IATA: Accident rate up in 2018, but overall trend positive

Credit: IATA
IATA’s latest safety figures show commercial-airline accident rates increased in 2018, up from a record low in 2017, although long-term trends remain positive. In 2018, IATA recorded 1.35 accidents per million flights, up from 1.11 in 2017. However, the 2018 performance was better than the five-year...
Victoria Moores

Victoria Moores joined Air Transport World as our London-based European Editor/Bureau Chief on 18 June 2012. Victoria has nearly 20 years’ aviation industry experience, spanning airline ground operations, analytical, journalism and communications roles.

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