Aviation incidents will always captivate both media and public attention as 2014's tragic and extraordinary activity has demonstrated by the end of August three of the 10 major non-natural catastrophe insurance losses of 2014 could be attributed to plane crashes. However, the recent air disasters don't necessarily reflect any major systemic problems with safety. This year's loss activity is contrary to the low catastrophe rate of recent years with 2012 ranked as the safest year of flying since the beginning of the jet age in 1952.