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<text id=90TT2230>
<title>
Aug. 20, 1990: Our Regularly Scheduled Crash
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<history>
TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1990
Aug. 20, 1990 Showdown
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<article>
<source>Time Magazine</source>
<hdr>
GRAPEVINE, Page 17
Our Regularly Scheduled Crash
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<p>By Paul Gray/Reported by David Ellis
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<p> Boeing has made a detailed analysis of the record of
worldwide airplane accidents and has come to a downbeat
conclusion: the annual number of fatal, "hull loss" crashes may
reach 20 to 25 by 2005. (The 1980-89 average: roughly 13 a
year.) In other words, the world could face a massive air
catastrophe every two to three weeks. Why? Boeing concludes
that while traffic in the sky is increasing, the installation
of cockpit warning systems and landing-guidance devices is not.
The survey found that flight-crew error was ruled responsible
for 73% of fatal accidents. Of these, 41% occurred during
landings, often because of unstable approaches. Among other
remedies, Boeing endorses worldwide use of pilot warning
systems. It also urges airlines to monitor all flight-recorder
data and review performances with the crews. Most foreign
carriers--but none in the U.S.--do this now.
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