PRELIMINARY statistics from the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) show that airline fatal accidents and security-related incidents declined in 1995.
The scheduled airlines of the 184 contracting states of ICAO experienced 26 accidents involving passenger fatalities, compared with 28 fatal accidents in 1994. The number of fatalities came down from 941, to 710, while deaths per 100 million passenger-kilometres declined from 0.045 to 0.03.
The biggest reduction was recorded in the number of hi-jackings and other unlawful interference. In 1995, 13 such incidents were officially reported in which two innocent people and one perpetrator was injured.
This compares to 37 incidents in 1994, in which 31 people were killed and 52 injured. Five perpetrators met their deaths and one received injuries.
Source: Flight International
