AIRLINES → RANK #1
Qantas
EXTREMELY BORING
No fatalities in the jet era — the safety record that inspired a Hollywood punchline.
SOURCE: AVIATION SAFETY NETWORK (COMPILED)
Years without fatal accident
75 and counting
Safe flights in a row
4.1 million
Founded
1920
Fleet size
~126
Home country
Australia
WHY THIS IS REASSURING
At this level of safety, the gap between major airlines is statistically negligible. Flying Qantas — 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 →