Aviation Accidents And Their Effects On The Industry

Accidents in the airlines and general aviation affect the aviation industry a lot more than might initially meet the eye. With effects such as increasing regulations that make it more difficult for stakeholders to operate, increased costs of operations due to regulation and liability requirements, and increased cost of insurance and training for flight crews and ground personnel. Nonetheless, these events have ultimately led to a safer aviation industry – particularly airline travel. So much so that based on accident statistics traveling by a commercial airliner is considered the safest mode of transportation.

Flying in a jetliner is extraordinarily safe. But air travel only became so reliable because previous accidents caused crucial safety improvements.

By David Noland and Barbaara Perterson | Popular Machine

Fatalities from general aviation aircraft accidents decreased overall last year amid broad pandemic-induced reductions in flight activity, according to the NTSB’s release last month of preliminary 2020 U.S. civil aviation accident rates..

By AIN Online