Rough numbers, but if you fly with a reputable airline you have about a 1 in 3 million chance of being on a plane that crashes, and a better than 50% chance of surviving the crash.
So your fear, however real, is irrational.
As to aircraft type, there is no reason to believe the A-380 will not be as safe as other types but it does not have much of a service record yet. So if you are really paranoid you would avoid it - and the 787 Dreamliner too.
The A380 is really ugly to look at - my theory is they knew it would be hard to fill, so built a little one first. The stretch version will look fine.
Last edited by SLF3; 13th October 2012 at 10:36.