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Old 17th Jan 2017, 07:32
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Cargo ops in general has about 2x to 5x the accident rate vs. passenger ops.

There are many reasons, including differing regulations, loading / w&b issues, hazardous materials, less stringent flight time limits (fatigue), more night ops, maintenance issue with older aircraft, etc.
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