The number of airline accidents and the accident rate in 2025 each improved on a year-over-year basis but still were higher than the five-year average for each category, according to the International ...
The number of airline fatal accidents and fatalities worldwide in 2024 were 16 and 333, using our reporting categories, marking increases from six and 115 the previous year (see graph, below). However ...
The fatal airline accident level in 2025 was below the annual average for the last 10 years, but the number of individual fatalities was well above average. The principal reason for the relatively ...