AIRLINES → RANK #7
Emirates
BIG & BORING
Operates the world’s largest A380 and 777 fleets with no passenger fatalities.
SOURCE: AVIATION SAFETY NETWORK — NO FATAL ACCIDENT ON RECORD
Years without fatal accident
None, ever
Safe flights in a row
4.8 million
Founded
1985
Fleet size
~260
Home country
United Arab Emirates
WHY THIS IS REASSURING
At this level of safety, the gap between major airlines is statistically negligible. Flying Emirates — 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 →