Ascend: 2009 accidents down but fatalities up

Last year was "the safest year ever" for airline operations in terms of the rate of fatal accidents, Ascend reported, though it noted that the severity of several accidents resulted in the number of passengers and crew killed increasing "significantly" from 2008. The UK-based consultancy and...

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