It has been widely reported that 2017 was commercial aviation’s safest year on record because, according to Aviation Safety Network (ASN) preliminary statistics, there were no fatal commercial passenger jet accidents. That’s great news, but don’t for a minute think that means the industry can throttle back on safety efforts. As the tragic fatal crashes of Saratov Airlines Flight 703 and Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 3704 in February showed, our work isn’t done.
Last year’s safety performance, in which there were no jet-powered commercial passenger airplane fatal accidents, is the result of years of commitment, investment and effort by organizations and individuals around the world. It is our obligation to continue this commitment to safety so future generations will benefit.
The level of safety the industry enjoys today was achieved through painstaking accident and incident investigations; through extensive research and development in training, technology, operations and hum…
