Australian flag carrier Qantas named world's safest airline Wednesday Jan 07,2015

 

Australian flag carrier Qantas has been named the world's safest airline in a report published by AirlineRatings.com on Wednesday Jan 07,2015


Using a system that takes into account audits from aviation governing bodies and governments, as well as fatality records, Qantas was named the safest and most experienced airline going into 2015

Qantas, which is in its 95th year of operation, was hailed for "an extraordinary record of firsts" in terms of its safety history and ranked the best of 449 airlines, including low-cost carriers

Note
The remainder of the top 10 in terms of the world's safest airlines are

•  Air New Zealand
•  British Airways
•  Cathay Pacific
• Emirates
•  Etihad Airways
• EVA Air
•  Finnair
•  Lufthansa and
•  Singapore Airlines.