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Is one declared emergency per 100,000 flights (6 emergencies declared in 580,000 revenue flights, according to the article) more or less than is usual/expected?
by codefreeordie 4y ago
Is one declared emergency per 100,000 flights (6 emergencies declared in 580,000 revenue flights, according to the article) more or less than is usual/expected?
edit: I was able to find one very rough statistic "about 10,000,000 passenger flights per year" are managed by FAA, and "150 emergency events" are reported in a typical year. That's 1.5 emergencies per 100,000 flights, or fairly in line with what the post-MCAS-redesign 737 MAXs are running
- cma 4y agoI'd want to look how many were from jets vs passenger prop plane engine outs, which seem more common to happen than jet engine failures (but passenger prop plane flights themselves are so much less common it might not matter).
- codefreeordie 4y agoThe 10,000,000 number was scheduled passenger flights only (there are another 4,500,000 FAA-serviced flights), but it's possible that the 150 emergencies included non-airliner passenger flights (like semiprivate charters). I don't know.