There were no deaths in commercial jet accidents in 2017, making it the safest year on record for commercial air travel. The following list the deadly air crashes that occurred last year:– February 2018: A Russian plane crashed shortly after taking off from Moscow. – May 2018: More than 100 people died when a Boeing 737 leased by the Mexican company Damojh to Cuba’s national airline, Cubana, crashed shortly after taking off from Havana. – October 2018: A Boeing 737 Max crashed not long after departing from Jakarta, Indonesia, killing all 189 people on board. The Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed Sunday was the same Boeing 737 Max 8 model.

Source: National Post March 10, 2019 22:27 UTC