No on-board fatalities were reported in the 25 accidents counted by Boeing in its annual statistical summary of 2022 accidents involving Western-built commercial jet airplanes worldwide;1 however, three accidents killed a total of five people on the ground.
The Statistical Summary of Commercial Jet Airplane Accidents: Worldwide Operations, 1959–2022, issued in September, tracks an overall downturn in numbers and rates of accidents and fatalities around the world and uses data as “a powerful tool to proactively manage safety risks,” Elisabeth Martin, Boeing vice president, enterprise safety and mission assurance, said in an introduction to the document. “[I]t helps the entire industry know where to focus to continue to enhance safety in the worldwide fleet.” statsum…
