Overview
- IATA recorded 51 accidents across 38.7 million flights in 2025, an all‑accident rate of 1.32 per million, improving on 2024’s 1.42 yet slightly above the five‑year average of 1.27.
- Eight accidents were fatal, with 394 onboard deaths compared with 244 in 2024.
- Two events — the Air India 787 crash in Ahmedabad with 241 deaths and a US CRJ700–military helicopter collision with 64 deaths on the airliner — accounted for more than 77% of the fatalities.
- IATA’s fatality totals include only passengers and crew on the airliners, excluding 19 ground deaths in India and three helicopter crew deaths in the US case.
- Long‑term risk continues to decline, with a fatal accident about every 5.6 million flights today versus 3.5 million in 2012–2016; IOSA‑listed airlines logged a 0.98 all‑accident rate versus 2.55 for non‑IOSA carriers, and 2025 saw no loss‑of‑control inflight accidents as runway and ground events dominated.