The Foundation’s recently released 2023 Safety Report reveals that 2023 was one of the safest years on record for commercial airline operations. Data from the Aviation Safety Network show that there were zero fatal accidents involving commercial jet airliners last year, and the total number of accidents declined from the previous year and in comparison with the annual average of the previous five years.
The absence of fatal commercial jet airliner accidents in 2023 is a reason to be thankful, but it is also important to recognize that 2023 witnessed seven fatal accidents involving turboprop or piston-engine airliners. In addition, corporate jets used…
