AIR SAFETY IN 2005

Air safety declined world wide during the review year. International civil aviation organisations and officials intervened in the matter and revised their strategies, the purpose of which is to foster continual improvement in air safety.

The first fatal accident to occur in Finnish commercial aviation since 1996 occurred when a helicopter on a regular, scheduled flight crashed into the sea in August.

As far as general aviation was concerned, the year was slightly better than the previous two. Not a single fatal accident occurred despite a slight rise in the number of flying hours. The number of accidents and damage incidents remained the same as for the year before.