AIRLINES → RANK #18
Alaska Airlines
RUGGED-SAFE
Flies demanding terrain and weather with a strong safety record.
SOURCE: AVIATION SAFETY NETWORK (COMPILED)
Years without fatal accident
26 and counting
Safe flights in a row
3.3 million
Founded
1932
Fleet size
~300
Home country
United States
WHY THIS IS REASSURING
At this level of safety, the gap between major airlines is statistically negligible. Flying Alaska Airlines — 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 →