“The challenge this year was the number of airlines that were flying, although our Top 20 safest airlines have all continued to fly or had limited cessation of flights,” answered AirlineRatings editor-in-chief Geoffrey Thomas.
There may have been quite a very few airplanes in the skies this past year, but if you’re looking ahead to future travel, you might take heed of the latest rankings of the world’s safest airlines from AirlineRatings.com.
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The counting
The Airline Safety and product review website awarded Aussie airline Qantas the top spot for the year-2021.
AirlineRatings highlighted Qantas’ commitment to retraining pilots ahead of a return to service after time out during the pandemic. AirlineRatings found that a Qantas 737 pilot must undergo a six-day course ahead of returning to the skies, including a day focused on wellbeing.
Qantas held the title of world’s safest airline from 2014 to 2017.
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In 2018, AirlineRatings said it could find no clear winner and chose to rank its top once again in 2019 and 2020.
Qantas was crowned the world’s safest carrier.
The winning streaks
On some previous occasions, AirlineRatings has chosen its winner and then listed the rest of the top airlines alphabetically. Qatar Airways takes the number two spot, while Air New Zealand at three, and Singapore Airlines, and Emirates round out the top five.
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Top 20 Safest Airlines in 2021
They're in numerical order:
Qantas, Qatar Airways, Air New Zealand, Singapore Airlines, Emirates, EVA Air, Etihad Airways, Alaska Airlines, Cathay Pacific Airways, British Airways, Virgin Australia/Virgin Atlantic, Hawaiian Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, SAS, Finnair, Lufthansa, KLM, and United Airlines.
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“In fact, there is very little between the top 20, they are all standouts,” Mr. Thomas said.
The Seven Stars
“Over the past two years we have become aware that some airlines, which had passed bi-annual safety audits, were not on a day-to-day basis following the operational disciplines required by the auditors,” Thomas said.
AirlineRatings also looks into the airline fraudulent pilot license scams and bribery allegations, added Thomas.
“Accidents and incidents make up five of our seven-star rating with audits accounting for one and Covid-19 compliance the final star for a maximum seven-star ranking,” says Thomas.
Factors that evaluate Airlines’ safety
In making its evaluation of the safest airlines in the world, AirlineRatings.com takes into account a comprehensive range of factors that include: airline’s crash and serious incident record, audits from aviation’s governing and industry bodies, government audits, industry-leading safety initiatives, and fleet age.
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Qantas
In selecting Qantas as the world’s safest airline for 2021, AirlineRatings.com editors noted that over its 100-year history the world’s oldest continuously operating airline has amassed a truly amazing record of firsts in operations and safety and is now accepted as the industry’s most experienced airline.
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The Australian airline has been a clear leader in the development and progress of Future Air Navigation System; real-time monitoring of its engines across its fleet, the flight data recorder to monitor plane and later crew performance; automatic landings using Global Navigation Satellite System as well as precision approaches around mountains in the cloud using RNP.
Qantas has been the first and second to introduce the 16 major safety enhancements introduced in the past 60 years.
Qatar
More people rely on Qatar Airways for international travel than any other airline during this crisis as we continue to ensure the safest and most reliable experience for our passengers and resume flights to more destinations over the coming period. Looking ahead, the airline’s resilience and commitment and reliance to providing connectivity have also seen it launch several new destinations since the start of the pandemic in addition to the resumptions of its services to a number of destinations.
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Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand has worked closely with the Ministry of Health officials in implementing the measures in place today.
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High, medium and low-risk destinations are set by the Ministry of Health and this risk matrix is reviewed regularly. And, it has bagged 3rd spot at safety and security tests.
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