United Airlines’ First Officer Jim Guibault has been a commercial pilot for more than 20 years. Before that, he trained fighter pilots at the U.S. Navy Strike Instructor Training School in Kingsville, Texas. He has trained to command seven models of commercial jet; each one more technically advanced than the last. Following the recovery of the AirAsia Indonesia recently, he agreed to share his thoughts about flight safety.
STEM-Trek: As our hearts go out to the families, crew and passengers of the AirAsia Indonesia flight, the amount of press could make people worry about flight safety, in general. Do the aviation events of 2014 concern you? …