Aero-News: Quote of the Day

ANN's Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and issues.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"We're hoping to continue that way for the rest of the year."

Source: The FAA's Joette Storm in Anchorage, AK, discussing the dramatic drop in aviation accidents, of late. Between January and October of this year there were 106 aviation accidents in Alaska. That's the lowest accident rate in more than a decade. FAA says that because of an intensified education effort that began way back in the 1980s,  commercial carrier accidents that once numbered about 62 a year are now down to just 32 a year. This year, there were only 21 commercial aviation incidents reported between January and October.

FMI: www.faa.org