How Safe Is Commercial Air Travel

FLYING How Safe Is Air Travel? IN 29.4 MILLION 1IN Odds of being killed on a single flight. Fatalities by Phase of Flight After Takeoff 16% 14% TAKEOFF 12% 13% O INITIAL CLIMB CLIMB FLAPS UP O CRUISE 4% 13% 16% ● DESCENT O INITIAL APPROACH FINAL APPROACH 12% LANDING 101 FATAL COMMERCIAL AIRLINE INCIDENTS SINCE THE 1950's PILOT ERROR PILOT ERROR WEATHER RELATED 029 016 PILOT ERROR OTHER MECHANICAL HUMAN ERROR 005 007 WEATHER MECHANICAL 012 022 SABOTAGE OTHER ISSUE 009 001 24%* Survival rate of passengers on a fatal crash. #1 #2 SAFEST SAFEST A DELTA SOUTHWEST.COM 18+ MILLION FLIGHTS 16+ MILLION FLIGHTS O FATAL EVENTS 1 FATAL EVENTS # 3 #4 SAFEST SAFEST Continental UNITE D 12+ MILLION FLIGHTS 23+ MILLION FLIGHTS 4 FATAL EVENTS 5 FATAL EVENTS #5 #6 jetBlue SAFEST SAFEST AIR CANADA AIRWAYS 4+ MILLION FLIGHTS 1.6+ MILLION FLIGHTS O FATAL EVENTS O FATAL EVENTS #7 #8 WEST JET HAWAIAN. SAFEST SAFEST AIRLINES 1.3+ MILLION FLIGHTS 1.2+ MILLION FLIGHTS O FATAL EVENTS O FATAL EVENTS #9 #10 SAFEST SAFEST Alaskalirlines US AIRWAYS 11.9+ MILLION FLIGHTS 5+ MILLION FLIGHTS 3 FATAL EVENTS 1 FATAL EVENTS Source: http://planecrashinfo.com/ http://www.statisticbrain.com RIPT 23: