Safe to fly? You bet it is
New figures show that last year was one of the safest years in aviation history.
Worldwide, for the year 2012, there were four major accidents involving large western-built commercial airline jets, which resulted in a total of 304 fatalities.
This represented a loss rate of one major accident for every seven million flights.
Over the past five years, the industry has more than halved the average loss rate, as a result of continuous improvements in safety performance.
Asia Pacific carriers have maintained their excellent safety performance record, matching that of the leading European and North American airlines.
Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) carriers recorded only one major accident during the past five years, the loss of a Boeing 747 freighter with two crew fatalities in 2011.
Andrew Herdman, AAPA director general, said, “Passengers can rest assured that flying is safe, and getting even safer."
Ian Jarrett
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