In the last 17 months, 52 Australians have been killed in air disasters.
2015 March 25: France: A Victorian woman and her adult son are among 150 people killed when Germanwings flight 4U9525 crashes in the French Alps en route from Barcelona to Dusseldorf.
2014 July 17: Ukraine: 38 Australians among 298 people killed when Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 is shot down over a rebel-held area of Eastern Ukraine.
2014 March 8: Location unknown: Six Australians among 239 people killed when Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 vanishes en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.
2013 October 16: Laos: Six Australians among 49 killed when Lao Airlines flight QV301 crashes while trying to land during a storm at Pakse International Airport.
AFP