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Feb 20, 2009 (newstodate): The total number of fatalities from aviation accidents dropped from 692 in 2007 to 502 in 2008, according to the latest IATA statistics.
This resulted in a 56 percent improvement in the fatality rate from 0.23 fatalities per million passengers to 0.13 per million passengers.
In total, there were 109 accidents in 2008 compared to 100 in 2007, while the number of fatal accidents increased from 20 in 2007 to 23 in 2008.
The CIS states had the worst accident rate in the world at 6.43 which is 7.9 times worse than the global average.
The relatively small fleet of Western-built jet aircraft operated in the region means that even a few accidents can skew the numbers considerably.
In 2005 and 2007 there were no accidents in the region. In 2006 two accidents drove the hull loss rate to 8.6, and last year there were three Western-built hull losses with CIS carriers.
According to IATA, three issues emerged in 2008: runway excursions accounted for 25 percent of all accidents, ground damage accounted for 17 percent, and a total of 30 percent of all accidents in 2008 noted deficient safety management at the airline level as a contributing factor.
This resulted in a 56 percent improvement in the fatality rate from 0.23 fatalities per million passengers to 0.13 per million passengers.
In total, there were 109 accidents in 2008 compared to 100 in 2007, while the number of fatal accidents increased from 20 in 2007 to 23 in 2008.
The CIS states had the worst accident rate in the world at 6.43 which is 7.9 times worse than the global average.
The relatively small fleet of Western-built jet aircraft operated in the region means that even a few accidents can skew the numbers considerably.
In 2005 and 2007 there were no accidents in the region. In 2006 two accidents drove the hull loss rate to 8.6, and last year there were three Western-built hull losses with CIS carriers.
According to IATA, three issues emerged in 2008: runway excursions accounted for 25 percent of all accidents, ground damage accounted for 17 percent, and a total of 30 percent of all accidents in 2008 noted deficient safety management at the airline level as a contributing factor.