2011: A record year in Airline Safety
“It is worth reading that 2011 was the safest year for the commercial flights worldwide”
In total there were accidents on 18 scheduled passenger flights, following with 373 fatalities. While any death is depressing, the by and large statistic is remarkably low when compared to the numbers of flights that take off each year. As per the data from the International Air Transport Association, the possibility of a commercial Western-built aircraft having a disaster last year was one in three million.
In a latest analysis, the Air Transport Rating Agency (ATRA) estimated the world’s safest airlines based on numerous issues, together with standard fleet age and use of flight simulators for the guidance of pilots. In alphabetical categorization, the winners are: Air France-KLM, AMR Corporation (American Airlines, American Eagles), British Airways, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Japan Airlines, Lufthansa, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines and US Airways.
Statistics of different countries:
Russia faced the maximum safety troubles, with 6 fatal accidents in the year 2011, including a spectacular one that averred the lives of an elite hockey team.
Iran underwent the deadliest single disaster of the year on 9th January, when an Iran Air Boeing 727 crashed near Orumiyeh, killing 77.
USA was fortunate, with not a single passenger killed on a programmed passenger flight in the year 2011.
To state all of the above details into outlook, here is a map of the countries screening the majority upsetting accident records for commercial passenger aircraft. The data is gathered from the Aviation Safety Network, a private, independent company founded in 1996 to keep a public record of flight disasters.
