From a safety standpoint, 2002 was a relatively benign year in terms of the toll on lives lost, aircraft destroyed, and losses to insurers. In this respect, the year's record provided a "much needed respite" after the horrific toll in 2001, when four jetliners were hijacked Sept. 11 and used to inflict more casualties in one day than the total toll from the grim history of hijackings (see ASW, Jan. 7, 2002). The preliminary 2002 results were compiled by UK-based…
2002: A ‘Safer Than Average’ Year
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