"So we ignore the Colgan Air Buffalo and the Comair Lexington CRJ crashes? "
Yes and one more that you must have missed among commuters.
My original statement was specific: "passengers on any mainline US/Canadian carrier".
Regardless of how anyone wants to skin that cat it is quite impressive.
I remember the (not so far distant) days where two biggies a year was about the norm and even the flying was the safest form of transportation.
As far as luck, luck (good or bad) is part of most equations in life, but to even hint that neat 14 years has luck as any appreciative factor is Ludacris.
Good work by crews, controllers and frame makers is the answer
Remarkable statistics and some the Asian region is far from, but hopefully will rise to someday.