On September 19, 2023, Executive Flyers released information listing the global airlines with the most plane crashes. Air France and American Airlines are tied for the highest number of crashes.
For obvious reasons, people have been enthralled by the enormous skies above them long before the Improved crew emergency training and enhanced satellite tracking were among the safety enhancements brought about by the widely publicized 2014 disappearance of Malaysian Airlines Flight 370.
In addition, aircraft models themselves are frequently the root cause of accidents, separate from pilot mistakes. Due to problems with the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System, a flight control software intended to prevent stalling, two Boeing 737 Max aircraft crashed in 2018–19.
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Lastly, airplane mishaps have also occurred in hostile airspace. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Russian separatist fighters shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 and Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 in 2014 and 2020, respectively. The flight was developed. There is an innate wonder in reaching for the skies and resisting something as basic as gravity.
Additionally, the aviation sector has grown significantly since its inception in the military and is now essential to the global transportation of people and products.
However, accidents do happen, and even though they are uncommon, their severity and tragedy can have a profound effect on society’s mental health. Which airlines, though, have experienced the greatest amount of incidents?
Based on data released by Executive Flyers on September 19, 2023, Marcus Lu of Visual Capitalist evaluates international carriers according to the number of their aircraft crashes.
Which Global Airline Has Had the Most Crashes?
With 11 crashes apiece, Air France and American Airlines are tied for most crashes.
Two of American Airlines’ mishaps and two of United Airlines’ seven crashes occurred on September 11, 2001.
Remark: American Eagle is the name of a local American Airlines branch. In 2012, United Airlines and Continental Airlines combined.
With nine crashes, China Airlines and Korean Air are tied, followed by Pakistan International Airlines with eight incidents.
Although many plane crashes do not result in fatalities, the following cases have proved to be especially lethal:
- Air France: In June 2009, Flight 477 crashed into the Atlantic Ocean killing all 228 onboard.
- Air China: In May 2002, Flight 611 disintegrated mid-air due to repair faults, killing all 225 onboard.
- United Airlines: In Sept 1965, Flight 389 crashed while landing in Salt Lake City, killing 43 of 91 passengers.
- Thai Airlines: In Aug 1987, Flight 365 crashed near Phuket, killing all 83 onboard.
Improved crew emergency training and enhanced satellite tracking were among the safety enhancements brought about by the widely publicized 2014 disappearance of Malaysian Airlines Flight 370.
In addition, aircraft models themselves are frequently the root cause of accidents, separate from pilot mistakes. Due to problems with the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System, a flight control software intended to prevent stalling, two Boeing 737 Max aircraft crashed in 2018–19.
Lastly, airplane mishaps have also occurred in hostile airspace. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Russian separatist fighters shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 and Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 in 2014 and 2020, respectively.
How Safe is Air Travel?
However, it’s important to keep in mind that there have only ever been a relatively small number of airline accidents in history. Major crashes are very unusual, given the tens of millions of flights that occur annually.
“If you take one flight a day, you would, on average, need to fly every day for 55,000 years before being involved in a fatal crash.”
= ARNOLD BARNETT, PROFESSOR OF STATISTICS AT MIT, VIA ABC NEWS.
Despite more than 100 million flights and 10 billion passengers since then, the United States has gone nearly 15 years without a significant commercial airplane crash, according to The Wall Street Journal.
One Response
Two problems with the article:
1) the number of crashes is less relevant than the percentage of flights that have crashed. AA & AF have a lot more flights than, for example, Pakistan International Airlines; and
2) No one paying attention believes that “Russian separatist fighters shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17”.