The finding, which is from the International Air Transport Association, reveals that 2015 was the safest year for travel over the past five years. The data was gathered using sources validated by the Accident Classification Task Force, a group comprised of industry safety experts.
Here are four things to know about the decrease in commercial airline-related accidents, according to the International Air Transport Association.
1. There were 68 non-fatal accidents and four fatal accidents in 2015. In 2014, there were 77 non-fatal accidents and 12 fatal accidents. The 2010-2014 five-year average is 90 non-fatal accidents and 17.6 fatal accidents per year.
2. The IATA counted a total of 136 deaths from airline accidents in 2015. In 2014, there were 641 accidental deaths, and the five-year average of accidental deaths is 504. “In terms of the number of fatal accidents, it was an extraordinarily safe year,” said Tony Tyler, CEO of IATA, according to CNN Money.
3. This does not include deaths from the Germanwings 9525 and Metrojet 9268 flights. In March, Germanwings flight 9525 crashed due to a pilot suicide, and in October, Metroject flight 9268 crashed due to suspected terrorism. These two plane crashes resulted in the deaths of 374 passengers and crew members. “They are not, however, included in the accident statistics as they are classified as deliberate acts of unlawful interference,” according to the IATA report.
4. In 2015, the global jet accident rate was 0.32 hull losses per 1 million flights. This equates to one major accident for every 3.1 million flights. In 2014, the rate was 0.27 hull losses per 1 million flights, and from 2010-2014, the rate was 0.46 hull loss accidents per 1 million jet flights.
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