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Abstract Due to the binding regulations, safety management processes in Poland, are carried out equally, regardless of the type of aviation. The article aims to present a proposal for the separation of Commercial Air Transport (CAT) and General Aviation (GA) in these processes to provide a more accurate assessment of the Polish aviation safety state. The key issue leading to further considerations is the comparison of the number of undesired events and their types in GA and CAT. Subsequently, an in-depth analysis of the State Safety Programm is presented, allowing for more detailed conclusions. The analysis presented in the paper indicates that it would be reasonable to separate particular types of aviation in the safety management processes. It was pointed out that the differences between GA and CAT are so significant that treating them together can lead to false and wrong conclusions.