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Chinese Aviation Soars
A Wall Street Journal article which merits purchase of a hardcopy. Or a trial online subscription.
"How China Turned Around A Dismal Air-Safety Record"
By ANDY PASZTOR
The first two paragraphs:
"For much of the 1990s, Chinese airlines were arguably the world's most dangerous, beset by persistent pilot errors, unreliable maintenance and erratic government oversight. With crashes at one point taking 550 lives over several years, the issue threatened to impede the nation's economic growth.
"Today, China is an acclaimed global leader in air safety. Despite frequent double-digit annual growth in the number of hours its airlines fly, their most recent fatal-accident rates are lower than America's and Europe's."
Which is more than a little reassuring.
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Non illegitimi carborundum est. - Don't let the bastards grind you down.
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