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Avoiding plane crashes as air traffic doubles

By Scott Mayerowitz
Published July 29, 2014 10:20am ET
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Avoiding plane crashes as air traffic doubles
FILE - In this July 17, 2014, file photo, people walk amongst the debris, at the crash site of a passenger plane near the village of Hrabove, Ukraine. More travelers are flying than ever before, creating a daunting challenge for airlines: continue to keep passengers safe in an ever more crowded airspace. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky, File) | Dmitry Lovetsky

NEW YORK (AP) — More travelers are flying than ever before, creating a daunting challenge for airlines: keep passengers safe in an ever more crowded airspace.

Each day, 8.3 million people around the globe — roughly the population of New York City — step aboard an airplane. They almost always land safely.

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