Airplane safety has one of its best years ever in 2012
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Given all the hoopla, or perhaps due to it, flying is responsible for fewer deaths than driving accidents and disease.
Flying has become safer than ever for most western travellers, with figures showing that 2012 had the lowest accident rate on record for typical passenger planes.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has confirmed that last year's global accident rate for western-built passenger jets was the lowest in aviatio
