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CFIT Hits a New Low

IATA data show one commercial air transport CFIT crash in 2015, 
as well as declines in other types of accidents.

by Linda Werfelman | June 17, 2016

Controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) accidents in the commercial air transport industry declined to an all-time low in 2015 when one CFIT crash was recorded, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said in its Safety Report 2015.

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