While the total number of deadly airliner accidents remained statistically low last year, two high-profile commercial losses in India and the USA contributed to a major spike in fatalities, which ...

Unfortunately, the U.S. Air Force has had some serious and even deadly accidents in its history. This is considered the worst one on American soil.

There were 51 aircraft accidents in 2025 among 38.7-million flights. That is fewer than the 54 accidents among 37.9-million flights in 2024, but above the 2021-2025 five-year average of 44 accidents.

The fatal airline accident level in 2025 was below the annual average for the last 10 years, but the number of individual fatalities was well above average. The principal reason for the relatively ...