Above are two charts looking at data from the Guardian's datablog which is looking at the number of fatalities on each make of aircraft commercially available.
The first chart shows that MD-80 make of aircraft to be the aircraft which has the most fatalities. The aircraft has been involved in many crashes since it was first in use in 1980 and is now being phased out by many airline companies including American Airlines who it is primarily used by. The aircraft is 30 years old which explains the number of deaths comapred to other newer aircraft but it can be also said that it's safety has led to it's decline in current operational aircraft.
The second chart is comparing the different comapnies which make aircraft. Boeing have by far the most fatalities comparing it to Airbus. However, in recent times there have been many incidents involving Airbus', even recently with a Quantas Airbus A380's engine exploding in mid-flight, leading to all of the A380's to be grounded for 3 weeks.
Although the graphs show how many fatalities there are with air travel, air travel still reamins one of the safest modes of transport and figures for 2009 show it was the second safest year for air travel with an accident every 1.4 million flights.
