Boeing report shows aircraft accident rate declined last year but highlights ongoing concerns
The number of commercial jet aircraft accidents globally inched higher in 2022 to 25 incidents, including three that killed a combined five people, but last year’s accident rate still declined from 2021. That is according to Boeing’s latest annual air accident report, which shows a continued trend of broadly improving aviation safety but highlights ongoing concerns, including persistent risks during initial and final phases of flight and high accident rates in Africa. “Accident rates continue to drop,” says Boeing vice-president of enterprise safety Elisabeth Martin. “In the last 20 years, we’ve seen a 45% decline in accident rates and a nearly 80% decline in fatal accidents.”Released on 28 September, Boeing’s latest Statistical Summary of Commercial Jet Airplane Accidents indexes accidents involving jet aircraft weighting more than 27,216kg (60,000lb) – meaning 70-seat regional jets and above. The 25 incidents last year included instances of tail strikes, runway excursions, landing-gear collapses, aircraft ground collisions and hard landings. The global airline industry logged 26.3m departures in 2022, equating to an accident rate of 0.95 per 1m departures. Of the 25 accidents in 2022, three killed a combined five people, none of whom were aboard aircraft. Those included a TAP Air Portugal Airbus A320neo that struck a motorcycle during landing in Conakry, Guinea on 2 September 2022, killing two people. On 18 November last year, a LATAM A320neo hit two fire engines while attempting to take-off from Lima, killing two people, and on 31 December 2022 a ground worker in Montgomery, Alabama was killed when ingested into the engine of an Embraer 175 operated by US regional airline Envoy for American Airlines. By comparison, there were 23 accidents involving large commercial jets in 2021, when airlines logged 21.6m flights, for an accident rate of 1.07 per million departures. Unlike prior versions of Boeing’s accident report, this year’s study breaks out data into more geographies, showing disparities between regions and particularly high accident rates in Africa.<br/>
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Boeing report shows aircraft accident rate declined last year but highlights ongoing concerns
The number of commercial jet aircraft accidents globally inched higher in 2022 to 25 incidents, including three that killed a combined five people, but last year’s accident rate still declined from 2021. That is according to Boeing’s latest annual air accident report, which shows a continued trend of broadly improving aviation safety but highlights ongoing concerns, including persistent risks during initial and final phases of flight and high accident rates in Africa. “Accident rates continue to drop,” says Boeing vice-president of enterprise safety Elisabeth Martin. “In the last 20 years, we’ve seen a 45% decline in accident rates and a nearly 80% decline in fatal accidents.”Released on 28 September, Boeing’s latest Statistical Summary of Commercial Jet Airplane Accidents indexes accidents involving jet aircraft weighting more than 27,216kg (60,000lb) – meaning 70-seat regional jets and above. The 25 incidents last year included instances of tail strikes, runway excursions, landing-gear collapses, aircraft ground collisions and hard landings. The global airline industry logged 26.3m departures in 2022, equating to an accident rate of 0.95 per 1m departures. Of the 25 accidents in 2022, three killed a combined five people, none of whom were aboard aircraft. Those included a TAP Air Portugal Airbus A320neo that struck a motorcycle during landing in Conakry, Guinea on 2 September 2022, killing two people. On 18 November last year, a LATAM A320neo hit two fire engines while attempting to take-off from Lima, killing two people, and on 31 December 2022 a ground worker in Montgomery, Alabama was killed when ingested into the engine of an Embraer 175 operated by US regional airline Envoy for American Airlines. By comparison, there were 23 accidents involving large commercial jets in 2021, when airlines logged 21.6m flights, for an accident rate of 1.07 per million departures. Unlike prior versions of Boeing’s accident report, this year’s study breaks out data into more geographies, showing disparities between regions and particularly high accident rates in Africa.<br/>
