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View Full Version : Not just Alaska: "Ramp rash" leaves mark for other airlines


LN-MOW
20-01-2006, 11:35
Airline accidents on the ground are so common that aviation experts have a term for them: "ramp rash." It's hard to quantify them because reporting requirements are vague, but a panel of safety experts who studied the problem in 2004 estimated ground accidents cost the world's airlines $5 billion a year.

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