Annual Safety Review 2025

The EASA Annual Safety Review (ASR) 2025 provides an overview of aviation safety in Europe in 2024 and compares the results with the previous 10 years. It analyses accidents and serious incidents across all aviation domains and serves as a key input to the European Plan for Aviation Safety (EPAS).

Key points from 2024

• European traffic grew further, reaching more than 7.7 million flights.
• There were 14 fatal airline accidents worldwide, with 304 fatalities.
• Europe saw 3 fatal accidents in European commercial air transport, resulting in 3 fatalities.
• General Aviation saw 27 fatal accidents with non-complex aeroplanes with 44 fatalities.
• Helicopter operations led to 7 fatal accidents with 14 fatalities. This was across all types of operations including commercial operations, specialised operations, and non-commercial activity.
• In balloons, there was 1 fatal accident with 1 fatality. This is consistent with historical data.
• There were 10 fatal accidents involving sailplanes with 12 fatalities. This is the lowest level of fatalities in this aviation domain ever recorded.
• There were no fatal accidents involving drones, i.e. unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). However, continued occurrence reporting underlines the importance of safe integration of this developing domain of the industry into the wider airspace.

Structure of the Annual Safety Review 2025

The ASR 2025 is divided into 10 chapters, each focusing on a specific domain:

• Safety Overview — Global and European fatal accidents and traffic trends;
• Aeroplanes — Commercial air transport (CAT), non-commercial operations, and specialised operations;
• Helicopters — All operations, including CAT, specialised operations, and non-commercial operations;
• Balloons — Overview of accidents and risks in balloon operations;
• Sailplanes — Safety statistics and risk areas in sailplane operations;
• Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) — Accidents, serious incidents, and integration issues;
• Aerodromes & Ground Handling — Safety events on the ground at airports;
• Air Traffic Management/Air Navigation Services (ATM/ANS) — Occurrences in ATM/ANS services;
• Occurrence Reporting & Risk Classification — Reporting rates and application of the European Risk Classification Scheme (ERCS); and
• Standardisation — Oversight and compliance activities across Member States.