PERTH, Australia, Jan. 6, 2015 /
PRNewswire/ --

[url=AirlineRatings.com the world's
only safety and product rating
website has announced its top
ten safest airlines and top ten
safest low cost airlines for
2015 from the 449 it
monitors.

Top of the list again is Qantas
which has a fatality free
record in the jet era.

Making
up the remainder of the top
ten in alphabetical order are:
Air New Zealand,
Cathay Pacific
Airways,
British Airways,
Emirates,
Etihad Airways,
EVA
Air,
Finnair,
Lufthansa and
Singapore Airlines.
( http://
www.airlineratings.com/
news.php?s&id=425 )

AirlineRatings.com's rating
system takes into account a
variety of factors related to
audits from aviation's
governing bodies and lead
associations as well as
government audits and the
airlines' fatality records.
( http://
www.airlineratings.com/
safety_rating_criteria.php)

AirlineRating.com's editorial
team, one of the world's most
awarded and experienced,
also examined airlines'
operational histories, incident
records and operational
excellence to arrive at its top
ten safest airlines.

According to
AirlineRatings.com editor,
Geoffrey Thomas, "our top ten
safest airlines are always at
the forefront of safety
innovation and launching new
planes."
"These airlines are a byword
for excellence," he added.
"There is no doubt that Qantas
is a standout in safety
enhancements and an
industry benchmark for best
practice," said Mr Thomas.
Over its 94-year history Qantas
has amassed an extraordinary
record of firsts in safety and
operations and is now
accepted as the world's most
experienced airline. "Qantas
has been the lead airline in
virtually every major
advancement in airline safety
over the past 60 years," said

Mr Thomas.
Responding to public interest,
the AirlineRatings.com editors
also identified their top ten
safest low cost airlines.
These are in alphabetical
order: Aer Lingus, Alaska
Airlines, Icelandair, Jetstar,
Jetblue, Kulula.com, Monarch
Airlines, Thomas Cook, TUI Fly
and Westjet.
"Unlike a number of low cost
carriers these airlines have all
passed the stringent
International Air Transport
Association Operational Safety
Audit (IOSA) audit and have
excellent safety records," said
Mr Thomas. "Low cost does
not mean low safety."
Of the 449 airlines surveyed
149 have the top seven-star
safety ranking, but almost 50
have just three stars or less.


Five airlines only achieved one
star for safety from
AirlineRatings.com. These are:
Agni Air, Kam Air, Nepal
Airlines, Scat and Tara Air.



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Lol
There is not a single North American carrier on the list

CFCfan:
Lol
There is not a single North American carrier on the list

it is not suprising

No Arik Air also

Funjosh:
No Arik Air also

if Arik Air made the list I would have relocated to Nigeria