ICAO Safety Report Urges Global Action as Traffic Hits Record Levels

ICAO Flags Safety Risks as Traffic Sets Record

Agency highlights turbulence, GNSS interference, and runway risks

August 12, 2025

Global aviation safety trends remain positive over the long term, but the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) warns that accident and fatality rates rose in 2024 from the previous year despite record-breaking traffic volumes. The agency’s 2025 Edition Safety Report – State of Global Aviation Safety recorded 95 accidents involving scheduled commercial flights worldwide, up from 66 in 2023. Ten of those were fatal, resulting in 296 deaths—more than quadruple the 72 fatalities reported the previous year.

The global accident rate climbed to 2.56 per million departures, compared with 1.87 in 2023, even as the industry handled more than 37 million departures worldwide. ICAO Secretary General Juan Carlos Salazar said aviation remains the safest form of transport, but stressed the need for continuous improvement. ICAO Council president Salvatore Sciacchitano called the 2024 data “a tragic and timely reminder” of the importance of collective action toward the goal of zero fatalities.

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