Ummm, Me 262 was a wartime aircraft flying in a war in the '40s. Please do not compare that to a commerical air service in peace time. There are no similies or metaphors to be used for flight safety.
My favourite example of how humans can save an a/c is illustrated in this clip (skip to 28:05). Please write me an algorithum to fix the problem at 34:05.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfNB...pb1dg&index=14
Sorry, don't know yet how to embed the veiwer...