The 2023 year was the second safest on record for airline safety with only five fatal crashes claiming 105 lives according to the website aviation-safety.net.
The airline safety numbers are:
Total number of flights: 35 million
Serious incidents: 1213
Accidents: 134
Fatal Accidents: 5
Deaths; 105
The five-year average is 13 accidents a year and 300 deaths.
Worst Crash
The worst crash (above) in 2023 was the loss of a Yeti Airlines ATR72 on January 15, 2023, in Nepal which claimed 72 lives. The non-flying captain feathered the propellers instead of lowering the flaps, causing a loss of forward thrust and the read more ⇒
Source:: AirlineRatings.Com