IATA hull loss statistics for 2011

Commercial Aviation Safer Than Ever in 2011

Passenger safety improved significantly last year as the numbers of accidents and fatalities reached the lowest in aviation history, the IATA said on Tuesday.
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The plane went down in the Piedra Blanca area of Chiloe Island, part of an archipelago located off the coast of Chile in the Los Lagos Region

Chile Plane Crash Rescuers Find Eighth Body

Search-and-rescue workers have recovered an eighth body after a small plane crashed in southern Chile last week, officials said.
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The crash occurred outside of Frankfurt, in Egelsbach, Germany

Business Jet Crash in Germany Kills Five

Five people were killed Thursday when a Cessna Citation X business jet crashed near an airport in western Germany, police said.
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The helicopter went down in the village of Quebrada Seca, near Guatemala's border with Belize

10 Killed as Guatemalan Air Force Helicopter Crashes on Rescue Mission for Another Downed Chopper

Ten people were killed on Tuesday when an Guatemalan Air Force helicopter crashed in northern Guatemala after being sent to help with another helicopter crash in the region, defense officials said. There were no survivors.
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A Cessna 150 crashed near Lahore, Pakistan

Small Plane Crash in Eastern Pakistan Kills Two

A pilot instructor and a trainee were killed on Thursday afternoon when a small plane crashed in the driveway of a house in eastern Pakistan, local media reported on Friday. There were no casualties on the ground.
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