Air travel in figures

Numbers
An accident survey of 2,147 airplane accidents from 1950 through 2004 determined the causes to be as follows:
37%: Pilot error
33%: Undetermined or missing in the record
13%: Mechanical failure
7%: Weather 5
%: Sabotage (bombs, hijackings, shoot-downs)
4%: Other human error (air traffic controller error, improper loading of aircraft, improper maintenance, fuel contamination, language miscommunication etc.)
1%: Other cause
The survey excluded military, private, and charter aircraft.

Records
Biggest Jet Fighter Collection: The world's biggest private jet fighter collection numbers 110, and belongs to French winemaker Michel Pont, of Savigny-Les-Beaune, in the Burgundy region. His hobby started in 1985, and includes Russian MiGs, British Jaguars and French Mirages. He buys them from governments although they cannot be flown over French airspace.Most Air Miles Flown By A Passenger: The record for the most air miles flown by an individual is held by Britain's Frederick Finn, who by June 2003 had flown a total distance of 22,370,000 km (13,900,000 miles). Mr Finn commutes regularly between London and New Jersey, USA, and holds the record for most number of flights as a supersonic passenger, having made 718 Atlantic crossings on Concorde.Smallest Jet Aircraft: The home-built Bede BD-5J Microjet owned by Juan Jimenez of San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA, weighs 162 kg (358 lb), is 3.7 m (12 ft) long, has a 5.7 m (17 ft) wingspan, and can fly at 483 km/h (300 mph).