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ICAO presents the 2008 statistics about air accidents

Montreal, Canada - Released the preliminary report on safety and security for airlines

"The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) today released preliminary safety and security statistics for airlines of its 190 Member States for 2008. Regarding safety, there were 11 aircraft accidents involving passenger fatalities on scheduled air services worldwide for aircraft with a maximum take-off mass of more than 2250 kg, usually seven passengers or more. This does not include...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1101531
Rome, Italy, 03/19/2009 18:06
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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