AAPA Press Release: Aviation Safety Performance 2015

14-Jan-2016 For the calendar year 2015 the commercial air transport sector operated more than 40 million flights and carried over 3.5 billion passengers safely across the world. There were four major accidents involving large western-built jets operated by commercial airlines, which resulted in a total of 374 fatalities. These losses included the Germanwings and Metrojet events which are understood to be the result of deliberate acts of unlawful interference. Asia Pacific carriers reported no major accidents involving large western-built commercial airline jets. The global fatal accident rate of one in 5 million flights marks 2015 as the safest year ever for commercial aviation, as the industry reaffirmed its commitment to delivering continuous improvements in air safety performance. The major accident loss rate has more than halved over the past five years.