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Deaths on Passenger Jet Aircraft Rise Across Globe in 2018

The fatality rate on passenger jet aircraft worldwide jumped in 2018 after airlines recorded zero accident deaths on passenger jets in the prior year, according to a Dutch consulting firm and an aviation safety group. Dutch aviation consulting firm To70 …

2017 Was Safest Year Ever for Airlines

Airlines recorded zero accident deaths in commercial passenger jets last year, according to a Dutch consulting firm and an aviation safety group that tracks crashes, making 2017 the safest year on record for commercial air travel. Dutch aviation consulting firm …

Mystery Crashes Spawn Deadliest Year for Air Travel in Nearly a Decade

Three crashes which have yet to be fully explained, involving the most modern airliners in the safest phase of flight, made last year the deadliest for air travel in almost a decade. The loss of two Malaysian Air Boeing Co. …