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World Regional Fatal Accident* Rate / Million Cycles (2002 – 2006)

Western-built, selected Eastern-built and turboprop aircraft accidents*, by airline domicile.

USA .10

Latin Americaand Caribbean

1.28

Europe.56

Middle East1.97

Africa4.98

Rest of Asia.85

Australasia.35World

.64

China.29

Note: * US 121 like accidentsSource: Selected AirClaims & WAAS Accident Data & JOS Exposure Data. Includes estimated exposure data for 2006.

Canada .15

U.S. Air Carrier Fatalities Per 100 Million Persons Flown, 1946-2010

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U.S. Air Carrier Fatalities Per 100 Million Persons Flown, 1946-2010

xxPressurized Aircraft (L-049, DC-6 & B-377)Early ILS (Glide slope, LOC & markers)

Broad implementation of VOR and DMERadar introduced at selected towersVickers-700 Turboprop (1953 in UK, 1956 US)DC-7 (1955), Lockheed ElectraRadio contact, ATC centers & cruise aircraft 1949-55

Long-Range radar (Centers)Jet Engine; 707 (1958) & DC-8VOR/DME integrated into autopilot (precision approaches)Secondary radar

RNAV (processing VOR/DME & basic Instruments)GPWS, TCAS; Early automation

FMSCRM 6-Axis Simulator & FDRWindshearCabin Safety

Flight Envelope ProtectionFOQA/ASAP & ATC DataRJ RevolutionNew Large JetsRNP, Synthetic Vision

Persistent 60-YearFactor: Fleet Renewal

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• “mid 1980s our focus shifted to working together with industry to allow voluntary sharing of data”

• Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP)• Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA)• Crew Resource Management (CRM)• Threat and Error Management (TEM)

• “programs were aimed at recognizing human error and fallibility and learning from past mistakes and errors to prevent these errors and mistakes from happening in the future”

• "Unlike the medical community, the FAA is the sole authority for regulating the entire aviation industry"

  

• "FAA Statutory authority found in Title 49 of the United States Code" 

  • “the duty of an air carrier to provide service with the

highest degree of safety in the public interest” 

Remaining risks

ACCIDENTS PREVENTED

Data reflects accidents and fatal accidents per million flight hours (the only common denominator available for the full period).

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How to Retrieve Reference Documentshttps://www.faa.gov

1.Click on "Regulations and Policy"

2.Click on "Advisory Circulars"

3.Enter desired AC number 

AC 120-60B: Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) AC 120-82: Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA) AC 120-90: Line Operations Safety Audits (LOSA)