How Safe Are Our Planes?(2015)
This documentary examines whether air travel is still the safest form of transport, after an Airbus 320 crashed in the Alps with the loss of 150 lives.
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This documentary examines whether air travel is still the safest form of transport, after an Airbus 320 crashed in the Alps with the loss of 150 lives.
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2015-04-01
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