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By Kathleen Crislip, About.com Guide to Student Travel since 2004

African Scare... errr, Airlines

Friday July 6, 2007
Africa's on our list of places to explore this decade, and one of our kajillion questions is about those inter-country flights -- the reason we think we're frequently hearing about deadly air crashes in Africa is because, well, we are: a recent BBC story reports that although African flights represent only 3% of global air traffic, 17% of the planet's fatal air crashes result. With perfect timing, the Africa Civil Aviation Agency (ACAA), was just established to coordinate continent-wide aviation policy, train pilots and "...bring Africa's safety standards into line with those in Europe and the US."* Anouk Zjilma has the scoop:

More about Africa: Africa for Student Travelers

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