Accidents
EASA Confirms Sharp Increase In 2018 Airliner Fatalities
Last year the airline industry recorded the most number of deaths since 2015.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has followed the International Air Transport Association (IATA) in cautioning that the industry should not take safety for granted after preliminary analysis showed a sharp increase in commercial aviation fatalities for 2018. Worldwide, 11 fatal accidents involving large airplanes last year resulted in 530 deaths, “setting us back to a level not experienced since 2015,” when 533 people died in commercial aircraft accidents, the Cologne, Germany-based agency said.