IATA Annual Safety Report
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) issued an annual safety report, which includes information about air transport accidents, aviation risks, distribution of accidents among regions and other aspects of aviation safety. In this report all accidents and serious incidents are described as accidents and are not separated.
As described in the report, although 2024 experienced a slight increase in both non-fatal and fatal accidents comparing with 2023, commercial aviation continues to be one of the safest modes of public transportation, as demonstrated by the long-term trend of significantly reduced accident rates, decreasing from 3.72 accidents per million sectors in 2005 to 1.13 in 2024. This improvement is attributed to the industry’s dedication to safety, leveraging advancements in safety management, technology, training, and safety culture to mitigate future risks.
IATA annual safety report can be reviewed as an interactive safety report, which allows to review the data, filtering it by the date, region, area involved or other parameters, or a downloadable executive summary, both of which are accesible in the website: https://www.iata.org/en/publications/safety-report/