The number of people killed in large commercial airplane crashes rose in 2020 to 299 worldwide, even as the number of crashes fell by more than 50%, a Dutch consulting firm said. Aviation consulting firm To70 said in 2020 there were 40 accidents involving large commercial passenger planes, five of which were fatal, resulting in 299 fatalities. In 2019 there were 86 accidents, eight of which were fatal, resulting in 257 fatalities. Large commercial airplanes had 0.27 fatal accidents per million flights in 2020, or one fatal crash every 3.7 million flights — up from 0.18 fatal accidents per million flights in 2019. More than half of all deaths in the To70 review were the 176 people killed in January 2020 when a Ukrainian plane was shot down in Iranian airspace*. The second deadliest incident was the May crash of a Pakistan airliner crashed in May killing 98#.
* A Ukrainian airline travelling from Tehran-Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA/OIIE) to Kiev-Borispol Airport (KBP/UKBB) with 176 people crashed minutes after take-off from Tehran killing all on board. Iranian state television said the crash was still unknown but they think it is due to technical problems. The plane was operated by Ukraine International Airline and was leaving Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport. 8th January 2020 B737-8KV UR-PSR
# A Pakistan International Airlines plane travelling from Lahore-Allama Iqbal International Airport (LHE/OPLA) Pakistan to Karachi-Jinnah International Airport (KHI/OPKC) Pakistan carrying around 90 passengers and 8 crew crashed in Karachi. 22nd May 2020 A320-214 AP-BLD
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Aviation deaths have risen in 2020 despite fall in flights number - AIRLIVE
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