IATA states that safety is its number one priority . The main instrument for safety is the IATA Operational Safety Audit ( IOSA ) . IOSA has also been mandated at the state level by several countries . In 2017 , aviation posted its safest year ever , surpassing the previous record set in 2012 . The new global Western-built jet accident rate became the equivalent of one accident every 7.36 million flights . Future improvements will be founded on data sharing with a database fed by a multitude of sources and housed by the Global Safety Information Center . In June 2014 the IATA set up a special panel to study measures to track aircraft in flight in real time . The move was in response to the disappearance without trace of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 on 8 March 2014
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
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