404, does activation of alpha floor count? Plenty of examples of that, and plenty of corresponding examples of crashes occurring without it.
In any case, I don't think anyone is saying its just around the corner. But the 'it will never happen' argument is just as illogical. The rate of technological change is pretty impressive: What were 'airliners' capable of 90 years ago?
Last edited by *Lancer*; 9th Feb 2014 at 22:34.