I'll Fly Coach, Thanks

There's quite some buzz over a new report out by the folks at Popular Mechanics, who ask the question, "Does it matter where you sit in an airplane?"

In spite of everything the FAA has said, it turns out the answer is yes. It's safer to sit in the back.

Popular Mechanics examined every commercial jet crash in the United States, since 1971, that had both fatalities and survivors. The safest seats are consistently in the back and the safest section is the rear cabin, behind the trailing edge of the wings.

Here's a little history, also from PM, on important plane crashes in aviation history.