Only one U.S. airline cracked the list of the 10 safest carriers in 2021

Discussions round the security of flying are actually dominated by the world pandemic, however the “Top Twenty Safest Airlines 2021” list compiled by airline web site AirlineRatings.com would not have something to do with Covid-19.

Released this week, the list analyzes crash data and security compliance to spotlight airways that it claims are main air journey security.  

AirlineRatings.com analyzed crash and severe incident histories, fleet ages, and audits of 385 airways carried out by governments and aviation associations.

It used that evaluation to call the 10 safest airways for 2021 as:

1. Qantas
2. Qatar Airways
3. Air New Zealand
4. Singapore Airlines
5. Emirates
6. Eva Air
7. Etihad Airways
8. Alaska Airlines
9. Cathay Pacific
10. British Airways

Qantas, Australia’s flag provider, was named the world’s safest airline for the third yr in a row by the web site.

Qantas holds the distinction of being the solely airline that Dustin Hoffman’s character in the 1988 film “Rain Man” would fly as a result of it had “never crashed.” The airline suffered deadly crashes of small plane previous to 1951, however has had no fatalities in the 70 years since.  

“Qantas has been the lead airline in virtually every major operational safety advancement over the past 60 years and has not had a fatality in the pure jet era,” stated Geoffrey Thomas, the web site’s editor-in-chief. “But Qantas is not alone. Long established airlines such as Hawaiian and Finnair have perfect records in the jet era.”

In addition to Air New Zealand and British Airways, the the rest of the list is dominated by the “Middle East Three” — as Qatar Airways, Emirates and Etihad Airways are collectively identified —  and Asian airways reminiscent of Taiwan’s Eva Air and Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific.   

Alaska Airlines is the solely U.S. provider named amongst the 10 safest airways in the world.

U.S. and European airways determine extra prominently in the second half of the list, which incorporates:   

11. Virgin Australia/Virgin Atlantic
12.  Hawaiian Airlines
13.  Southwest Airlines
14.  Delta Air Lines
15.  American Airlines
16.  SAS (Scandinavian Airlines)
17.  Finnair
18.  Lufthansa
19.  KLM
20.  United Airlines

U.S. airways had a very optimistic displaying in the total prime 20. Only two of the six American carriers on the 2021 list — Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines — have been included on final yr’s list.

Thomas stated that total, there may be little actual distinction in phrases of security amongst the 20 airways named to the list: “They are all standouts.”

In response to public curiosity, AirlineRatings.com introduced the 10 safest and “best” low-cost airways on Monday as properly.

In alphabetical order, they’re: Air Arabia, Allegiant Air, EasyJet, Frontier Airlines, JetBlue, Jetstar, Ryanair, Vietjet Air, WestJet and Wizz Air.

Separately, the airline ranking web site on Monday introduced the prime 20 airways for Covid-19 security compliance.

Those carriers are AirBaltic, Air New Zealand, Alaska Airlines, All Nippon Airways, AirAsia, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Delta Air Lines, Emirates, Etihad Airways, Eva Air, Japan Airlines, JetBlue, KLM, Korean Air, Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Qatar Airways and WestJet.

The web site added a Covid-19 verify to its airline security comparability charts.

Airlines are awarded a compliance “star” for instituting 4 of the following six standards: Covid-19 web site data, social distancing whereas boarding and through the flight, nightly deep cleansing of plane, the provision of passenger face masks, private safety gear (PPE) for cabin crew, and modifications to meal providers.

Thomas stated 119 airways obtain the highest Covid-19 ranking.

“But it is disappointing to see that 117 get a zero for compliance or have no information for the public on their Covid policies on their website,” he stated.