A safety report released by IATA (International Air Transport Association) has revealed a reduction in the number of fatal accidents as compared to the year 2021. Due to which the death rate has come down. This is a decrease compared to the five-year average recorded between 2018 and 2022. IATA represents approximately 300 airlines, which account for 83 percent of global air traffic. In 2022, there were five fatal accidents involving the deaths of passengers and crew. It came down to seven in 2021 and improved on the five-year average (2018-2022) which was also seven. The fatal accident rate for 2022 improved to 0.16 per million areas, from 0.27 per million areas in 2021, and was well ahead of the five-year fatal accident rate of 0.20, it said.
The accident rate was 1.21 per million sectors, a decrease from the rate of 1.26 accidents for 2018-2022, but an increase from 1.13 accidents per million sectors in 2021. The fatality risk decreased from 0.23 to 0.11 in 2021 and 0.13 for 2018. -2022. IATA member airlines experienced one fatal accident in 2022, with 19 deaths.
“Accidents are rare in aviation. There were five fatal accidents among 32.2 million flights in 2022. This tells us that flying is one of the safest activities a person can engage in. But even though the risk of flying is exceptionally low Yes, it is not risk free. Even at these very high levels of safety, careful analysis of emerging trends will make flying even safer. This year’s report, for example, tells us that we need to make some special efforts on turboprop operations. needs to be done in Africa and Latin America. Safety is aviation’s top priority, and we aim to ensure every flight takes off and lands safely, regardless of region or aircraft type,” said IATA Director General Willie Walsh. Said.
The industry’s 2022 fatality risk of 0.11 means that an average person would need to fly every day for 25,214 years to experience a 100 percent fatality accident. This is an improvement compared to the five-year mortality rate (22,116 years on average).
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Despite a decrease in the number of fatal accidents, the number of fatalities is set to increase from 121 in 2021 to 158 in 2022. Most of the deaths in 2022 occurred in a plane crash in China, which claimed 132 lives. The airline involved was not an IATA member, but is on the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) Registry. The next largest loss of life occurred in an IATA member accident in Tanzania, which resulted in 19 deaths.