
Controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) accidents in the commercial air transport industry declined to an all-time low in 2015 when one CFIT crash was recorded, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said in its Safety Report 2015.
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT), DataLink
IATA data show one commercial air transport CFIT crash in 2015, as well as declines in other types of accidents.
by Linda Werfelman | June 17, 2016
Controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) accidents in the commercial air transport industry declined to an all-time low in 2015 when one CFIT crash was recorded, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said in its Safety Report 2015.
Data show one part of the world was free of aviation accidents in 2020, but others saw totals above recent 5-year averages.
by Linda Werfelman
IATA data show there were no LOC-I accidents in 2020, for the first time in 15 years.
by Linda Werfelman
accident/safety data, Commentary, Managing Editor’s Notebook
Safety Performance in 2020
At the dawn of each new year, we read the familiar tally of aircraft accidents from the previous year. What usually is evident, in addition to the industry’s long-term safety…
by Mark Millam | Vice President, Technical