Data show one part of the world was free of aviation accidents in 2020, but others saw totals above recent 5-year averages.
Accident numbers and rates varied widely around the world in 2020, with commercial air transport operators based in North Asia going accident-free while North American operators were involved in more accidents than any other region and African operators recorded the highest accident rate, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) says.
A study links flawed decision-making to more than half of all U.S. fatal crashes involving private pilots in single-engine airplanes.
Boeing data show rates are decreasing in all seven regions of the world.
EASA data show one EU-based airline was involved in a fatal accident in 2022; two people outside the airplane were killed.
