Best and Worst Airlines in the World

Airline levels of service and safety records vary tremendously from airline to airline. According to Skytrax, the top airlines in the world (with 5 star ratings) are as follows:

1.Asiana Airlines, 2.Cathay Pacific Airways, 3.Kingfisher Airlines, 4.Malaysia Airlines, 5.Qatar Airways, 6.Singapore Airlines.

The annual five star awards recognize airlines who are "at the forefront of product and service achievement" according to Skytrax - airlines that set trends for others to follow.

Other airlines in the world are given ratings from zero stars to four stars, depending on a broad criteria that examines more than 800 different areas of product and service delivery for each airline, for both ground and onboard operations.

But what about airlines with the worst safety record in the world? Who are the worst airlines in the world? For this we have to go to other sources of information.

Judging the worst airlines is much more difficult than judging the best ones. This is because some airlines in remote countries are difficult to compare with major airlines, given the number flights, the routes, the service, etc.

However, when airline accident statistics are checked and carefully analysed, it becomes clear that some airlines are considerable worse than others. Here are the top ten worst airlines in the world in terms of accident ratings, with number one listed as the worst:

1.Cubana Airline, accident rating 5.74. 2.China Airlines, accident rating 3.57. 3.Avianca Colombian Airline, accident rating 3.15 4.TAM Airline, accident rating 2.76. 5.Korean Air, accident rating 2.26. 6.Egypt Air, accident rating 2.06. 7.Indian Air Lines, accident rating 1.94. 8.Taesa Airlines, accident rating 1.83. 9.China Soutwest Airlines, accident rating 1.74. 10.Aeromexico, accident rating 1.55.

The above list was researched by 'Airline Accident Ratings' for the 20-year period from 1981 to 2000 (the latest data). The ratings are based on number of flights, number of fatal accidents, and the fatality rate of those accidents. Clearly, this information cannot and should not be used to provide an accurate assessment of an airline safety rating or future risk of an accident. Furthermore, the list does not endorse or condemn any particular airline, and a lot can change in the period 2000 - 2008.

It is clear, however, that some airlines have a very poor safety record and the public has a right to know the facts, whatever they may be.

Any analysis of airline safety records shows that most causes of fatal airline accidents are due to pilot error. According to figures compiled over a fifty year period by Plane Crash Info, pilot error accounts for at least 53% of all fatal airline calamities!

The average figures for airline pilot error have remained pretty constant since the 1950?s, showing that modern technology is not helping to reduce the incidence of pilot error.

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