Bloomberg: Germanwings Aside, 2015 Was a Safe Year for Airlines, IATA Says
Feb 15, 2016, 9:13 am
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Bloomberg: Germanwings Aside, 2015 Was a Safe Year for Airlines, IATA Says
Last year was one of the safest for airlines with the number of fatal accidents falling by two thirds -- if you excluded more than 300 deaths resulting from a pilot suicide and possible terror attack.
There were four fatal accidents, all involving turboprop aircraft, in 2015, down from 12 a year earlier, the International Air Transport Association said Monday. These killed 136 people. The 374 dead passengers and crew from the crash of Germanwings 9525 by a suicidal pilot and Metrojet 9268 on suspected terrorism have been excluded because they are classified as deliberate acts of unlawful interference, the group said.
There were four fatal accidents, all involving turboprop aircraft, in 2015, down from 12 a year earlier, the International Air Transport Association said Monday. These killed 136 people. The 374 dead passengers and crew from the crash of Germanwings 9525 by a suicidal pilot and Metrojet 9268 on suspected terrorism have been excluded because they are classified as deliberate acts of unlawful interference, the group said.
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