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FSF Report Warns of Rising Mixed-use Airspace Risk

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By Amy Wilder • Writer

February 25, 2026

The Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) has released its 2025 Safety Report, anchored by concerns about the dangers inherent in mixed-use airspace. FSF is warning that growing operational complexity and rising demand from traditional and nontraditional operators are putting pressure on the global safety ecosystem, and FSF is calling on industry stakeholders to take urgent, coordinated action to address systemic risk.

The report, based on data from FSF’s Aviation Safety Network (ASN) database, found that airliners of all types were involved in 101 accidents worldwide in 2025, down 28% from 140 in 2024. Despite the decline in total accidents, commercial fatalities rose sharply. The 12 fatal accidents in 2025 (down from 15 the previous year) resulted in 420 deaths among passengers and crew and 33 more on the ground, compared with 268 passenger and crew fatalities and three ground fatalities in 2024.

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