The number of accidents with fatal consequences is falling lower with each decade since 1950s, which is noteworthy accomplishment if we consider the constantly growing frequency of air travel. While in 1949, there were 40 fatal accidents in total per one million departures, during the next decades this number significantly dropped to less than two accidents per one million departures. According to IATA, civil aviation safety is still on the lowest rate in history based on current number of accidents per one million departures. This improvement in safety is based on a number of factors. Reliability of jet engines has huge impact on this safety. Other than that, improvements in sensors, navigation, and air traffic control technology are one of these factors too. Finally, reducing human error during crew and cockpit management and data monitoring is one of the most important improvements in recent decades. The aviation industry’s remarkable record of safety during the last years is mostly thanks to big technological leaps during the second half of twentieth century.


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    Title :

    Aircraft Accidents and Their Causes


    Additional title:

    Sustainable aviat.


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    International Symposium on Electric Aircraft and Autonomous Systems ; 2021 December 16, 2021 - December 18, 2021


    Published in:

    Advances in Electric Aviation ; Chapter : 13 ; 97-102


    Publication date :

    2023-08-22


    Size :

    6 pages





    Type of media :

    Article/Chapter (Book)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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