2012 will go into the record books as the safest year ever for airline travelers worldwide.

3 billion passengers flew in 2012 on more than 93,000 commercial flights each day, and yet not a single fatality was recorded in the United States in more than four years.

Globally, just one accident was recorded this year for every 5.4 million flights — an improvement of over 50% from last year.

(WATCH the video below from NBC, or READ the report in the Telegraph)