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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Travel
Simon Calder

Is it still safe to fly with Boeing? Everything you need to know after a string of high-profile incidents

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“Air safety 2023: Accidents and fatalities at record low” – that was the headline for the first article I wrote this year.

Only two fatal accidents had occurred during the previous 12 months. Both of them involved propeller aircraft on domestic flights. Each of the 86 deaths was a tragedy, but for comparison the same number of fatalities occurs in an average of 35 minutes on the world’s roads.

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