Any loss of life is a tragedy but you have to face the fact that life is a bit risky! But perhaps the media should concentrate on the 3,500 people who die on British roads every year (not to mention countless others who suffer serious injury) but this isn't headline news because it's "just" a few every day.
If you are going to pack scores of fragile people into narrow tubes and shoot them through the air at circa 600 miles per hour supported on wings full of inflammable explosive then maybe you shouldnt be surprised when things, very occasionally, go wrong. By any yardstick modern avaition is outstandingly safe. This is not a reason for complacency. Everyone who is involved in our exciting industry knows that the price of "failure" is high. The media (and to some extent all of us) are looking for instant answers in an age when speed is the essence. But accident investigation is a painstaking task which can take months if not years in certain cases.
I feel for the friends colleagues and family of all that have perished at Madrid. There is a comradeship in aviation which spreads worldwide - my prayers and thoughts are with those kindred spirits who were doing the challenging task which so many have now come to regard as "routine". We should remind ourselves that aviation is a miracle of the age we live in but the stakes can be high.