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Yemenia Airways

• Yemenia Airways passed the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) benchmark for global safety management
• This is the first fatal accident involving a plane operated by Yemenia Airways since 1978 when the airline was established under its current name
• Yemenia Airways' predecessor Yemen Airways suffered three fatal accidents in 1958, 1969, 1971. Alyemda, which merged with Yemenia suffered two fatal accidents in 1977 and 1982.

Airbus A310

• This is the eighth Airbus A310 damaged beyond repair in an accident, seven of which were fatal accidents.
• If there is just one survivor, this accident is the second worst accident involving an A310

Accidents with one survivor
News reports state that one passenger, a toddler, survived the accident. If this passenger is the *only* survivor, the Yemenia accident will be the second worst accident with one surviving occupant. In the Northwest Airlines accident in 1987 the only survivor was a 4-year-old female child. List of aircraft accidents with at least 30 fatalities were one occupant survived the crash.

date	type	registration	operator	fat	location		pic	cat
16-AUG-1987	DC-9-82	N312RC	Northwest Airlines	154+ 2	Detroit-Metr...			A1
30-JUN-2009	Airbus A310-324	7O-ADJ	Yemenia Airways	152	near Mitsamiouli			A1
05-OCT-1991	Lockheed C-130H-30 Hercules	A-1324	Indonesian AF	134+ 2	near Jakarta-Hali...			A1
08-JUL-2003	Boeing 737-2J8C	ST-AFK	Sudan Airways	116	near Port Sudan			A1
20-NOV-1993	Yakovlev 42D	RA-42390	Avioimpex	115	near Ohrid			A1
10-DEC-2005	DC-9-32	5N-BFD	Sosoliso Airlines	108	Port Harcour...			A1
06-MAR-2003	Boeing 737-2T4	7T-VEZ	Air Algérie	102	Tamanrasset ...			A1
09-AUG-1970	Lockheed L-188A Electra	OB-R-939	LANSA	99+ 2	near Cuzco Airpor...			A1
24-DEC-1971	Lockheed L-188A Electra	OB-R-941	LANSA	91	Puerto Inca			A1
29-FEB-1968	Ilyushin 18D	CCCP-74252	Aeroflot / Far East	90	near Bratsk			A1
15-DEC-1997	Tupolev 154B-1	EY-85281	Tajikistan Airlines	85	near Sharjah Airp...			A1
22-JUL-1973	Boeing 707-321B	N417PA	Pan Am	78	near Papeete-Faaa...			A1
20-SEP-1969	Douglas C-54D-10-DC	XV-NUG	Air Vietnam	74+ 2	near Da Nang Airp...			A1
21-JAN-1985	Lockheed L-188A Electra	N5532	Galaxy Airlines	70	near Reno/Tahoe I...			A1
03-SEP-1997	Tupolev 134B-3	VN-A120	Vietnam Airlines	65	Phnom Penh-P...			A1
11-JAN-1995	Douglas DC-9-14	HK-3839X	Intercontinental	52	near Maria La Baja			A1
16-JAN-1959	Curtiss C-46A-50-CU	LV-GED	Austral Lineas Aéreas	51	near Mar del Plat...			A1
03-JAN-1987	Boeing 707-379C	PP-VJK	Varig	50	near Abidjan			A1
22-FEB-1985	Antonov 24B	TZ-ACT	Air Mali	50	near Tombouctou			A1
27-AUG-2006	Canadair CRJ100ER (CL-600-2B19	N431CA	Comair/Delta Connection	49	Lexington-Bl...			A1
23-FEB-1980	Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar	?	Indian AF	46+ 1	Agra AFB			A1
24-JAN-1980	Fairchild FH-227B	5003	Burma AF	43	near Mandalay-Ann...			A1
19-JAN-2006	Antonov 24B	5605	Slovak AF	42	near Hejce			A1
08-DEC-1987	Fokker F-27 Friendship 400M	AE-560	Peruvian Navy	42	near Lima			A1
21-SEP-1995	Antonov 24RV	MT-1008	MIAT	42	Choho Geolog...			A1
16-SEP-1965	Douglas C-47A-90-DL	XV-NIC	Air Vietnam	38	near Quang-Ngai			C1
27-NOV-2006	Antonov 74T-200	15-2255	Iranian Revolutionary Guard	37	Tehran-Mehra...			A1
26-DEC-1993	Antonov 26B	CCCP-26141	Yugavia	35	Gyumri-Lenin...			A1
24-NOV-1956	Douglas DC-6B	I-LEAD	LAI	34	Paris-Orly			A1
01-MAY-1957	Vickers 610 Viking 1B	G-AJBO	Eagle Aviation	34	Star Hill			A1
20-NOV-1949	Douglas C-47A-25-DK	PH-TFA	Aero Holland	34	near Oslo-Fornebu...			A1
12-MAY-1948	Douglas DC-4-1009	OO-CBE	Sabena	31	near Magazini			A1
24-AUG-1981	Antonov 24RV	CCCP-46653	Aeroflot / Far East	31	near Zavitinsk			A1
21-FEB-1964	Douglas C-47B-10-DK	PI-C97	Philippine Air Lines	31	near Marawi			A1
24-MAY-1956	Douglas C-47-DL	TG-AHA	Aviateca	30	near Panzos			A1
14-NOV-1992	Yakovlev 40	VN-A449	Vietnam Airlines	30	near Son Trung			A1
15-APR-1948	Lockheed L-049-51-26 Constella	NC88858	Pan Am	30	near Shannon Airp...			A1

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