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:
- Commercial airline travel in the U.S. continues its trend of improving safety, with no major U.S. airline accidents in years.
- Globally, 2018 showed a mixed safety performance, improving over the previous five-year average but declining from 2017's record-setting low accident rate, with an increase in total accidents and fatalities.
- Sub-Saharan Africa achieved its third consecutive year with zero jet hull losses and fatalities, marking a significant improvement in regional safety.
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