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2012 – Eines der
sichersten Jahre der Luftfahrt
The Aviation Safety Network released the 2012 airliner accident
statistics showing a total of 475 airliner accident fatalities,
as a result of 23 fatal airliner accidents.*
The year 2012 was an extremely safe year for civil aviation,
Aviation Safety Network data show. The Aviation Safety Net-
Safety
work recorded a total of 23 fatal airliner accidents, resulting
in 475 fatalities and 36 ground fatalities. Both figures are
extremely lower than the ten-year average of 34 accidents
and 773 fatalities. In fact, 2012 was the safest year since
1945 by number of accidents. The number of accidents involving
passenger flights was the lowest since 1945: eleven accidents,
as compared to the ten-year average of 16 accidents.
The low number of accidents comes as no surprise, according
to ASN President Harro Ranter: “Since 1997 the average
number of airliner accidents has shown a steady and persistent
decline, probably for a great deal thanks to the continuing
safety-driven efforts by international aviation organisations
such as ICAO, IATA, Flight Safety Foundation and the
aviation industry.” Also, 2012 marked the longest period without
a fatal airliner accident in modern aviation history. This
record period of 68 days ended on January 30 with the crash
of an Antonov 28. The Bhoja Air Boeing 737 accident on April
20 ended the longest period (632 days, since July 28, 2010)
without an airliner accident killing over 100 people.
The worst accident happened on June 3, 2012 when a Dana
Air MD-83 crashed while on approach to Lagos, Nigeria, killing
153 on board and ten on the ground. Three out of 23 accident
airplanes (13%) were operated by airlines on the E.U.
“black list” as opposed to 25% the year before. The E.U. added
a total of 38 airlines to their list of airlines banned within
the EU, and removed two airlines based on improved safety
records. Africa still is the least safe continent, accounting for
22% of all fatal airliner accidents while the continent only
accounts for approximately 3 percent of all world aircraft departures.
This is also reflected by the fact that, on average,
African nations score 4.5 on a scale of 10 in aviation safety
audits performed by the International Civil Aviation Organisation
(ICAO). And the airlines of several nations are not allowed
to fly into the E.U. (14) and United States (6).
The Aviation Safety Network is an independent organisation
located in the Netherlands. Founded in 1996. It has the aim
to provide everyone with a (professional) interest in aviation
with up-to-date, complete and reliable authoritative information
on airliner accidents and safety issues. ASN is an exclusive
service of the Flight Safety Foundation (FSF). The figures
have been compiled using the airliner accident
database of the Aviation Safety Network, the Internet leader
in aviation safety information. The Aviation Safety Network
uses information from authoritative and official sources.*
Harro Ranter
(Quelle: http://news.aviation-safety.net/author/aviationsafetynetwork/)
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