Flying is the safest mode of transport remember, although you seem to have data indicating otherwise... ?!
Nope, nothing in my posts have anything to do with pilot safety/ability
and now the airlines are trying to circumvent the traditional pilot experience building path - GA flying. If wannabe commercial pilots aren't "hour building" as much, a large market is no longer there to sustain the rest of the fleet, who just fly recreationally.
this is more my point, but only the tip of the iceberg I think