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Aviation safety rate: One accident for every 1.4 million flights

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Air travel has been getting increasingly frustrating, with fees, crowds and other hassles, but passengers may be glad to know that 2009 was a banner year for aviation safety. (www.cnn.com) More...

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PhilDerner
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I love these stats because I try to explain to people that the odds of crashing are one in a billion. And if I'm correct, those stats were for all international flights....probably including flights from a few countries that have "western" aircraft but poor mx practices. So if you're in the US or most of Europe...you're in even better odds.
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