Qantas has been awarded the world's safest airline for 2023 by AirlineRatings.com, the world's only safety, product and COVID rating website.
Running since 1929, Hawaiian is among the oldest airlines in the world but, remarkably, it has never suffered a single fatal crash or hull loss.
Over its 97-year history Qantas has amassed an amazing record of firsts in safety and operations and is widely regarded as the world's safest airline since it hasn't suffered any accidents in the modern jet era.
While Qantas has never had a fatal jet airliner accident, the Australian national airline suffered losses in its early days before the widespread adoption of jets in civilian aviation. These were mainly biplanes or flying boats servicing routes in Queensland and New Guinea.
it comes as both airlines recently had planes turned around
Australia's national carrier regained its position as the airline rated the safest in the world in AirlineRatings.com's 2023 list. Its no-frills sister airline, Jetstar, also made the list of world's safest low-cost airlines.
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It's not the first time that Qantas has won: The 100-year-old Australian carrier was named the world's safest airline from 2014 to 2017. In 2018, it was in the top 20 when AirlineRatings awarded 20 airlines jointly. Then it won again for three years in a row: 2019, 2020 and 2021.
AirlineRatings.com, a dedicated aviation safety website has revealed its list of the safest airlines of 2023. After monitoring 385 international airlines AirlineRatings.com identified Qantas as the world's safest airline.
Qantas tops world's safest airlines list again, with Virgin and Jetstar also featuring. Qantas has started 2023 with a feather in its cap, with the Australian national carrier nabbing the title of the world's safest airline as judged by safety rating website AirlineRatings.com.
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Utilizing the International Civil Aviation Organization safety occurrence data, from 2008 to 2019, these aircraft were compared in terms of occurrence type, occurrence category, phase of flight, injury level, and fatalities. It was found that Boeing had more accidents than expected, while Airbus had less (p = 0.015).
Qantas, in full Qantas Airways Limited, Australian airline, the oldest in the English-speaking world, founded in 1920 as Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Ltd. (from which the name Qantas was derived).
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Jetstar, AirAsiaX and EasyJet all made the 7-star list. Tiger Airways Australia has four stars, as does Jetstar Japan, Ryan Air Ireland and Scoot Singapore. However, Airline ratings include three of the seven stars from the International Saftey Audit.
“These are airlines that are clearly standouts in the world of aviation and have dedicated years of effort to achieve these high standards,” said Mr Thomas. “They are at the forefront of innovation and operational excellence and are always on the winner's podium collecting awards for their efforts.”
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