The fear is just your natural sense kicking in. You're in a man-made aluminum tube, six miles above the ground going 500+ miles an hour. People SHOULD be scared!
Now with that said I can tell you some things since flying is my 9 to 5. Looking past all the Gee-whizardry changes in cockpit displays, airliner systems are basically the same layout as were 40 years ago. What this means is that we are using mature technology for the part that keeps you up in the air. All the kinks have been worked out. Reliability is very good.
There's a lot of oversight on the operation. You have two pilots up front, both equally trained in normal and emergency procedures, one doing the flying and one doing the talking (they swap roles on each leg or turn). They worked with a dispatcher on the flight plan, making sure there's plenty of fuel and checking the weather and contigency plans. During the flight ATC is coordinating with other air traffic and looking at the "big picture" too.
There's so many people looking and watching and checking that you catch errors or see them coming and deal with them before they become a problem.
Some other things you could do: Bring a dvd player and a favorite movie to distract you. Deliberately show up at the airport tired and you'll likely fall asleep on the flight (bring a small pillow). If you connecting flights or have to change planes at a hub airport be sure and book flights that give you enough cushion so you don't have to rush. I recommend about 3 hours between if the schedule allows.
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