Global Air Crash Deaths Fall By More Than Half in 2019
The number of deaths in major air crashes around the globe fell by more than half in 2019, according to a report by an aviation consulting firm
Wreckage of a passenger plane after it crashed n Almaty, Kazakhstan, on Dec. 27, 2019.
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Frankfurt, Germany (AP) -- The number of deaths in major air crashes around the globe fell by more than half in 2019, according to a report by an aviation consulting firm.
The To70 consultancy said Wednesday that 257 people died in eight fatal accidents in 2019. That compares to 534 deaths in 13 fatal accidents in 2018.