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Consulting Editor at FlightGlobal. I aviate therefore I am. Also at davidlearmount.com
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How deadly jet crashes affected airliner safety figures in 2025

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By David Learmount Verified
| Flightglobal Verified
The fatal airline accident level in 2025 was below the annual average for the last 10 years, but the number of individual fatalities was well above average. The principal reason for the relatively high casualty numbers – a total of 420 for the year – was that more than half of them died in a single, catastrophic crash involving an Air India Boeing 787-8 after departing Ahmedabad International airport on 12 June (see accident listings download at foot of article).
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How year-end losses skewed our review of airline safety performance in 2024

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By David Learmount Verified
| Flightglobal Verified
Two high-profile fatal accidents in late December created the impression that airline safety began a downward trend in 2024. But although global airline safety performance did see more fatal accidents and fatalities than during any year since 2018, the difference was in fact not statistically dramatic once compared with the annual average of the past 10 years.
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Solution to cabin air contamination looms

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By David Learmount Verified
| davidlearmount.com
Aircraft cabin air contamination, a persistent issue for airlines because their crew and passengers face the risk of consequent neurological harm, may soon be alleviated by advances in chemical science, according to a new scientific paper published in the UK-based Journal of Hazardous Materials.
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