Global aviation had 'extraordinarily safe' 2015 - IATA
The number of air accidents and resulting fatalities dropped in 2015 from the previous year, and was well below the 5-year average, IATA said. Some 68 accidents occurred last year, compared with 77 in 2014 and an annual average of 90 over the last 5 years, according to IATA's latest annual report on aviation safety. Of 2015's accidents, 4 were fatal, versus 12 a year earlier. "In terms of the number of fatal accidents, it was an extraordinarily safe year," Tony Tyler, IATA's director general said. The accidents covered by the report killed 136 people, down from 641 in 2014 and a 5-year average of 504, according to IATA. If the losses of aircraft in incidents involving planes operated by Germanwings and Metrojet last year are included, the total number of deaths rose to 510, according to IATA. <br/>
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Global aviation had 'extraordinarily safe' 2015 - IATA
The number of air accidents and resulting fatalities dropped in 2015 from the previous year, and was well below the 5-year average, IATA said. Some 68 accidents occurred last year, compared with 77 in 2014 and an annual average of 90 over the last 5 years, according to IATA's latest annual report on aviation safety. Of 2015's accidents, 4 were fatal, versus 12 a year earlier. "In terms of the number of fatal accidents, it was an extraordinarily safe year," Tony Tyler, IATA's director general said. The accidents covered by the report killed 136 people, down from 641 in 2014 and a 5-year average of 504, according to IATA. If the losses of aircraft in incidents involving planes operated by Germanwings and Metrojet last year are included, the total number of deaths rose to 510, according to IATA. <br/>
