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Bloomberg — According to the global aviation lobby, 2023 was the safest year for passenger transportation ever, with 37.7 million flights without fatal accidents.
Likewise, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) noted this Wednesday in its 2023 Annual Global Aviation Safety Report that there were no losses of passenger aircraft hulls. On the contrary, in 2022 a fatal accident was recorded. Overall, the accident rate fell to one for every 1.26 million flights last year, the lowest figure in more than 10 years.
The publication of the IATA annual safety report takes place after a complicated start to 2024, which has been marked by serious incidents with aircraft in Japan and the US. The collision that occurred on January 2 between an Airbus SE A350 operated by Japan Airlines Co. and a De Havilland Canada Dash 8 on the runway at Haneda Airport that killed 5 crew members of the coast guard plane. A few days later, a panel on one of Alaska Airlines’ (ALK) Boeing 737 Max 9 exploded just after takeoff, although there were no fatalities.
“With two major accidents that occurred in the first month of this year, it is clear that, although flying is one of the safest practices, there is always room for improvement,” said Willie Walsh, Director General of IATA. , it’s a statement.
Last year, the risks were greater for passengers on turboprop planes than for commercial airliners. Even there, there was only one fatal accident: a propeller plane crashed in Nepal, killing 72 people. The total number of flight movements, including all passenger aircraft, increased from 32.2 million in 2022.
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2024-02-29 13:50:58
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