Airline fatalities up in 2016, but 5-year safety trend improved

The number of fatalities caused by airline accidents totaled 268 people in 2016, nearly double those killed in 2015 , but the industry’s five-year safety trend shows the rate of accidents is significantly improved. IATA’s 2016 Airline Safety Performance report, published March 10, showed the...

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