Bern, 01.05.2024 – The Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA) processed almost 10,000 incident reports in 2023. These contribute to the ongoing improvement of safety on the ground and in the air. Annual safety statistics are published in the Annual Safety Report. This year’s report has just come out, and includes the positive news that there were no fatal accidents in commercial aviation in Switzerland in 2023.
A brief overview of the other statistics contained in the report: a 24% increase in the number of reported incidents in commercial and general aviation, 55% more GPS jamming, 10% more drone conflicts, more laser attacks and two general aviation accidents with a total of five fatalities. The number of incidents reported has been increasing since 2019, mainly because of an improved reporting culture, more large-scale GPS jamming on aircraft in conflict regions and the increased use of laser and drones.
The types of incidents reported to the FOCA are diverse and include aircraft damaged during ground handling, near collisions between aircraft mid-air and on the taxiway, bird strikes and cyber attacks. In the 2023 reporting year, the FOCA processed a total of 9,995 incidents.
Full Article can be found here: https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start/documentation/media-releases.msg-id-100901.html
Full Report can be found here: https://www.bazl.admin.ch/bazl/de/home/asr-2023.html