Here’s the real reason airplane mishaps keep happening and it’s not the planes, according to an air travel expert

It’s just a bit of turbulence — nothing to be concerned about, one aviation expert claims.

Longtime commercial pilot and San Jose State lecturer Scott Miller is out to soothe travelers’ worries in the wake of what’s been three chaotic months of extremely public airline problems.

“I don’t see a rise in the incidents that are occurring,” Miller told TV station KPIX on Sunday. “What I am seeing is increased interest in the incidents that are occurring.”

Last week was an awful one for United Airlines passengers, as a Japan-bound plane from San Francisco made an emergency landing in Los Angeles afterskidded from a Rochester tarmac.

Also in Houston last week, a United flight had its engine catch fire before an emergency landing.

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Specifically addressing the United incidents of the tire and the engine fire, Miller maintained that perspective should shift to the bigger picture.

“Even though it appears United’s [had] a bad week, in reality, everything is working at United Airlines because everyone is able to get back on the ground in one piece,” he said.

“The thing that is even more striking to me than the actual incident itself is that these two rare incidents happened in close proximity of time,” Miller added.

Consumer behavior also seems to remain unfazed in the face of near catastrophe. A February poll found that 71% of Americans believe air travel is either very or somewhat safe despite what have been several dramatic moments in the new year.

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Other episodes include a door plug blowing off a midair Alaska Airlines flight in January, which Miller believes spurred the recent attention on airline operations.

Also in January, a Japan Airlines flight burst into aggressive flames and collided with a Coast Guard jet. Five crew members of the Coast Guard flight were killed in the combustion.

A flight that same month in Indonesia saw its pilots fall asleep in midair — the February poll saw 84% of people put their faith in safety in pilots’ capabilities.

In Boston, two JetBlue planes Alaska Airlines flight had its cargo door — pets were reportedly inside — open as well.

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Another significant incident occurred just Monday, when 50 were injured and bloodied on a New Zealand-bound Boeing jet that dramatically went into a nosedive.

As far as US aviation goes, Miller boasts that we are enjoying the “longest stretch of airline safety in this country,” spanning about two decades. “Even with these incidents, I see that trend continuing.”