14 March 2017
While the number of air accidents declined slightly last year, those resulting in fatalities rose 97 percent year-on-year, according to the latest statistics from the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
Some 65 accidents occurred last year, compared with 68 in 2015 and an annual average of 81 over the last five years.
Of 2016's accidents, 10 were fatal, versus four a year earlier. The accidents covered by the report killed 268 people, up from 136 in 2016 but below the five-year average of 371, according to IATA, which represents some 265 airlines or 83 percent of the world's total air traffic.
In terms of jet hull loss – which is an accident that damages the aircraft beyond economical repair – the number per million departures was 0.27 for European carriers, while it was 0.31 in North America and 0 in North Asia and Africa.
However, in the Middle East and North Africa the rate was 2.49, up from 0.72 in 2015.
“2016 was a blip – the Emirates and flydubai crashes skew the figures and make it look worse than it was. Especially when you consider the [Emirates] 777-300 crash resulted in just one fatality when the jet was packed with over 300 passengers and crew,” Saj Ahmad, chief analyst at London-based consultancy firm StrategicAero Research, told Zawya by email.
“When we factor in the immense congestion, busy Dubai International and sheer traffic growth, it’s a testament to the region that air travel and the systems, network and infrastructure in place is all working in tandem as designed. Not many regions could pull off what the GCC has done, especially the UAE.”
The figures come as it was announced in January that airlines based in Asia and the Middle East continued to dominate the list of carriers with the best safety track record in 2016.
JACDEC, the Jet Airliner Crash Data Evaluation Centre, ranked the UAE’s biggest airlines among the top ten safest airlines with Dubai’s Emirates airline ranked 7th and Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways ranked in 8th place. (Read more here)
Additional data from IATA also showed that global demand for air travel in January rose 9.6 percent, the sharpest increase in more than five years, boosted by surging demand in domestic passenger market in India and China. (Read more here)
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While the number of air accidents declined slightly last year, those resulting in fatalities rose 97 percent year-on-year, according to the latest statistics from the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
Some 65 accidents occurred last year, compared with 68 in 2015 and an annual average of 81 over the last five years.
Of 2016's accidents, 10 were fatal, versus four a year earlier. The accidents covered by the report killed 268 people, up from 136 in 2016 but below the five-year average of 371, according to IATA, which represents some 265 airlines or 83 percent of the world's total air traffic.
In terms of jet hull loss – which is an accident that damages the aircraft beyond economical repair – the number per million departures was 0.27 for European carriers, while it was 0.31 in North America and 0 in North Asia and Africa.
However, in the Middle East and North Africa the rate was 2.49, up from 0.72 in 2015.
“2016 was a blip – the Emirates and flydubai crashes skew the figures and make it look worse than it was. Especially when you consider the [Emirates] 777-300 crash resulted in just one fatality when the jet was packed with over 300 passengers and crew,” Saj Ahmad, chief analyst at London-based consultancy firm StrategicAero Research, told Zawya by email.
“When we factor in the immense congestion, busy Dubai International and sheer traffic growth, it’s a testament to the region that air travel and the systems, network and infrastructure in place is all working in tandem as designed. Not many regions could pull off what the GCC has done, especially the UAE.”
The figures come as it was announced in January that airlines based in Asia and the Middle East continued to dominate the list of carriers with the best safety track record in 2016.
JACDEC, the Jet Airliner Crash Data Evaluation Centre, ranked the UAE’s biggest airlines among the top ten safest airlines with Dubai’s Emirates airline ranked 7th and Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways ranked in 8th place. (Read more here)
Additional data from IATA also showed that global demand for air travel in January rose 9.6 percent, the sharpest increase in more than five years, boosted by surging demand in domestic passenger market in India and China. (Read more here)
Read more here:
Traces of explosives found on remains of victims in Egyptair MS804 crash
Emirates airline crash investigation to take up to three years regulator
Zawya Aviation section
© Express 2017
