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African carriers contribute 20% to global air accidents in 2013

African airspace once again recorded the highest rate of fatal commercial aviation accidents in 2013 with 20 per cent of global fatalities.

However, Africa still contributed merely three per cent to global aviation traffic in the previous year just like in 2012.

There were 29 commercial air accidents worldwide in 2013 and 265 fatalities involving passenger and cargo planes designed to carry the equivalent of at least 14 passengers.

These statistics were released yesterday by the Aviation Safety Network, ASN, in the United States.