Freehills said:
"Should we compare accident rates from western Europe and Asia? Anybody?"
IATA: 2006-2012 data.
North Asia (which includes Korea) has had lower accident rates than Europe
Europe 0.32 0.29 0.42 0.45 0.45 0.00 0.15
North Asia 0.00 0.88 0.00 0.00 0.34 0.00 0.00
Industry 0.65 0.75 0.81 0.71 0.61 0.37 0.20
IATA Member Airlines 0.48 0.68 0.52 0.62 0.25 0.41 0.00
Actually, Asiana is considered part of the Asia Pacific region. North Asia is essentially China, the Chinese-controlled city states such as Hong Kong, and North Korea. See
IATA - North Asia
Asia Pacific IATA accident rates are notably higher than Europe:
Asia Pacific 0.67 2.76 0.58 0.86 0.80 0.25 0.48