Global aviation safety: seven fatal accidents reported in 2024

Global aviation safety: seven fatal accidents reported in 2024

Doubling in the risk of death by plane The number of fatal plane crashes increased significantly in 2024 compared to the previous year, a new report from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) shows. The report reveals that there were seven fatal accidents in 2024, compared to just one in 2023. A total of 244 people died in plane crashes last year. This represents a significant increase from 72 fatalities the previous year. The risk…

The number of accidents in commercial aviation reported to the number of flights was below the average of the last five years in 2024, according to the main airline organization on Wednesday, but more people died. The post Air Transport: less aircraft accidents in 2024, but more deaths appeared first on LesEco.ma.

The United States has the safest and most complex aviation system in the world, as told Thursday by a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration to our TELEMUNDO Digital team. According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), on a normal day more than 445,000 flights and 2.9 million airline passengers are served in more than 29 million square miles of airspace, the spokesman said. According to the statement obtained by the FAA, the …

The Airline Industry Says Flying Got Slightly More Dangerous in 2024 But Accidents Still Remain Incredibly Rare

No, you’re not imagining it, according to the International Air Transportation Association (IATA), an aviation industry trade body that represents more than 340 airlines around the world, flying got more dangerous in 2024, although the risk of being involved in an accident remains incredibly low. Yesterday, IATA published its annual safety report for 2024, and one of the key takeaways from the publication was the tragic fact that there were seve…

While the risk of having an aircraft accident decreased in 2024, IATA recorded 7 fatal accidents in 2024, resulting in the death of 244 people, a sharp increase from 2023 (72 deaths). The International Air Transport Association (IATA) published its annual Safety Report 2024. The industry achieved a new year of strong overall safety performance, including improvements to the five-year average for several key parameters, but took a step backwards …