Commercial aviation operations recorded 30 accidents in 2023, along with a record low fatality risk rate of 0.03 per million flight sectors — meaning that a person would need to travel by air every day for 103,239 years to be involved in a fatal accident, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) says.
In its annual Safety Review, issued Feb. 29, IATA characterized 2023 as “exceptionally safe” for commercial operations, a category made up of scheduled and charter flights engaged in passenger or cargo service. Of the year’s 30 accidents, one was a fatal accident — the Jan. 15 crash of a Yeti Airlines ATR 72-500 turboprop on final approach to the new Pok…
