Dutch Safety Board publishes overall overview of Aviation sector in 2024

In the quarterly report of the fourth quarter of 2024, the Dutch Safety Board publishes an overview of the activities of the Aviation sector in 2024. The Aviation sector received a total of 218 notifications in 2024. This led to 37 investigations: 19 investigations into accidents, 17 investigations into serious accidents and 1 investigation into an incident.

The Dutch Safety Board launched six investigations into occurrences within commercial aviation. Within general aviation, 13 serious incidents and 15 accidents occurred in the Netherlands in 2024.

The Dutch Safety Board investigates serious incidents in commercial flights to identify causes, risks and safety lessons. Although, passengers sometimes experience little of incidents involving technical defects or operational disruptions, it remains important to investigate those incidents as well. The causes and safety lessons will help airlines take appropriate measures where necessary to prevent major incidents in the future.

Chris van Dam, chairman: ‘Passengers should continue to board the aircraft carefree and be able to rely on a high level of safety.’

More about the aviation investigations can be found in the Quarterly Aviation Report Q4 2024.