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Western-built aircraft. IATA: global accident rate reached new low

Montreal, Canada - Safety by the numbers; accident analysis

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the 2011 accident rate for Western-built airplanes was the lowest in aviation history, surpassing the previous mark set in 2010. The 2011 global accident rate (measured in hull losses per million flights of Western-built jets) was 0.37, the equivalent of one accident every 2.7 million flights. This represented a 39% improvement compared...

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Rome, Italy, 03/07/2012 15:20
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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