Aviation Safety ‘Persistence’ Urged After 2018 Rise In Fatalities

Bill Carey Kerry Reals January 03, 2019

With over 500 fatalities and a 50% rise in fatal accidents, 2018 was a setback year for commercial airline safety following the record safe performance of 2017. Netherlands-based Aviation Safety Network (ASN) reported 15 fatal accidents involving commercial passenger and cargo aircraft in 2018...

Bill Carey

Bill covers business aviation and advanced air mobility for Aviation Week Network. A former newspaper reporter, he has also covered the airline industry, military aviation, commercial space and uncrewed aircraft systems. He is the author of 'Enter The Drones, The FAA and UAVs in America,' published in 2016.

Kerry Reals

Kerry Reals is a UK-based aviation journalist with 15 years’ experience covering all aspects of the airline and aerospace sector for a variety of industry publications. She is a freelance contributor to Aviation Week & Space Technology, Aviation Daily and Air Transport World, focusing on the European airline industry, with an emphasis on how the sector is working to improve sustainability and reduce its carbon footprint.

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