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Australian Aviation Safety in Review; 1998 to 2007

I am delighted to release the third edition of the ATSB’s Australian Aviation
Safety in Review. The format of this edition departs from that of the first two
editions to provide a range of new information not previously presented. The
report provides an overview of the aviation industry with a focus on safety
data derived from aviation occurrences reported to the ATSB. It covers a
10-year period (1998 to 2007) and describes trends and analysis of both
aviation incidents and accidents.

The first chapter deals with the structure and size of Australia’s aviation
sector, including the number of aircraft registered and numbers of pilots and
engineers licensed, and the amount aviation activity in different sectors.
The next two chapters delve into measures of aviation safety. Chapter 2
examines the trends across 10 years for the number of fatal accidents,
accidents and incidents, and their rate expressed as a proportion of
annual flying hours. Chapter 3 takes a closer look at the nature of aviation
occurrences (incidents and accidents) in Australia through an analysis of
what occurred. Chapter 4 looks at why they occurred. That is, what human
actions and technical failures contributed to the occurrences. Aviation
occurrence reporting requirements and procedures are described in
Chapter 5, and in Chapter 6, the special topic covered is the issue of
birdstrikes in airline operations.

The information in this report is a valuable contribution to the advancement
of the aviation safety in Australia. I trust it provides a helpful reference
to assist those seeking to understand the big picture about the safety
of Australia’s aviation sector. By better understanding the accident and
incident trends and analysis in aviation, we can work together to strengthen
Australia’s position as a world leader in aviation safety.