In its recently published Annual Safety Review, EASA confirms that 2010 is “the first year that no fatal accident in commercial air transport operations occurred in the history of aviation in Europe both for helicopter and aeroplane operations”. In global terms, the accident rate in aviation has been declining steadily ever since the 1950s.Source: EuroControl press release of July 12, 2011Full EASA Annual Saftey Review 2010 available in pdf here>>.
