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Wednesday, April 7, 2010 as of 11:14 AM ET

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Civil Aviation Deaths Rise in 2011

While commercial airlines in the U.

S. escaped without a single fatality in 2011, deaths among smaller personal and chartered flights increased.The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Friday said civil aviation accidents in the U.S. rose to 1,550 from 1,500 in 2010. Fatalities climbed to 485 from 469 the year earlier.Yet, for the second year in a row, there were no fatal accidents involving commercial U.S. carriers such as Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) and United Continental (NYSE:UAL), nor were there deaths for commuter and on-demand flights with stricter Federal Aviation regulations.All of the fatalities last year were in general aviation and on-demand Part 135 operations, which includes charter flights, air taxis, air tours and air medical operations.General aviation accidents, which continue to account for the greatest number of civil aviation accidents, reversed their downward trend over the last two years by increasing to 1,466 accidents in 2011 from 1,435.However, fatal a...

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