More safety incidents in commercial and private aviation
In the reporting year 2022, the Federal Office for Civil Aviation (FOCA) registered almost 12,000 incident reports. This is shown in the current safety statistics of the "Annual Safety Report". The reports are analyzed every year to monitor safety on the ground and in the air.
The Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA) has published its annual safety report on commercial and private aviation incidents. Overall, there were more incidents in commercial and private aviation last year. Incidents continue to be reported on helicopters due to cables and other obstacles, while few incidents are reported on drones. Incident reports have been increasing since 2019, according to the FOCA.
However, the FOCA attributes the main causes of the increase in safety incidents to an improved reporting culture, especially since the outbreak of the Ukraine war. There have also been significantly more attempts to jam the GPS signals of aircraft abroad using GPS jamming.
In the reporting year 2022, the FOCA received almost 12,000 incident reports for a total of 8052 incidents. These "Occurrence Reports" are categorized according to the five risk areas of aerodromes, flight operations, flight technology, air traffic control and helicopters. The safety report is based on the experience of pilots, air traffic controllers and ground staff. The complete Annual Safety Report 2022 of the FOCA is on the federal website to find.
Source: FOCA
