Before the various and recent accidents toéprisoners that we have seen with great coverage mediaáethics and before your consultations, ¿We must worry about flight safety?
If we compare it with other important forms of transportation, with 0,04 deaths for each 100 millions of miles traveled, Travel by train is a lotás dangerous to travel in avión, with 0,01 deaths for each 100 million miles. Nevertheless, Travel in Avión is as safe as the operator is, the equipment and training procedures that support the flight in Sí.
With this base I keep what I always say, flying is the means of transport másafest in the world And followá being, As much, But every time we see an accident, Manter this speech is DIFícil, Sure.
MáI know nothing, the úLast accidents of 2024 and early 2025 They have evidenced the vulnerability of the aeron industryáutica, with a series of incidents and accidents that demand an ANádeep lysis and preventive actions. It is artíass summarizes the events Más relevant, From failures téCnics to collisions in flight, They have affected various airlinesíneas and aircraft globally.
With «so much accident», ¿We must worry?
The closure of 2024 anticipó The complexity of the coming panorama. Incidents such as the tail coup of an ATR 72 from Caledonie in Nueva Caledonia and the collapse of the landing train of an ATR 72 Emerald UK in Belfast lit the first alarms. La situationón see toweró más críTica with an engine failure on an Airbus A220-300 of Swiss, what turned outó in smoke on board and the trágica péRedida of a hostess. The month concludedó With a devastating accident in Kazajistán, where a Embraer 190 from Azerbaijanó after being apparently shot down and the death of 179 People in South Korea aboard a boeing 737-800 de Jeju Air.
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The new añor did not bring a decreaseón of the events. January is characterizedó by a series of incidents and accidents of diverse índole. MEC failuresáunique, like the collapse of the landing train of a Boeing 737 of Tui in Brussels and the abortion of takeoff from a boeing 757-300 Delta in Atlanta by motor failure, They underlined the need for rigorous maintenance and exhaustive reviews.
The second half of January was particularly sad in the informative, con múlast fatal accidents that were lives and shocked the Aeron communityáworld utica. The colisión in flight of a PSA Bombardier Crj700 with a helicóptero en Washington, The accident of a Beechcraft 1900 from Eagle in Bentiu and the devastating shock of an ambulance toéRea Learjet 55 In Philadelphia they are events that enute the industry and remind us of the risks inherent to aviationón, And that some others accidents We have not mentioned them toún.
February has just begun, But we have already witnessed incidents such as evacuationón of a United Airlines flight in Houston due to motor problems. While this event is notó In injured, It serves as a constant reminder that security toéREA is a continuous battle.
Then, ¿We care?
The short answer is: sí, But with nuances. It is natural to feel some concern to fly, especially afterés to know the aforementioned incidents. Nevertheless, It is crucial to maintain the perspective and remember that the aviationón remains one of the means of transport máS Available insurance.
¿Whaté THE STAKES SAYístatic?
Despite the recent events, the statesíSticas Histórich support the safety of aviationón. The accidents toéinmates are relatively rare in comparisonón with other means of transport, Like automócities. The chances of suffering an accident toéinmate are extremely low.
The best portal that carries this data, ASN, reveló The data statesíPassenger and Private Commercial Aircraft Stics (No airplanes are counted 12 passengers that are not military, aerolíthe corporate):
As we can see, The trend is kept down from 1995, the Año más fatal from 1990 is shown in the table. At 95 They occurred 64 accidents, at 2020 It was reduced to 21.
In the sense of the deceased, The peak took place in 1994 with 1.887 víCities in accidentséprisoners, while in the 2024 This figure was reduced to 289, demonstrating industry efforts toéREA for offering us a transport ráI ask, efficient and safe.
The series of incidents and accidents described in this artíass raises fundamental questions about security toéarea and the need for constant surveillance. While the aviationón remains one of the means of transport más insurance, Events like those we have witnessed remind us that security should never be taken for granted.
It is crucial that the aviation industryón, Regulators and researchers work together to identify the causes of these incidents and adopt preventive measures to prevent them from repeating. Rigorous maintenance, the trainingón exhaustive and implementationóno. of technologyíAdvanced security as are fundamental to guarantee the safety of passengers and crewón.
List of accidents and incidents:
It is certain that some events are missing on the list, If they have them, They can share them in the comments to update the list.
- December 2024:
- 19 from December: Coalonie atr 72 – Tail blow (Ouju).
- 22 from December: Emerald UK ATR 72 – Hardly landing and collapse of the front landing train (Belfast).
- 23 from December: Swiss Airbus A220-300 – Motor failure, smoke on board and death of a hostess (near Graz).
- 25 from December: Azerbaijan Embraer 190 – Accident after being shot down (Cerca de Aktau, Kazakhán).
- 27 from December: PAL Express De Havilland Dash 8-400 – Track outlet (Bacolod City).
- 28 from December: KLM Boeing 737-800 – Hydr problemsáULICOS AND TRACK OUTPUT (Oslo).
- 28 from December: PAL De Havilland Dash 8-400 – Main landing train collapse (Halifax).
- 29 from December: Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 – Landing with the train above and track outlet (Muan, South Korea).
- January 2025:
- 7 from January: Emerald UK ATR 72 – Front landing train landing and collapse (Belfast).
- 8 from January: TUI Boeing 737 – Front landing train collapse (Brussels).
- 10 from January: Delta Boeing 757-300 – Motor failure abortion (Atlanta).
- 19 from January: Qantas Airbus A330-200 – Smoke in cabin (near Cairns).
- 20 from January: Karun Airlines Fokker 100 – Andñus a neumáTicos during takeoff and landing (Syrian a teharerán).
- 21 from January: Kasai Airlines Antonov An-26 – Track outlet (Congolo).
- 28 from January: Busan Air Airbus A321 – Fire during take -off preparations (Busan).
- 28 from January: Max Air Boeing 737-400 – Front landing train collapse (Kano).
- 29 from January: PSA Bombardier CRJ700 – Colisión in the air with a helicóptero (Washington).
- 29 from January: Eagle Beechcraft 1900 – Accident (Bentiu).
- 31 from January: Learjet 55 – Accident (Philadelphia).
While the recent incidents and accidents are a reason for concernón, It is important to remember that the aviationón remains a safe means of transportation. The aviation industryón works constantly to improve flight safety and reduce risks with más capacitación, maintenance and being alsoén the means of transport más regulated from all.
I invite readers to share their opinions and reflections on the events described in this artíass. ¿Whaté measures believe they are necessary to improve security toérea? The comments están open for all your opinions.
