04 janvier 2008

MY WORLD: good news from the air in 2007!

The ACRO (Aircraft Crashes Record Office), based in Geneva, informed that 2007 was one of the safest years since the last half century! In 2007, 136 accidents occurred in the world, 28 less than 2006, the lowest record since 1963! Thus, the total of victims is 25% lower than 2006 and is the lowest since 2004 with 965 fatalities.

32% of these accidents occurred in North America, 23% in Asia, 14% in Africa, 10% in South America, 10% in Europe, 9% in Central America and 1% in Oceania. In 2007 were reported 34 accidents in the United States of America, 10 in Canada, 8 in the Democratic Republic of Congo, 5 in Colombia and Indonesia.

And moreover, no major accident occurred in Europe during 2007 which confirm that this continent is one of the safest for flying in the world!

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