The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has published its Annual Safety Review 2026, covering aviation safety in Europe during 2025 and comparing the results with the previous 10 years. EASA’s announcement says fatal accidents and fatalities remained at or below the 10-year average in almost all aviation domains, although results varied by type of operation. EASA’s publication announcement describes the overall safety performance as broadly stable or improved in most areas.
The review examines accidents, serious incidents and the main safety risks affecting aeroplanes, helicopters, balloons, sailplanes, unmanned aircraft systems, aerodromes, ground handling and air traffic management or air navigation services. It also covers EASA’s standardisation activities and their safety-management relevance. The review page says the findings are intended to support the European Safety Risk Management process and the European Plan for Aviation Safety, helping identify EASA’s Top Safety Topics.
For pilots, operators and travelers, the publication is a safety-assessment and planning document, not a notice of an immediate airspace or airport change. The fetched EASA material does not specify new restrictions, affected flights or implementation dates. EASA has also released a new six-page summary with headline accident and serious-incident figures and leading safety risks for each operational domain.