Global air crash deaths fall by more than half in 2019
The number of deaths in major air crashes around the globe fell by more than half in 2019, according to a report. The To70 consultancy said Wednesday that 257 people died in 8 fatal accidents in 2019. That compares to 534 deaths in 13 fatal accidents in 2018. The 2019 death toll rose in late December after a Bek Air Fokker 100 crashed Friday, killing 12 people. The worst crash of 2019 involved an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX plane that crashed March 10. The report said the fatal accident rate for large planes in commercial air transport fell to 0.18 fatal accidents per million flights in 2019 from 0.30 accidents per million flights in 2018. That means there was 1 fatal accident for every 5.58m flights. Last year may have seen fewer deaths but did not equal the historic low of 2017, which saw only 2 fatal accidents. <br/>
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Global air crash deaths fall by more than half in 2019
The number of deaths in major air crashes around the globe fell by more than half in 2019, according to a report. The To70 consultancy said Wednesday that 257 people died in 8 fatal accidents in 2019. That compares to 534 deaths in 13 fatal accidents in 2018. The 2019 death toll rose in late December after a Bek Air Fokker 100 crashed Friday, killing 12 people. The worst crash of 2019 involved an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX plane that crashed March 10. The report said the fatal accident rate for large planes in commercial air transport fell to 0.18 fatal accidents per million flights in 2019 from 0.30 accidents per million flights in 2018. That means there was 1 fatal accident for every 5.58m flights. Last year may have seen fewer deaths but did not equal the historic low of 2017, which saw only 2 fatal accidents. <br/>
