11-Apr-2014 9:44 AM
ICAO Annual Safety Report confirms excellent results for 2013
ICAO released its annual Safety Report (10-Apr-2014) reflecting "very positive global aviation safety outcomes" for 2013. Building on their previous work in the area, ICAO and IATA also published a comprehensive joint aviation safety analysis covering 2013 in their reports - a first for both organizations. Report highlights:
- Global accident rate: 2.8 per million departures, -13% year-on-year;
- Fatal accidents involving scheduled commercial operations: Nine, steady compared to 2012;
- Total fatalities: 173, -55%. Using 2010 as a baseline, fatalities were down by 72%;
- ICAO's Regional Aviation Safety Group for Africa (RASG-AFI) registered a single fatal accident in 2013 and associated RASG-AFI fatalities were reduced by a factor of five compared with 2012. [more - original PR]