The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) released its annual Safety Report on 10 April, reflecting very positive global aviation safety outcomes for 2013.
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The global accident rate came in at 2.8 per million departures versus 3.2 per million in 2012, representing a 13% decrease. The number of fatal accidents involving scheduled commercial operations remained steady at nine during 2013, with total fatalities down to 173 compared to 388 in 2012 – a 55% decrease. Using 2010 as a baseline, fatalities were down by 72%.
Building on their previous work in the area, ICAO and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) also published a comprehensive joint aviation safety analysis covering 2013 in their reports – a first for both organizations.
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.
To access ICAO’s 2014 Safety Report please click here.
Source: ICAO