AIRLINES → RANK #45
Air China
BIG & STEADY
A very large flag carrier with a strong modern safety record.
SOURCE: AVIATION SAFETY NETWORK (COMPILED)
Years without fatal accident
24 and counting
Safe flights in a row
3.5 million
Founded
1988
Fleet size
~480
Home country
China
WHY THIS IS REASSURING
At this level of safety, the gap between major airlines is statistically negligible. Flying Air China — or any major scheduled carrier — you would need to fly every day for over 25,000 years to statistically expect a fatal accident.
SOURCE: MIT / ARNOLD BARNETT · METHODOLOGY →