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Safety in numbers.(Asian airlines improve safety record)(Statistical Data Included)

By Thomas, Geoffrey
Publication: Air Transport World
Date: Tuesday, May 1 2001

The latest data from Asia show a significant improvement in the accident rate, but is it simply good fortune or a result of deliberate steps?

"The art of prophecy is very difficult--especially with respect to the future." Mark Twain's words ring around the offices of Asian airline flight operations and safety consultants when asked first to explain the apparent improvement in the region's air safety record and second to confirm that the improvement is not just luck but rather the logical outcome of a renewed commitment to safety.

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