Plane crash deaths down in 2008

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According to the Aviation Safety Network (ASN), 577 people were killed in 32 civil aviation accidents in 2008. That is less than 2007, when 750 people were killed in 26 plane crashes. ASN is a Dutch organisation which monitors airline safety statistics. Three of the 32 accidents involved airplanes banned by the European Union. The EU has a black list banning a number of airlines with poor safety records from landing at airports inside the Union.

Most of the accidents took place in Africa, accounting for 28 percent of the total number of accidents. Only 3 percent of planes actually take off from the African continent.

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