{"id":4686,"date":"2024-01-06T09:41:17","date_gmt":"2024-01-06T09:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.guillembaches.com\/en\/?p=4686"},"modified":"2024-01-06T09:41:19","modified_gmt":"2024-01-06T09:41:19","slug":"how-many-passenger-planes-crash-a-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.guillembaches.com\/en\/how-many-passenger-planes-crash-a-year\/","title":{"rendered":"The Safety of Air Travel: How Many Passenger Planes Crash a Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #333333;color:#333333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #333333;color:#333333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guillembaches.com\/en\/how-many-passenger-planes-crash-a-year\/#Air_Travel_Safety_Record\" >Air Travel Safety Record<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guillembaches.com\/en\/how-many-passenger-planes-crash-a-year\/#Airline_Accident_Statistics\" >Airline Accident Statistics<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guillembaches.com\/en\/how-many-passenger-planes-crash-a-year\/#Factors_in_Air_Safety\" >Factors in Air Safety<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guillembaches.com\/en\/how-many-passenger-planes-crash-a-year\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Air_Travel_Safety_Record\"><\/span>Air Travel Safety Record<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Air travel is one of the safest modes of transportation in the world. In 2018, for example, only 0.23 fatal accidents per million flight departures occurred, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). This means that for every 1 million commercial planes that took off in that year, only two of them suffered a fatal accident. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Airline_Accident_Statistics\"><\/span>Airline Accident Statistics<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the Aviation Safety Network (ASN), a total of 60 airlines suffered a crash in 2018, resulting in 556 fatalities from these events. This means that for the 30 million restaurants that departed in 2018, there were five fatalities due to crashes. In 2018, for example, Ethiopian airlines flight 302 crashed, resulting in the death of all 157 people on board. However, this was an anomaly when compared to the overall air safety record, and the number of plane crashes is relatively low.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Factors_in_Air_Safety\"><\/span>Factors in Air Safety<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Several factors contribute to increases or decreases in air travel safety. The FAA reported that pilot error and mechanical issues are two of the most important factors in airline accidents. The FAA Plus program, for example, was designed to help prevent accidents due to mechanical failure by encouraging the use of new technologies and techniques. Furthermore, stricter pilot training and licensing standards have resulted in fewer accidents due to human error and have made air travel increasingly safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Air travel is an incredibly safe mode of transportation. While accidents do still occur, air travel safety has been steadily improving. The stringent safety regulations and training requirements of commercial airlines, combined with improved air navigation technology, have made air travel an even safer choice for travelers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Keywords<\/strong>: FAA (Federal Aviation Administration), ASN (Aviation Safety Network), crash, flight departures, WAAC (Wide Area Augmented-Reality Control), radar, satellite navigation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Air Travel Safety Record Air travel is one of the safest modes of transportation in the world. 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