How Safe is Modern Day Aviation? - Infographic

MI How Safe is MODERN DAY AVIATION? The massive loss of life and catastrophic occurrence of plane crashes can cause extreme apprehension about air travel, although aviation tragedies are actually quite rare, certainly in comparison to 50 years ago. AVIATION SAFETY STATISTICS: 1965 VS 2015 In 2015, there were 17 fatal aviation accidents, causing 564 fatalities, from a total of 34 million flights carrying 3.6 billion passengers. Based on that figure, the chance of being involved in a fatal plane crash is 1 in 2 million, while 1 out of every 6.38 million air passengers died in a plane crash. In 1965, there were 87 fatal aviation accidents, causing 1,597 fatalities, with 141 million air passengers in total that year. This equates to 1 death per 88,290 passengers. The ratio of air passengers who died in 2015 is 72.3 times smaller than 50 years previously. Source: AirlineRatings.com AIR CRASHES 2015: WHERE IN THE WORLD? Fatal Accidents per Continent Total: 17 Осeania O (0%) Africa South America 2 (12%) 2 (12%) Asia Europe 3 (18%) 4 (23%) North & Central Fatalities per Continent America 6 (35%) Total: 564 North & Central America Oceania 24 (4%) O (0%) Europe 161 (28%) South America Asia 17 (3%) 107 (18%) Africa 265 (47%) Source: Aviation Safety Network THE WORLD'S SAFEST AIRLINES Lufthansa Scandinavian Airlines (Germany) (Denmark) Alaska Airlines (USA) Finnair (Finland) All Nippon Airlines (Jаpan) Virgin Atlantic (UK) Japan Airlines (Jаpan) EVA Air American Airlines (Taiwan) KLM : Netherlands (USA) Cathay Pacific (Hong Kong) Hawaiian Airlines Singapore Airlines (Singapore) (USA) Emirates (United Arab Emirates) Swiss (Switzerland) Etihad (United Arab Emirates) United Airlines (USA) Air New Zealand QANTAS (Australia, overall winner) (New Zealand) Virgin Australia (Australia) Source: AirlineRatings.com. Note that, with the exception of the overall winner, the airlines are ranked in no particular order by the researchers, as all meet an equally high level of safety standards. THE WORLD'S SAFEST LOW COST AIRLINES Jetstar Australia (Australia) Thomas Cook (UK) Volaris (Меxico) Aer Lingus (Ireland) Jetblue (USA) Westjet (Canada) Virgin America (USA) Flybe (UK) НК Ехpress (Hong Kong) TUI Fly (Germany) Source: AirlineRatings.com. Note that the airlines are ranked in no particular order by the researchers, as all meet an equally high level of safety standards. PLANE CRASHES VS. OTHER CAUSES OF DEATH Compared to the probability of being killed in a plane crash, you are: 2.2 times more likely to be scalded to death by hot water 3.14 times more likely to receive a fatal snake bite 3.66 times more likely to die of food poisoning 4.78 times more likely to die from falling off a ladder 5.5 times more likely to die falling out of bed 16 times more likely to drown having a bath 22 times more likely to be killed in a train 252 times more likely 1,375 times more likely to be killed in a car crash to die from an accident crash at work 2.2 million times more 4.4 million times more likely to die from stroke or a heart attack likely to die from cancer Source: UK Government QUOTES "The good rule of thumb is, always fly with a codeshare partner airline, whether it is in the Star Alliance program or the Oneworld or all of those other programs that exist, because the airlines have to audit each other." GREG FEITH International aviation safety & security consultant. "Since 1997, the average number of airliner accidents has shown a steady and persistent decline, for a great deal thanks to the continuing safety-driven efforts by international aviation organisations such as ICAO, IATA and the Flight Safety Foundation, and the aviation industry." HARRO RANTER President of the Aviation Safety Network. REFERENCES airlineratings.com/news/630/who-are-the-worlds-safest-airlines-for-2016 aviation-safety.net/graphics/infographics/ASN_infographic_2014.jpg planecrashinfo.com/1965/1965.htm mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/scientists-calculate-odd-ways-die-282884 edition.cnn.com/2016/01/05/aviation/airlineratings-com-safest-airlines-for-2016 her.ie/life/the-worlds-safest-airlines-for-2016-have-been-named/273087 edition.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/05/04/airline.safety BFF BRACKEN FOAM FABRICATORS foamfabricators.ie