, and organized successfully Aisa-Pacific Regional Security Seminar 2000 of the International Civil Aviation Organization.

　　In 2001, the aviation industry of China paid much attention to the security responsibility system and the fulfillment of various security measures and ensured the air safety in national holidays and important national meetings. There were 103 accident symptoms in 2001 in the whole aviation industry with the low rate of 0.65 among 10 thousand fights. There was no accident happened in the compnies such as Xinhua Airlines, Jiangsu branch of China East Airlines, and so on. Air China recorded 47 years of safe flying. The experts of the UK and the US spoke highly of the security record of the aviation industry of China.

　　However, the recent airplane crushes warned the whole aviation industry "the duty for security overweights the Mount Tai" is no kidding. Against the idea that the reshuffle of the aviation industry would undermine the air security, related official of the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) claimed that the organization and administration of air security must be strengthened during the process of the reshuffle of the aviation industry. Wherever the system reform goes, the security supervisory function of the government departments and the security work of all airlines must be strengthened with the mind kept, the working team steady and the security work continued.The experts on the recent Berlin international Air Show don't think the air security factor worsened although the air tragedies clouded the world recently. On contrast, air travel is safe more and more. Regarding the recent two air tragedies, Mr Andrew, the Vice Editor in Chief said it was the appendant of the heavy air traffic; actually, the air security factor is improved in China. Mr Krutch, the experts of air security said that there were 9 serious air crushes each year in average but it doesn't reason out the air transport unsafe. The unsafe feeling of the people on air transport results from the absolute number of air accidents because the air transport became heavy day by day. In fact, the security factor is improved.

　　According to the survey, the customers of the aviation industry of China will not reduced due to the fast and comfort of the air travel. Most quizzes consider the airplane as the safest vehicle and air travel is the top choice.Background

　　Top 10 Safety Tips For Airline Passengers

　　Fly on Nonstop Routings since most accidents occur during the takeoff, climb, descent, and landing phase of flight.

　　Choose Larger Aircraft because larger aircraft provide a better opportunity for passenger survival in case of unlikely event of a serious accident.

　　Pay Attention to the Preflight Briefing because the locations of the closest emergency exits may be different depending on the aircraft that you fly on and seat you are in.

　　Keep the Overhead Storage Bin Free of Heavy Articles

　　Keeping the belt on when you are seated provides that extra protection you might need if the plane hits unexpected turbulence.

　　Listen to the Flight Attendants, if one of them asks you to do something like fasten your seat belts, do it first and ask questions later.

　　Don't Bring Any Hazardous Material, such as gasoline, corrosives, poisonous gases, and so on.

　　Let the Flight Attendant Pour Your Hot Drinks because they are trained to handle hot drinks like coffee or tea in a crowded aisle on a moving aircraft.

　　Don't Drink Too Much because any alcohol you consume will affect you more strongly than at sea level with the pressurized atmosphere in an airliner cabin.

　　Keep Your Wits About You and follow the directions of the flight attendants and flight crew and exit the aircraft as quickly as possible.