The world's top ten safest airlines for 2021

 

Commercial aviation is widely regarded as one of the safest modes of transportation available. Because of strict regulations and rigorous standards in the aviation industry, airline accidents have been on a consistent global decline for more than 30 years. However, some airlines continue to outperform others in terms of safety requirements, which is why the Australia-based aviation research website AirlineRatings.com exists each year, after tracking more than 400 airlines, it compiles a list of the world's most safest airlines. AirlineRatings.com considers a wide variety of criteria when determining the world's safest airlines, including audits by aviation's regulatory and business bodies, government audits, the airline's accident, and serious incident record, profitability, industry-leading safety measures, and fleet age. The ten airlines that the website assumes will be the safest in 2021 are listed below.

10. BRITISH AIRWAYS

British Airways is the most popular airline in London, the world's most populous international aviation market, as well as the most popular European airline across the Atlantic. After the British government formed a British Airways Board in 1974 to consolidate two nationalized airline companies and two regional airlines, the carrier was born. British Airways currently flies to more than 70 countries, carries more than 40 million passengers a year, and it has a fleet of nearly 300 planes. British Airways flies to over 70 countries, transports over 40 million passengers a year, and operates a fleet of nearly 300 aircraft. The Airbus A320neo and Airbus A321neo and Airbus A350-1000XWB, and all three versions of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner have all been adopted by the airline in recent years.

9. CATHAY PACIFIC

In 1946, Roy Farrell, Sydney de Kantzow, two ex-Air Force pilots famous for flying ‘The Hump' over the Himalayas, devised a plan to fly desperately needed supplies from Australia to postwar China. Cathay Pacific was born out of the desire of its founders to link the world with their home in Hong Kong. Over 90 objections in 35 nations across Asia, the Pacific, Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Africa are served by the aircraft. Cathay Pacific has a wide-body aircraft fleet that includes the Airbus A330, Airbus A350, and Boeing 777. In the last two decades, Cathay Pacific has not had any major incidents.

8. ALASKA AIRLINES

Alaska Airlines has surpassed Virgin America as the fifth largest airline in the United States since its purchase in 2016. The carrier has a vast route network that connects Alaska and the West Coast of the United States to over a hundred destinations in the United States, Hawaii, Canada, Costa Rica, and Mexico. The airline flies over 45 million passengers per year. The Seattle, Washington-based carrier, which was established in 1932, has long been praised for its warm and welcoming atmosphere, pleasant and comfortable service, on-time efficiency, excellent loyalty program, excellent amenities, and safety culture (Since 2000, the airline has not had a fatal accident.).

7. ETIHAD AIRWAYS

Etihad Airways is the national airline of the United Arab Emirates and the country's second-largest airline (after Emirates). Etihad uses Abu Dhabi International Airport as its headquarters, having begun commercial operations in 2003. The airline flies over 1000 flights a week to over 120 passenger and cargo destinations in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, and the Americas, with a fleet of more than 120 Airbus and Boeing aircraft. Etihad is also one of the "greenest" carriers, having pledged to achieve a net carbon emission reduction of zero by 2050. In its 17 years of flying passengers around the world, Etihad Airways has maintained an impeccable safety record.

6. EVA AIR

Eva Air is located at Taoyuan International Airport near Taipei, Taiwan, and is the second-largest Taiwanese airline (after China Airlines). The privately-owned airline is a 5-star Skytrax valued airline that serves over 40 international destinations across four continents. Eva Air has long been regarded as one of Asia's best and safest airlines, thanks to its Hello Kitty-themed flights. Since its inception in 1988, the carrier has had no hull casualties, injuries, or fatalities. The airline currently has a mixed fleet of Airbus and Boeing planes, with A330, A321, B777, and B787 planes mostly used on passenger routes and B747 and B777 freighter planes flown on cargo routes.

5. EMIRATES

Emirates is the national carrier of the United Arab Emirates emirate of Dubai, which was established in 1985. Emirates are one of the world's largest and fastest-growing airlines, and one of the few to operate an entirely wide-body aircraft fleet. It is also the world's biggest Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 operator. Emirates operates a vast network of services in the Middle East, Africa, Asia, the South Pacific, North America, Europe, and South America, from its hub at Dubai International Airport.The airline has a stellar safety record, with just one hull-loss accident in its 35-year history.

4. SINGAPORE AIRLINES

Singapore Airlines' prospects seemed to echo Singapore's when it was established in 1972: to remain a small, regional player with little global impact. However, with Changi Airport as its base, Singapore's flagship airline has risen to become an immediately identifiable aviation powerhouse, winning more awards than any other airline. Singapore Airlines was the first customer for the Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger aircraft, as well as the Boeing 787-10 and Airbus A350-ULR 900. Singapore Airlines is widely praised for its excellent service and effective operations, and it is also regarded as one of the most safest airlines in the world, having been accident-free since 2000.

3. AIR NEW ZEALAND

Air New Zealand, which was established in 1940, transports approximately 17 million passengers and cargo to, from, and inside New Zealand each year. The airline, which is based in Auckland, has a global network of 20 domestic and 32 international destinations in 20 countries, mainly in and around the Pacific Rim (Australasia and the South Pacific). The airline has been a members of Star Alliance, the world's largest global airline alliance, since 1999, and is well-known for its safety culture. Air New Zealand has a fleet of Airbus A320, A320neo, Boeing 777, and Boeing 787 planes, regional fleet of ATR 72, Bombardier Q300 turboprop planes.

2. QATAR AIRWAYS

Qatar Airways has received numerous awards since its inception in 1997, including being one of a select group of airlines worldwide to receive a 5-star ranking from Skytrax. Its base at Hamad International Airport near Doha, Qatar's flagship carrier serves 150 international destinations in Africa, Central Asia, Europe, the Far East, South Asia, the Middle East, North America, South America, and Oceania with a fleet of more than 180 Boeing and Airbus aircraft. The airline has a proven track record of safety and security as a market pioneer in aviation safety. It was the first airline that complete the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) with a perfect score in 2003.

1. QANTAS

Qantas, Australia's biggest airline, was developed in the outback of Queensland in 1920. It is the third-oldest airline in the country (behind KLM and Avianca).Qantas has a remarkable record of firsts in safety and operations over its 97-year existence, and is generally recognised as the world's safest airline, having never had an accident in the modern jet age.In 1988, the movie Rain Guy, in which Dustin Hoffman's character says that "Qantas never crashes," cemented Qantas' safety reputation around the world. Australia's flagship airline is headquartered in Sydney and serves 80 destinations in more than 20 countries with a fleet of new Airbus and Boeing aircraft.