The International Civil Aviation Organization says airlines carried nearly 5 billion passengers in 2025 while recording fewer accidents than the previous year, but total fatalities increased.
Global aviation carried nearly 5 billion passengers in 2025 while recording fewer accidents and lower fatal-accident rates. The International Civil Aviation Organization said total fatalities nevertheless increased, keeping prevention of rare catastrophic events at the center of safety oversight.
The International Civil Aviation Organization says airlines carried nearly 5 billion passengers in 2025, while reporting fewer accidents than the previous year and renewing its focus on global safety oversight.
EASA extended its Afghanistan airspace warning through January 31, 2027, keeping its recommendation against operations below FL 320 in the Kabul FIR.
