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Worldwide Plane Crash Death Toll Doubles in 2005
The 34 fatal accidents involving passenger and freight planes in 2005 resulted in 1,050 deaths, statistics from Flight International magazine revealed.
Also, the fatal accidents last year tended to involve older aircraft. In addition, none of the major world airlines suffered a fatal crash in 2005.
Nigeria had two fatal crashes last year in which a total of 225 people were killed, while Sudan saw three fatal accidents, all involving old Soviet-built aircraft.
The fatal accidents last year also included the West Caribbean Airways' crash in Venezuela in August which claimed the lives of 152 passengers and eight crew.
There was also severe loss of life in the Helios Airways' disaster when one of its Boeing 737s crashed into hills north of Athens in August, killing 115 passengers and six crew.
Worldwide Plane Crash Death Toll Doubles in 2005
The 34 fatal accidents involving passenger and freight planes in 2005 resulted in 1,050 deaths, statistics from Flight International magazine revealed.
Also, the fatal accidents last year tended to involve older aircraft. In addition, none of the major world airlines suffered a fatal crash in 2005.
Nigeria had two fatal crashes last year in which a total of 225 people were killed, while Sudan saw three fatal accidents, all involving old Soviet-built aircraft.
The fatal accidents last year also included the West Caribbean Airways' crash in Venezuela in August which claimed the lives of 152 passengers and eight crew.
There was also severe loss of life in the Helios Airways' disaster when one of its Boeing 737s crashed into hills north of Athens in August, killing 115 passengers and six crew.