International Air Transport Association (IATA) in its annual safety report, released last week, shows that the past year was the safest year in aviation.
This recently-released safety report will soothe the nerves of millions of jittery fliers across the world and reassure many more. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) in its annual safety report, released last week, shows that the past year was the safest year in aviation. IATA is an international representative body of airline operators with about 260 members representing 94 percent of international scheduled air traffic.
For the Indian fliers, this good news comes at the heels of the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s (ICAO)interim report which suggests that the “Indian skies are amongst the safest in the world”. In another safety audit carried out by ICAO, India scored 98.3 - the highest for any 155 member countries.
For an industry that has been witnessing passenger traffic growth of about 6.8 per cent per year worldwide, the report is an important indicator, which asserts that flying is a safe mode of transportation. “The safety results for 2006 are impressive. Air transport remains the safest form of travel, but the endeavour is to have a zero accident rate,” said Giovanni Bisignani, director-general and CEO of IATA.
According to the IATA report, the industry hull-loss (it refers to incidences where damage to the plane must be written off, or in which the plane is totally destroyed) in 2006 was 0.65 accidents per million flights for western-built jets or one accident for every 1.5 million flights.
Russia tops the list of regions where the most accidents occur. The purpose of the report is to suggest a way forward, so that the industry achieves a zero-accident rate. IATA has suggested measures like an Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) — the first globally-accepted audit programme using harmonised standards. Currently, 144 airlines are registered for IOSA.
To supplement the audit, an Integrated Airline Management Systems for best practices on safety, security, and quality and risk management has also been suggested.
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