In the US, there have been no US carrier commercial airline deaths SINCE 2009.
And none involving foreign carriers since 2013.
So much for Trump's boast that his "strict" aviation policies led to zero deaths this year.
Credit should be given to the multinational agencies that regulate air travel as well as to the airplane builders, largely Boeing and Airbus.
https://www.factcheck.org/2018/01/trumps-aviation-boast/
President Donald Trump suggested his “very strict” aviation policies were linked to zero commercial passenger jet deaths in 2017 worldwide. In fact, in the United States, there have been no deaths from U.S. commercial airline accidents since 2009 and none from foreign air carriers in the U.S. since 2013.
Trump tweeted on Jan. 2: “Since taking office I have been very strict on Commercial Aviation,” and then noted the “Good news” on “Zero deaths in 2017.”
Two aviation organizations reported that there were no deaths from commercial passenger jet accidents in 2017 worldwide — though both the Aviation Safety Network, which maintains an airliner accident database, and the Dutch aviation consulting firm To70 said there had been some deaths from turbo-prop plane or cargo plane accidents.
The Aviation Safety Network reported 2017 was “the safest year ever for commercial aviation.” The group recorded 10 fatal accidents, half concerning cargo flights, that killed 79 people, both occupants and those on the ground. For comparison, in 2016, there were 303 deaths in 16 accidents, according to ASN.
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