London. The loss of Indonesia AirAsia flight QZ8501 would cap one of the deadliest years in civil aviation for almost a decade — yet experts say the industry’s underlying safety record is improving.
The statistics underscore a year of tragic contrasts dominated by two Malaysian catastrophes and a handful of weather-related incidents, yet a record-low number of crashes.
Even before an Indonesia AirAsia Airbus 320 jet with 162 people on board went missing in bad weather on Sunday between the Indonesian city of Surabaya and Singapore, some 762 people had lost their lives in seven fatal accidents this year.
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Source: The Jakarta Globe
