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A new report from THERE IT IS revealed that the year 2023 It was the safest year to fly given the lowest accident rate in recent years.
The International Air Transport Association (THERE IT IS) published its Annual Security Report 2023 for global aviation, where it was demonstrated that aviation continues to advance in terms of safety, with several parameters that make last year the safest for multiple aspects.
The 2023 It was the safest year to fly
On 2023 No total losses or fatal accidents were recorded on passenger aircraft.. Nevertheless, there was a single fatal accident with a turboprop aircraft, what caused 72 deaths. On 2023 They were performed 37 millions of aircraft movements (jets and turboprops), which represents an increase in 17% Over the previous year.
Report highlights include:
- The overall accident rate was 0,80 per million sectors in 2023 (an accident for each 1,26 million flights), which represents an improvement over that of 2022 (1,30) and the lowest rate in more than a decade. This rate exceeds the five-year moving average (2019-2023), what happened with 1,19 (an accident for each 880.293 flights).
- Mortality risk has improved, going from 0,11 on 2022 and in the five-year period 2019-2023 a 0,03 on 2023. With this level of security, a person would have to travel by plane every day for 103.239 years to experience a fatal accident.
- IATA member airlines and airlines registered with the IATA Safety Audit (IOSA) did not experience any fatal accidents in 2023.
- On 2023 there was a single fatal accident in a turboprop aircraft, causing 72 deaths. This represents a reduction compared to the five fatal accidents in 2022 and an improvement compared to the five-year average (2019-2023), which was five.
Statistics
| TYPE OF ACCIDENT | 2023 | 2022 | AVERAGE 5 YEARS (2019-2023) |
| All accident rate (accidents per million flights) | 0,80 (1 accident every 1,26 million flights) | 1,30 (1 accident every 0,77 million flights) | 1,19 (1 accident every 0,88 million flights) |
| All IATA member airline accidents | 0,77 (1 accident every 1,30 million flights) | 0,58 (1 accident every 1,72 million flights) | 0,73 (1 accident every 1,40 million flights) |
| Total Accidents | 30 | 42 | 38 |
| Fatal Accidents | 1 (0 reaction and 1 turboprop) | 5 (1 throw it 4 turboprops) | 5 |
| Deaths | 72 | 158 | 143 |
| Death risk | 0.03 | 0.11 | 0.11 |
| Risk of death for IATA member airlines | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.04 |
| Aircraft hull losses (per million flights) | 0,00 (1 serious accident every 0,00 million flights) | 0,24 (1 serious accident every 4,11 million flights) | 0,14 (1 serious accident every 4,94 million flights) |
| Turboprop hull losses (per million flights) | 0,57 (1 hull loss each 1,76 million flights) | 1,76 (1 hull loss each 0,57 million flights) | 1,21 (1 hull loss each 1,03 million flights) |
| Total flights (millions) | 37.7 | 32.2 | 32.9 |
By region
When reviewing data by region, These are the respective performances of the 2023:
North America:
- Increase in the overall accident rate 0,53 a 1,14 per million sectors.
- Increased proportion of accidents related to landing gear collapses.
- Still better than average 5 years of the region (1,21).
Pacific Asia:
- Increase in the overall accident rate 0,56 a 0,78 per million sectors.
- A fatal accident with a turboprop in Nepal with 72 deaths.
- Mortality risk per million sectors increased by 0,00 a 0,16.
- Still better than average 5 years of the region (1,06).
Africa:
- Decrease in the overall accident rate 10,88 a 6,38 per million sectors.
- No fatal accidents or loss of aircraft hulls since 2020.
- Fifth consecutive year without fatal accidents with turboprops.
Middle East and North Africa:
- Decrease in the overall accident rate 1,30 a 1,16 per million sectors.
- No accidents related to GNSS interference.
Commonwealth of Independent States:
- Decrease in the overall accident rate 2,16 a 1,09 per million sectors.
- Better than average 5 years of the region (3,19).
Europe:
- Decrease in the overall accident rate 0,98 a 0,48 per million sectors.
- Zero mortality risk from 2018.
- Increased proportion of accidents related to landing gear collapses.
North Asia:
- Zero accidents in 2023.
- Better than average 5 years of the region (0,16).
- Mortality risk of 0,00.
Latin America and the caribbean:
- Reduction in the accident rate per million sectors of 4,47 a 0,37.
- Better than average 5 years of the region (1,91).
Aviation will continue to be safest means of transport in the world, What do you think of the data presented by THERE IT IS?
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