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Last year was the safest on record for commercial jetliners, several industry groups reported.
According to the Aviation Safety Network, no one died in 2017 due to an aviation accident aboard a commercial passenger jet.
“Since 1997, the average number of airliner accidents has shown a steady and persistent decline, for a great deal thanks to the continuing safety-driven efforts by international aviation organizations,” Harro Ranter, president of the Aviation Safety Network, said in a statement.
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