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World Regional Fatal Accident* Rate / Million Cycles (2002 – 2006) Western-built, selected Eastern-built and turboprop aircraft accidents*, by airline domicile. Europe .56 Canada .15 China .29 USA .10 Middle East 1.97 Rest of Asia .85 Africa 4.98 Latin America and Caribbean 1.28 Regional cooperative safety activities (ICAO and local regulators work together – COSCAPs) by region. This chart shows two things. Accident rates by region of the world Regional cooperative safety activities (ICAO and local regulators working together – COSCAPs) by region. The number of CAST Safety Enhancements adopted by the Asian COSCAPs and the European JSSI (Joint Safety Strategy Initiative) are also depicted. COSCAP = cooperative Development of Operational Safety and Continuing Airworthiness Programme Australasia .35 World .64 Note: * US 121 like accidents Source: Selected AirClaims & WAAS Accident Data & JOS Exposure Data. Includes estimated exposure data for 2006.

U.S. Air Carrier Fatalities Per 100 Million Persons Flown, 1946-2010 Regional cooperative safety activities (ICAO and local regulators work together – COSCAPs) by region. This chart shows two things. Accident rates by region of the world Regional cooperative safety activities (ICAO and local regulators working together – COSCAPs) by region. The number of CAST Safety Enhancements adopted by the Asian COSCAPs and the European JSSI (Joint Safety Strategy Initiative) are also depicted. COSCAP = cooperative Development of Operational Safety and Continuing Airworthiness Programme

U.S. Air Carrier Fatalities Per 100 Million Persons Flown, 1946-2010 Pressurized Aircraft (L-049, DC-6 & B-377) Early ILS (Glide slope, LOC & markers) xx Persistent 60-Year Factor: Fleet Renewal Broad implementation of VOR and DME Radar introduced at selected towers Vickers-700 Turboprop (1953 in UK, 1956 US) DC-7 (1955), Lockheed Electra Radio contact, ATC centers & cruise aircraft 1949-55 Long-Range radar (Centers) Jet Engine; 707 (1958) & DC-8 VOR/DME integrated into autopilot (precision approaches) Secondary radar Fatalities FMS CRM 6-Axis Simulator & FDR Windshear Cabin Safety Regional cooperative safety activities (ICAO and local regulators work together – COSCAPs) by region. This chart shows two things. Accident rates by region of the world Regional cooperative safety activities (ICAO and local regulators working together – COSCAPs) by region. The number of CAST Safety Enhancements adopted by the Asian COSCAPs and the European JSSI (Joint Safety Strategy Initiative) are also depicted. COSCAP = cooperative Development of Operational Safety and Continuing Airworthiness Programme RNAV (processing VOR/DME & basic Instruments) GPWS, TCAS; Early automation Flight Envelope Protection FOQA/ASAP & ATC Data RJ Revolution New Large Jets RNP, Synthetic Vision

Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) “mid 1980s our focus shifted to working together with industry to allow voluntary sharing of data” Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA) Crew Resource Management (CRM) Threat and Error Management (TEM) “programs were aimed at recognizing human error and fallibility and learning from past mistakes and errors to prevent these errors and mistakes from happening in the future” Regional cooperative safety activities (ICAO and local regulators work together – COSCAPs) by region. This chart shows two things. Accident rates by region of the world Regional cooperative safety activities (ICAO and local regulators working together – COSCAPs) by region. The number of CAST Safety Enhancements adopted by the Asian COSCAPs and the European JSSI (Joint Safety Strategy Initiative) are also depicted. COSCAP = cooperative Development of Operational Safety and Continuing Airworthiness Programme

"FAA Statutory authority found in Title 49 of the United States Code" "Unlike the medical community, the FAA is the sole authority for regulating the entire aviation industry"   "FAA Statutory authority found in Title 49 of the United States Code"  “the duty of an air carrier to provide service with the highest degree of safety in the public interest”  Regional cooperative safety activities (ICAO and local regulators work together – COSCAPs) by region. This chart shows two things. Accident rates by region of the world Regional cooperative safety activities (ICAO and local regulators working together – COSCAPs) by region. The number of CAST Safety Enhancements adopted by the Asian COSCAPs and the European JSSI (Joint Safety Strategy Initiative) are also depicted. COSCAP = cooperative Development of Operational Safety and Continuing Airworthiness Programme

ACCIDENTS PREVENTED 1500 Fatalities Remaining risks Regional cooperative safety activities (ICAO and local regulators work together – COSCAPs) by region. This chart shows two things. Accident rates by region of the world Regional cooperative safety activities (ICAO and local regulators working together – COSCAPs) by region. The number of CAST Safety Enhancements adopted by the Asian COSCAPs and the European JSSI (Joint Safety Strategy Initiative) are also depicted. COSCAP = cooperative Development of Operational Safety and Continuing Airworthiness Programme Remaining risks Data reflects accidents and fatal accidents per million flight hours (the only common denominator available for the full period).

How to Retrieve Reference Documents https://www.faa.gov Click on "Regulations and Policy" Click on "Advisory Circulars" Enter desired AC number   AC 120-60B: Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) AC 120-82: Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA) AC 120-90: Line Operations Safety Audits (LOSA) Regional cooperative safety activities (ICAO and local regulators work together – COSCAPs) by region. This chart shows two things. Accident rates by region of the world Regional cooperative safety activities (ICAO and local regulators working together – COSCAPs) by region. The number of CAST Safety Enhancements adopted by the Asian COSCAPs and the European JSSI (Joint Safety Strategy Initiative) are also depicted. COSCAP = cooperative Development of Operational Safety and Continuing Airworthiness Programme