Commercial airlines' safety performance improves globally: IATA

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Flags featuring the IATA logo fly above the venue of a symposium in Dublin, Ireland, on June 2, 2016. In 2016, nearly 3.8bn travellers flew safely on 40.4mn flights, IATA says.

The commercial airline industry's all accident rate (measured in accidents per 1mn flights) was 1.61, an improvement from 1.79 in 2015, IATA's 2016 safety performance shows.
In 2016, nearly 3.8bn travellers flew safely on 40.4mn flights, the International Air Transport Association said.

The 2016 major jet accident rate (measured in hull losses per 1mn flights) was 0.39, which was the equivalent of one major accident for every 2.56 million flights. This was not as good as the rate of 0.32 achieved in 2015 and was also above the five-year rate (2011-2015) of 0.36, IATA said.

There were 10 fatal accidents with 268 fatalities. This compares with an average of 13.4 fatal accidents and 371 fatalities per year in the previous five-year period (2011-2015).

The 2016 jet hull loss rate for IATA member airlines was 0.35 (one accident for every 2.86mn flights). While this outperformed the global hull loss rate, it was a step back from the 0.22 accidents per million flights achieved by IATA members in 2015.

IATA's director-general and CEO Alexandre de Juniac said, "Last year some 3.8bn travellers flew safely on 40.4mn flights. The number of total accidents, fatal accidents and fatalities all declined versus the five-year average, showing that aviation continues to become safer. We did take a step back on some key parameters from the exceptional performance of 2015; however, flying is still the safest form of long distance travel. And safety remains the top priority of all involved in aviation.

"The goal is for every flight to depart and arrive without incident. And every accident redoubles our efforts to achieve that."

The world turboprop hull loss rate improved to 1.15 hull losses per million flights in 2016 compared to 1.18 in 2015 and the five-year rate (2011-2015) of 2.84. All regions except the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) saw their turboprop safety performance improve in 2016 when compared to their respective five-year rates.

In 2016, the accident rate for IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) members was nearly twice as good as for non-IOSA airlines (1.25 vs. 2.36) and it was more than three times better over the previous five years.
IOSA has created a standard that is comparable on a world-wide basis, enabling and maximising joint use of audit reports. All IATA members are required to maintain their IOSA Registration.
As stakeholders work to address the primary causes of accidents, it is important that the industry dedicates resources to areas that data show will have the biggest impact in reducing the risks of an accident, IATA said.

In 2016, efforts continued to reduce operational risk, with the focus on loss of control in flight (LOC-I), controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) and runway excursions (RE), it said.

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