Following the conclusion of 2017, statistical experts agreed after verifying their observations that the year had been the best in terms of passenger safety. The prestigious Dutch company To70 Air Consultancy, established in 2000, calculates the numbers. Air traffic grew by 3% from 2016 to 2017, and the company reported that the rate of fatal accidents has become one to 12 million flights. Whatever you look at it is a very good possibility.
The report includes three deadly incidents, which initially dealt with the fall of the Embraer, a Brazilian-made aircraft, due to bad weather with seven people on board. All those aboard were killed. The report also reported that an aircraft traveling from Dondo, near the Congolese border, to Luanda, the Angolan capital, was beaten with lightning, causing a motor fire. One month later, a Czech-made L-410 aircraft from Khabarovsk crashed while landing near the village of Nilkan, east of Russia. Seven people were aboard the plane and a four-year-old girl miraculously escaped the accident. With minor injuries, while others did not board the plane with luck to survive.
Despite the fears of many people, there were no aircraft accidents due to illegal interference, in other words, the desire to kill. In fact, the greatest threat to safety in the air comes in the form of a simple battery. Lithium-ion batteries are used in many electronic devices, yet they are at risk of ignition. Passenger education is therefore the key to ensuring that such batteries are not taken in travelers’ bags, as well as training the crew to ensure that any fires in the cabin are extinguished before posing a serious risk to those on board. There is no room for complacency in this matter.
Motor-related accidents continue to increase from time to time. In 2017, an Airbus A380 was hit by an accident that resulted in the loss of the fan and bonnet while flying. The plane, which was en route from Paris to Los Angeles, was forced to land at Goz Bay military airport in Newfoundland province to assess damage. No one aboard was hurt. Engineers have examined the aircraft and given permission to fly back home for repairs, for example the strength of the aircraft these days.
إن ذلك لا يعني أن البقاء على الأرض يضمن لك السلامة. فقد اعتاد السياح لسنوات على الوقوف بالقرب من سياج المطار على شاطئ جزيرة سانت مارتن الواقعة في البحر الكاريبي للوصول إلى ذروة اندفاع الأدرينالين داخل الجسم نتيجةً للانفجار الناتج من المحركات النفاثة العلوية. وللأسف، فقد لقي أحدهم مصرعه في عام 2017، وذلك تذكيرٌ بأن الاقتراب الكثير هو تسلية محفوفة بالمخاطر. وفي بيشكك، عاصمة قيرغيزستان، اجتاحت طائرة شحن المدرج وأسفرت عن مقتل 35 شخصًا على الأرض.
ويستثني التقرير الحوادث التي تتضمن الرحلات الجوية العسكرية والرحلات التدريبية والرحلات الجوية الخاصة وعمليات الشحن والرحلات التي تزن فيها الطائرة أقل من 5700 كغم. ولكن نظرًا إلى أن غالبية شركات النقل الجوي التجاري تستخدم طائرات كبيرة، فإن هذه الإحصائيات مشجعةٌ حقًا. دعونا نأمل أن يستمر هذا الاتجاه وأن يكون عام 2018 آمنًا بقدر العام الماضي، إن لم يكن أكثر أمنًا.
