Wednesday, August 24, 2005

MATH CLASS IS THATTA WAY, I SAY

Despite string of crashes, skies are safer, experts say

Worldwide, nine crashes occurred last year, killing 203 people, while 2 billion passengers flew on commercial flights, according to the International Civil Aviation Organization. The figures do not include charter flights.

Five major crashes have occurred in 2005, resulting in 308 deaths, according to a database survey of airplane crashes maintained by Aviation Safety Network. The crashes were in Afghanistan, Australia, Equatorial Guinea, Colombia and Greece and do not include chartered flights.

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