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Russia is the most dangerous place to fly · 2007-04-19 18:11
Russia remains the most dangerous place to fly despite global improvements that made 2006 the safest year on record, the Reuters news agency reported quoting the latest annual report by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) released on Tuesday.
Russia and other members of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) had an accident rate 13 times the global average, IATA said.
In the CIS the rate was 8.6 accidents per million flights, or twice the rate of Africa, where the level fell to 4.31 from 9.2.
IATA Director General Giovanni Bisignani said: “The safety results for 2006 are impressive. Air transport remains the safest form of travel.”
“The accident rate must decrease just to keep the actual number of accidents in check. The goal will always be zero accidents.”
Bad weather, miscommunication and lapses in crew training remain the key factors that cause accidents.
IATA, which includes some 250 airlines and more than 90 percent of the world's scheduled international air traffic, endorses safety through a program which helps airlines adopt global safety practices and standards.
Its latest report underscored the need for tighter safety for cargo airlines, noting cargo accounted for just 4 percent of traffic last year yet 24 percent of the serious accidents.
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