2024 — the deadliest year for aviation: what awaits passengers in 2025?
18 february 2025 в 20:13
The aviation industry, according to reports, experienced its deadliest year in 2024, although the number of plane crashes, mid-air collisions, and other incidents so far in 2025 has shocked the American public. Since January, horrified travelers have witnessed a Black Hawk helicopter colliding with a commercial plane, a medical plane crash, and most recently, a commercial aircraft’s overturned landing. Many assume that 2025 is the worst year for flights, but how many plane crashes and other aviation incidents occurred in 2024?
Keep reading to find out how many plane crashes occurred in 2024 and how many have happened so far in 2025.
According to the «Statements on Aviation Disasters and Incidents» from the Federal Aviation Administration, there have been over 15 crashes and collisions between commercial and non-commercial planes so far in 2025.
The number of aviation incidents in 2024 included crashes, collisions, and other issues. According to Forbes, in 2024 there were about 30 aviation incidents with over 400 fatalities. This made 2024 the deadliest year in commercial flights since 2018.
Apparently, there have been more crashes and collisions in 2025 than ever before. However, this is not the case, according to past data. Since the 1970s, the number of fatalities and aviation incidents has gradually decreased over time, as seen in the archives of the Bureau of Aircraft Accidents.
Aviation safety expert Anthony Brickhouse told CNN in January 2025 that passengers are still «safer on your flight than when you drive to the airport… statistically speaking. Air travel remains the safest mode of transportation. And in the safety realm, we see trends… what happens over and over again. And in the safety world, if you have near-misses happening all the time, eventually you will have a mid-air collision».
However, Brickhouse acknowledged that «it is important for the flying public to be persistent and demand that the government and various organizations do everything possible to ensure maximum aviation safety».
Yes, experts insist that it is still safe to fly on commercial and non-commercial planes. According to a 2024 study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the likelihood of one person dying in an aviation incident is 1 in 13.7 million, according to TIME.
However, since January 2025, the American public has become weary of flying
Keep reading to find out how many plane crashes occurred in 2024 and how many have happened so far in 2025.
According to the «Statements on Aviation Disasters and Incidents» from the Federal Aviation Administration, there have been over 15 crashes and collisions between commercial and non-commercial planes so far in 2025.
The number of aviation incidents in 2024 included crashes, collisions, and other issues. According to Forbes, in 2024 there were about 30 aviation incidents with over 400 fatalities. This made 2024 the deadliest year in commercial flights since 2018.
Apparently, there have been more crashes and collisions in 2025 than ever before. However, this is not the case, according to past data. Since the 1970s, the number of fatalities and aviation incidents has gradually decreased over time, as seen in the archives of the Bureau of Aircraft Accidents.
Aviation safety expert Anthony Brickhouse told CNN in January 2025 that passengers are still «safer on your flight than when you drive to the airport… statistically speaking. Air travel remains the safest mode of transportation. And in the safety realm, we see trends… what happens over and over again. And in the safety world, if you have near-misses happening all the time, eventually you will have a mid-air collision».
However, Brickhouse acknowledged that «it is important for the flying public to be persistent and demand that the government and various organizations do everything possible to ensure maximum aviation safety».
Yes, experts insist that it is still safe to fly on commercial and non-commercial planes. According to a 2024 study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the likelihood of one person dying in an aviation incident is 1 in 13.7 million, according to TIME.
However, since January 2025, the American public has become weary of flying
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