Newsflash: About 72,000 planes did NOT crash today=0AThere's been a lot of = news lately about tragic air crashes -- and the coverage is all important a= nd worthwhile.=0ABut it helps sometimes to know that thousands of airplanes= take off and land every day with little incident.=0AThe world sees about 7= 1,900 departures per day on average -- though=0Aon a given day it could be = more or less depending on the travel season,=0Aaccording to data on passeng= er and cargo airlines operations worldwide,=0Aas recorded by the Internatio= nal Civil Aviation Organization and posted=0Aby the Air Transport Associati= on.=0AAbout 6.2 million passengers per day take to the skies.=0AThe U.S. se= es about 29,700 departures per day on average, according to data on U.S. pa= ssenger and cargo airlines as defined by the U.S. Dept. of=0ATransportation= . About 2 million U.S. passengers per day travel in=0Aairplanes.=0AFeel fre= e to share this with someone who's about to board a plane and wish him or h= er bon voyage.=0APosted by Andrea James at July 2, 2009 5:26 p.m.=0A=B7 Ret= urn to Newsflash: About 72,000 planes did NOT crash today <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If you wish to unsubscribe from the AIRLINE List, please send an E-mail to: "listserv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx". Within the body of the text, only write the following:"SIGNOFF AIRLINE".