Each year the safety data for airline travel aboard commercial aircraft weighing more than 12,500 pounds just keeps getting better in the United States according to the International Air Transport Association. There hasn’t been a major U.S. airline accident in years. Worth noting is that last weekend’s AtlasAir Boeing 767 crash near Houston that claimed the lives of the three crewmembers aboard would not be counted in these IATA statistics because Atlas does not carry passengers.
IATA Releases 2018 Airline Safety Performance
Key Takeaways:
- U.S. commercial airline travel safety continues to improve, with no major passenger airline accidents in years.
- Globally, 2018 saw an increase in total accidents and fatalities compared to 2017, though the accident rate of 1.35 per million flights was an improvement over the previous five-year average.
- Sub-Saharan Africa achieved zero jet hull losses and zero fatalities in jet operations for the third consecutive year, showing significant regional safety improvement.
- IATA is actively working on safety enhancements, including the launch of "Turbulence Aware," a global platform for real-time turbulence reporting.
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