According to industry research, 2017 was the safest year in history for commercial airlines.
In comforting news for nervous fliers, airlines recorded zero accident deaths in commercial passenger jets last year.
The research was carried out by the Dutch aviation group To70 and the Aviation Safety Network.
For cargo airplanes and commercial passenger propeller airplanes, there were 10 fatal incidents in 2017 resulting in 44 deaths on board and 35 deaths on the ground.
The most serious accident of 2017 came in January when a Turkish cargo plane crashed into a village in Kyrgyzstan killing all four crew and 35 people on the ground.
None of 2017’s fatalities involved a passenger jet.
“Since 1997 the average number of airliner accidents has shown a steady and persistent decline, for a great deal thanks to the continuing safety-driven efforts by international aviation organisations such as ICAO [International Civil Aviation Organization], IATA [International Air Transport Association], Flight Safety Foundation and the aviation industry,” said Harro Ranter, president of ASN, in a statement.
Aviation deaths have been steadily falling for the last few decades. In 2005, there were more than 1,000 deaths on board commercial passenger flights worldwide.
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