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Air crashes: accident rate dropped in 2009 according to Iata

Montreal, Canada - One lost hull every 1.4 million flights

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced today the aviation safety performance for 2009 showing that the year’s accident rate for Western-built jet aircraft as the second lowest in aviation history. The 2009 global accident rate (measured in hull losses per million flights) was 0.71. That is equal to one accident every 1.4 million flights. This is a significant improvement o...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1114718
Rome, Italy, 02/18/2010 13:00
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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