The Aircraft Crashes Record Office (ACRO) has confirmed that 2007 has seen the least aviation accidents in over 40 years.
It stated that there were 136 serious accidents in 2007 - 28 down on last year and the lowest recorded amount since 1963.
In terms of fatalities, the Switzerland-based organization declared that 965 people died in crashes last year, which was a 26 per cent drop on 2006 and the best year since 2004.
Crashes are defined as when an aircraft cannot be flown again regardless of the casualties, with most accidents involving small, propeller-powered planes, according to ACRO.
"We're operating at such a high level of safety that even one or two accidents can skew the numbers tremendously," International Air Transport Association spokesman Anthony Concil told the Associated Press.
He went on to indicate that North America and Europe were leading the way in terms of aviation safety with Europe having no significant accident and the US having a relatively low figure of 32 per cent of all accidents despite the large number of flights coming and going from the country.
