IATA Releases 2021 Airline Safety Performance
3, March 2022: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released 2021 safety performance data for the commercial airline industry showing strong improvement in several areas compared to both 2020 and to the five years 2017-2021. Highlights include:
• Reductions in the total number of accidents, the all-accident rate and fatalities.
• IATA members and airlines on the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) registry (which includes all IATA members) experienced zero fatal accidents last year.
• No runway/taxiway excursion accidents, for the first time in at least 15 years.
|
2021 |
2020 |
5-year average (2017-2021) |
All accident rate (accidents per one million flights) |
1.01 (1 accident every 0.99 million flights) |
1.58 (1 accident every 0.63 million flights) |
1.23 (1 accident every 0.81 million flights) |
All accident rate for IATA member airlines |
0.44 (1 accident every 2.27 million flights) |
0.77 (1 accident every 1.30 million flights) |
0.72 (1 accident every 1.39 million flights) |
Total accidents |
26 |
35 |
44.2 |
Fatal accidents |
7 |
5 |
7.4 |
Fatalities |
121 |
132 |
207 |
Fatality risk |
0.23 |
0.13 |
0.14 |
IATA member airlines fatality risk |
0.00 |
0.06 |
0.04 |
Jet hull losses (per one million flights) |
0.13 (1 major accident every 7.7 million flights) |
0.16 (1 major accident every 6.3 million flights) |
0.15 (1 major accident every 6.7 million flights) |
Turboprop hull losses (per one million flights) |
1.77 (1 hull loss every 0.56 million flights) |
1.59 (1 hull loss every 0.63 million flights) |
1.22 (1 hull loss every 0.82 million flights) |
Total flights (million) |
25.7 |
22.2 |
36.6 |
Region |
2021 |
2020 |
2017-2021 |
Africa |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.28 |
Asia Pacific |
0.33 |
0.62 |
0.29 |
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.92 |
Europe |
0.27 |
0.31 |
0.14 |
Latin America and the Caribbean |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.23 |
Middle East and North Africa |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
North America |
0.14 |
0.00 |
0.06 |
North Asia |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.03 |
Global |
0.13 |
0.16 |
0.15 |
Turboprop hull loss rates by region of operator (per 1 million departures)
Five regions showed improvement or no deterioration in the turboprop hull loss rate in 2021 when compared to the 5-year average. The only regions to see increases compared to the five-year average were the CIS and Africa.
Although sectors flown by turboprops represented just 10.99% of total sectors, accidents involving turboprop aircraft represented 50% of all accidents, 86% of fatal accidents and 49% of fatalities in 2021.
“Turboprop operations will be a focus area to identify ways and means to reduce the number of incidents related to certain aircraft types,” said Walsh.
Region |
2021 |
2020 |
2017-2021 |
Africa |
5.59 |
9.77 |
5.08 |
Asia Pacific |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.34 |
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) |
42.53 |
0.00 |
16.81 |
Europe |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
Latin America and the Caribbean |
0.00 |
2.35 |
0.73 |
Middle East and North Africa |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1.44 |
North America |
0.00 |
1.74 |
0.55 |
North Asia |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
Global |
1.77 |
1.59 |
1.22 |
Safety in CIS
Airlines based in the CIS region experienced no fatal jet accidents in 2021 for the second consecutive year. However, there were four turboprop accidents. Three of these resulted in 41 fatalities, accounting for more than a third of 2021 fatalities. None of the airlines involved was on the IOSA registry.
Safety in Africa
Airlines based in sub-Saharan Africa experienced four accidents in 2021, all with turboprop aircraft, three of which resulted in 18 fatalities. None of the operators was on the IOSA registry. There were no jet hull loss accidents in 2021 or 2020.
The priority for Africa is the implementation of the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) safety-related standards and recommended practices (SARPS). At year-end 2021, some 28 African countries (61% of the total[ii]) had 60% or greater SARPS implementation. In addition, a focused multi-stakeholder approach to specific states will be important to addressing repeated occurrences.
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