insurance issue and specifically the relative range of payouts on an annual basis for aircraft physical damage as compared to lose of loved ones? you know the issue i m referring to. of course. most people think that airplane crashes that result in injuries or death to passengers is the principle cost in the insurance market. the actual truth is that in the international aviation insurance marketplace, more money is paid out on an annual basis for airplane and engine repairs and replacements than it is or ever has been for the deaths or injuries to passengers. yesterday, i flew across country on jetblue, watching cnn in real-time. i watched chris christie s press conference in flight. what is wrong with this picture there is not real-time transmission from the cockpit if we have the technology of