“One of the clearest indicators of progress is the global accident rate, which measures how many accidents occur per one million flight departures.
In 2025, the global accident rate improved from 2.6 to 2.2 accidents per million departures, a reduction of nearly 13 per cent. Put simply, airlines conducted more flights while experiencing fewer accidents overall.
The strongest safety improvement in 2025 occurred in the area of fatal accidents, in which at least one person loses their life.
The number of fatal accidents fell from 10 in 2024 to 4 in 2025, while the fatal accident rate declined by 60 per cent, from 0.27 to 0.11 fatal accidents per million departures.”
