If you watched the news or have paid attention to the headlines recently, you’ve seen the reports of a near miss between a JetBlue flight and a Caribbean Airlines flight at John F. Kennedy International airport in New York on Jan. 19. You’ve also no doubt seen extensive coverage of the AirAsia crash on Dec. 28.
With all this news, you may be wondering whether there are any safe airlines left. Well, the answer is yes, according to AirlineRatings.com. Launched in June 2013 and calling itself “the world’s only safety and product rating website,” earlier this month AirlineRatings.com released its list of the top 10 safest airlines and the top 10 safest low-cost airlines for 2015.
How did they come up with the list? The site's seven-star rating system looks at a variety of factors including audits from the Federal Aviation Administration and the International Civil Aviation Organization as well as government audits and each airlines' fatality record. The editorial team also examined each airline’s operational history, incident records and operational excellence.
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Rosalie Donlon
Rosalie Donlon is the editor in chief of ALM's insurance and tax publications, including NU Property & Casualty magazine and NU PropertyCasualty360.com. You can contact her at [email protected].
