IATA Releases 2017 Airline Safety Performance
- The all accident rate (measured in accidents per 1 million flights) was 1.08, an improvement over the all accident rate of 1.68 in 2016 and the rate of 2.01 for the previous 5-year period (2012-2016).
- The 2017 rate for major jet accidents (measured in jet hull losses per 1 million flights) was 0.11, which was the equivalent of one major accident for every 8.7 million flights. This was an improvement over the rate of 0.39 achieved in 2016 and also better than the five-year rate (2012-2016) of 0.33.
- There were 6 fatal accidents with 19 fatalities among passengers and crew. This compares with an average of 10.8 fatal accidents and approximately 315 fatalities per year in the previous five-year period (2012-2016). In 2016 there were 9 fatal accidents and 202 fatalities.
- None of the 6 fatal accidents involved a passenger jet. Five involved turboprop aircraft and one involved a cargo jet. The crash of the cargo jet also resulted in the deaths of 35 persons on the ground, as well as the crew of the jet.
- IATA member airlines experienced zero fatal accidents or hull losses in 2017 with jet or turboprop equipment.
2017 | 2016 |
5-year average (2012-2016) |
|
On-board Fatalities | 19 | 202 | 314.6 |
Total Accidents | 45 | 67 | 74.8 |
Fatal Accidents | 6 | 9 | 10.8 |
Fatality Risk | 0.09 | 0.21 | 0.24 |
Fatal Accidents Passenger Flights | 2 | 3 | 5.6 |
Fatal Accidents Cargo Flights |
4 | 6 | 4.6 |
% of accidents involving fatalities | 13.3 | 13.4 | 14.4 |
Jet hull losses | 4 | 13 | 10 |
Jet hull losses with fatalities | 1 | 4 | 3.4 |
Turboprop hull losses | 9 | 7 | 15 |
Turboprop hull losses with fatalities | 5 | 4 | 7.2 |
Region | 2017 | 2012-2016 |
Africa | 0.00 | 2.21 |
Asia Pacific | 0.18 | 0.48 |
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) | 0.92 | 1.17 |
Europe | 0.13 | 0.14 |
Latin America and the Caribbean | 0.41 | 0.53 |
Middle East and North Africa | 0.00 | 0.74 |
North America | 0.00 | 0.22 |
North Asia | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Region | 2017 | 2012-2016 |
Africa | 5.70 | 7.38 |
Asia Pacific | 0.61 | 1.45 |
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) | 16.44 | 20.59 |
Europe | 0.00 | 0.73 |
Latin America and the Caribbean | 0.00 | 1.55 |
Middle East and North Africa | 0.00 | 3.42 |
North America | 0.94 | 0.98 |
North Asia
|
0.00 | 8.73 |
- Reducing operational risk such as LOC-I (Loss of Control In-flight), CFIT (Controlled Flight Into Terrain) and RE (Runway Excursions)
- Enhancing quality and compliance through audit programs
- Advocating for improved aviation infrastructure such as implementation of performance-based navigation approaches
- Supporting consistent implementation of Safety Management Systems Supporting effective recruitment and training to enhance quality and compliance through programs such as the IATA Training and Qualification Initiative
- Identifying and addressing emerging safety issues, such as lithium batteries and integrating remotely-piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) into airspace.
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