IATA Releases 2018 Airline Safety Performance
|
2018 |
2017 |
5-year average (2013-2017) |
On-board Fatalities |
523 |
19 |
234.4 |
Accidents |
62 |
46 |
68 |
Fatal Accidents |
11 |
6 |
8.8 |
Fatality Risk |
0.17 |
0.10 |
0.20 |
Jet hull loss rates by region of operator (per million departures)
Six regions showed improvement or stayed the same in 2018 compared to the previous five years (2013-2017) in terms of the jet hull loss rate.
Region |
2018 |
2013-2017 |
Africa |
0.00 |
1.06 |
Asia Pacific |
0.32 |
0.37 |
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) |
1.19 |
1.00 |
Europe |
0.00 |
0.14 |
Latin America and the Caribbean |
0.76 |
0.51 |
Middle East and North Africa |
0.00 |
0.72 |
North America |
0.10 |
0.22 |
North Asia |
0.00 |
0.00 |
Industry |
0.19 |
0.29 |
Turboprop hull loss rates by region of operator (per million departures)
The world turboprop hull loss rate was 0.60 per million flights, which was an improvement over 1.23 in 2017 and also over the 5-year rate (2013-2017) of 1.83. All regions except for Middle East-North Africa saw their turboprop safety performance improve in 2018 when compared to their respective 5-year rates. Accidents involving turboprop aircraft represented 24% of all accidents in 2018 and 45% of fatal accidents.
Region |
2018 |
2013-2017 |
Africa |
1.90 |
5.69 |
Asia Pacific |
0.58 |
1.17 |
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) |
7.48 |
19.13 |
Europe |
0.00 |
0.56 |
Latin America and the Caribbean |
0.00 |
1.01 |
Middle East and North Africa |
5.86 |
1.82 |
North America |
0.00 |
0.99 |
North Asia |
0.00 |
6.20 |
Industry |
0.60 |
1.83 |
Progress in Africa
For a third consecutive year, airlines in Sub-Saharan Africa experienced zero jet hull losses and zero fatalities in jet operations. The all accident rate was 2.71, a significant improvement over the rate of 6.80 for the previous five years. Africa was the only region to see a decline in the all-accident rate compared to 2017.
However, the region experienced 2 fatal turboprop accidents, neither of which involved a scheduled passenger flight.
“We continue to progress in the region toward world-class levels of safety. But, despite improvement there is still a gap to cover in the safety performance of the continent’s turboprop fleet. Global standards such as the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) are making a difference. Counting all accidents, the performance of African airlines on the IOSA registry was more than twice as good as non-IOSA airlines in the region.
“In parallel, African governments must accelerate the implementation of ICAO’s safety-related standards and recommended practices (SARPS). As of year-end 2017, only 26 African countries had at least 60% SARPS implementation. They also should incorporate IOSA into their safety oversight systems,” said de Juniac.
IOSA
In 2018, the all accident rate for airlines on the IOSA registry was more than two times lower than that of non-IOSA airlines (0.98 vs. 2.16) and it was more than two-and-a-half times better over the 2014-18 period. All IATA member airlines are required to maintain their IOSA registration.
However, 2018 IOSA calculations are impacted by the fatal accident involving a Global Air aircraft that was leased, along with crew, to Cubana. Because Global Air is not on the IOSA registry, the accident is not considered to have involved an IOSA airline, even though Cubana, as a member of IATA, is required to be on the IOSA registry.
There are currently 431 airlines on the IOSA Registry of which 131 are non-IATA Members. The IOSA program is undergoing a digital transformation that will enable IOSA airlines to compare and benchmark their performance. In the long run, the digital transformation will help to focus auditing on areas with the highest level of safety risk.
Data-Driven Approach to Identifying Current and Emerging Risks
IATA’s Global Aviation Data Management (GADM) program is the world’s most diverse aviation data exchange program. Data captured in GADM databases comprises accident and incident reports, ground damage occurrences and flight data from more than 470 different industry participants. “Through GADM, we are using information from the more than 100,000 flights that operate safely every day to identify and address operational issues before they can become potential risks,” said de Juniac.
The Flight Data Exchange (FDX) platform contains de-identified information from 4 million flights. Additionally, with the imminent introduction of Incident Data Exchange (IDX), participants will be provided with enhanced data analytics and benchmarking capabilities with aggregated de-identified global safety data. IATA has also been working with more than 100 aviation safety professionals on the IATA Safety Incident Taxonomy (ISIT). The ISIT will provide the ability to better capture global risk at a more granular level.
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