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EASA: Agency issues preliminary safety data for 2009

Cologne, Germany - One fatal accident overshadows good safety record

2009 was the year with the lowest number of fatal accidents on record for the 31 Member States of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), according to preliminary data. However this good safety record was overshadowed by the accident of an Airbus A-330 over the Atlantic. This was the only fatal accident for airplanes registered in an EASA Member State in commercial air transport. Despite this,...

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Rome, Italy, 01/08/2010 14:09
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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