The accident rate improved from 10.88 per million sectors in 2022 to 6.38 in 2023, bettering the five-year average of 7.11 accidents per million sectors flown by African airlines. PHOTO | SHUTTERSTOCK
African airlines recorded one of their safest years during 2023, registering no fatal accident for the fourth year in a row.
According to the International Air Transport Association (Iata) aviation safety review for 2023, which was released this week, African airlines have not suffered a single passenger jet aircraft losses or fatal accidents since 2020. Last year was also the fifth instance of Africa reporting zero fatal accidents involving turboprop aircraft in the past nine years.
