Aviation accidents increased in 2024, but long-term safety trends improve

TNN / Updated: Feb 28, 2025, 09:57 IST

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In 2024, the most common airline accidents were tail strikes and runway excursions, highlighting the need for improved takeoff and landing safety. With 40.6 million flights, there were only seven fatal accidents, reflecting continuous improvements in aviation safety.

Aviation accidents increased in 2024, but long-term safety trends improve

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Globally, the most common accidents involving airline aircraft last year were tail strikes and runway excursions, underscoring the importance of takeoff and landing safety measures. Manju V looks at how 2024 fared in terms of aviation safety.
Global airlines safety performance

Metric	2024value	2023value	5-year average(2019-2023
All-accidentrat	1.13 permillionflights	1.09 permillionflights	1.25 permillionflights
Fatal accidents	7	1	5
Fatalities	244	72	144
Fatality risk	0.06	0.03	0.1

Aviation safety

2011-2015-1 per 456,000 flights
2020-2024 -1 per 810,000 flights
Accident investigations | 2018-2023
Completion rate (%)

North Asia-75
North America-70

Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)

Europe
Middle East & North Africa

Latin America & Caribbean

Asia-Pacific
Africa

Safety recommendation

Area	Recommendation
Conflict zone safety	Enhanced government action
Intelligence sharing	Better global cooperation
Accidentinvestigation report	Clearer global protocolsand transparency
GNSS interferenceissuesUrgent countermeasuresa	Urgent countermeasuresand mitigation efforts

Interference incidents 2023-2024
Most affected regions: Türkiye, Iraq, Egypt

Any disruption of the signals received from GNSS satellites, like GPS, which can negatively affect the accuracy of positioning data.
A malicious technique that manipulates GPS data, thereby misleading a GPS receiver about its actual location.

Even with recent high profile aviation accidents,it is important to remember thataccidents are extremely rare.There were 40.6 million flightsin 2024 and only seven fatalaccidents.
Moreover, aviationsafety has continuously improved

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