Tag Archives: Accidents

Flying was Safer in 2012

Air fatalities worldwide are down to 23 fatal crashes in 2012, down from 28 last year, down from an average of the last decade of 34 fatal crashes per year. Those 23 crashes generated 470 fatalities, down from an average of 770 people over the last decade. The U.S. hasn’t had a fatal accident of…

New Developments in the Air France Investigation

Air France will pay about $24,500 in initial compensation to the families of each victim of the crash of Air France Flight 447 this month and is providing them with counseling. So far, salvage operations have found around fifty bodies and dozens of pieces of debris, indicating they have pinned down the likely area where…

Questions but No Answers in Air France 447

Image via Wikipedia Our coverage of the Air France flight continues. We do not believe in speculation during such a serious situation, but intend to keep our readers updated. At this point, the plane has been missing for over twenty four hours. Four hours into the flight, and well over the ocean, the flight encountered…