Commercial aviation has never been safer. In 2025 alone, airlines operated almost 39 million flights worldwide, with the accident rate falling to roughly one accident for every 760,000 flights. For passengers, that is reassuring. For investigators and regulators however, it is creating an unexpected reporting problem. The IATA says too many investigations are failing to meet the standards set out in Annex 13 of the Chicago Convention – the international framework governing aircraft accident investigations.
Between 2019 and 2023, only 63% of accident investigations were completed in accordance with Annex 13 requirements. The remainder were delayed, incomplete, unpublished or failed to meet international reporting standards.
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