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.
Qantas has been named the safest airline in the world for 2023, regaining the top spot after being downgraded to second-best last year.
The UAE's airlines top the charts again. Emirates, Etihad and FlyDubai have been listed among the safest in the world, according to a new report. AirlineRatings.com, an aviation safety website has revealed its list of the safest airlines of 2023. GCC carrier Qatar Airways also made it to the top ten.
Qantas has been named the world's safest airline for the year. AirlineRatings.com has revealed its top 20 safest airlines for 2023, with the Australian carrier nabbing the top spot and two UAE airlines making the top 10, out of 385 carriers across the globe.
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.
1. Qantas Airways. Qantas Airways. Once again our homegrown airline Qantas has been crowned the best airline in the Australia/Pacific region.
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.
Indeed, one aircraft was shot down. In 1951, a de Havilland australia DHA-3 Drover crashed off the coast of New Guinea after the centre engine's propeller failed. The pilot and all six passengers were killed. Qantas has not since had a fatal accident, and only a handful incidents of note.
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American Airlines is at the top of the list, with 11 accidents, which caused 858 fatalities.
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.
Improving safety over time
Your odds of being in an accident during a flight is one in 1.2 million, and the chances of that accident being fatal are one in 11 million. Your chances of dying in a car crash, conversely, are one in 5,000.
Airplanes are safer than cars for a variety of reasons. For one, there is a much greater concentration of cars on most highways and roads, which means that there is a much greater chance of accidents and collisions happening due to the number of cars driving close to each other.
Its main base is at Melbourne Airport. Both airlines have a strong presence in the Australian market and compete fiercely with each other on price and routes. Qantas is often seen as the more premium option, while Virgin Australia is seen as more budget-friendly.
Ansett Airlines, Australia's second largest, ceased operations in September 2001. With debts of $A3 billion it was placed in administration on behalf of creditors.
Qantas was the lead airline with real-time monitoring of its engines across its fleet using satellite communications, which has enabled the airline to detect problems before they become a major safety issue.
Qantas has long reigned as the world's safest airline before it was stripped of its title by Air New Zealand in 2022. It held the title from 2014 to 2017 as well as from 2019 to 2021, with no clear winner found in 2018.
In picking Qantas for the top spot, Airline Ratings editors said that during its 100-year operational history as the world's oldest continuously operating airline, it had amassed an "amazing record of firsts in operations and safety and is now accepted as the industry's most experienced airline".
While AirlineRatings.com does not officially release rankings for the least-safe airlines, the following carriers featured at the bottom of the list with one-star rankings: Nepal Airlines (Nepal), Airblue (Pakistan), Sriwijaya Air (Indonesia), Blue Wing (Suriname), Pakistan International Airlines and Air Algerie ( ...