Qantas Retains Title as World’s Safest Airline

Well, year over year, “Rain Man” continues to be right – Qantas Airways really is the world’s safest airline.

AirlineRatings.com announced its annual top ten safest airlines and top ten safest low cost airlines for 2015 today, and Qantas was again at the top of the list. The Australian-based carrier has never had a fatality in the history of the jet era.

AirlineRatings.com’s rating system takes into account a variety of factors related to audits from aviation’s governing bodies and lead associations as well as government audits and the airlines’ fatality records. Its editorial team also examined airlines’ operational histories, incident records and operational excellence to arrive at its top ten safest airlines.

And like the Dustin Hoffman character in ‘RainMan’ said, Qantas is the safest.

AirlineRatings.com editor Geoffrey Thomas said “our top ten safest airlines are always at the forefront of safety innovation and launching new planes.”

“These airlines are a byword for excellence,” he added. “There is no doubt that Qantas is a standout in safety enhancements and an industry benchmark for best practice. Qantas has been the lead airline in virtually every major advancement in airline safety over the past 60 years.”

Making up the remainder of the top ten in alphabetical order are: Air New Zealand, Cathay Pacific Airways, British Airways, Emirates, Etihad Airways, EVA Air, Finnair, Lufthansa and Singapore Airlines.

Responding to public interest, the AirlineRatings.com editors also identified their top ten safest low cost airlines.

These are in alphabetical order: Aer Lingus, Alaska Airlines, Icelandair, Jetstar, Jetblue, Kulula.com, Monarch Airlines, Thomas Cook, TUI Fly and Westjet.

“Unlike a number of low cost carriers, these airlines have all passed the stringent International Air Transport Association Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) audit and have excellent safety records,” Thomas said. “Low cost does not mean low safety.”

Of the 449 airlines surveyed 149 have the top seven-star safety ranking, but almost 50 have just three stars or less.

Five airlines only achieved one star for safety from AirlineRatings.com. These are: Agni Air, Kam Air, Nepal Airlines, Scat and Tara Air.

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