Best and Worst Airlines in the World
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The levels of service and airline safety ratings vary tremendously according to Skytrax. The top six airlines in the world in 2008 (with 5 star ratings) are as follows:
1.Asiana Airlines, 2.Cathay Pacific Airways, 3.Kingfisher Airlines, 4.Malaysia Airlines, 5.Qatar Airways, 6.Singapore Airlines.
The five-star ranking recognizes airlines that offer a top quality product and service according to Skytrax - airlines that set trends to be followed by other carriers.
Apart from these 5-star ratings, other airlines in the world are given ratings from zero stars to four stars, depending on a broad criteria. More than 800 different areas of product and service delivery for each airline are examined for both ground and onboard operations in deciding how the star ratings are awarded.
But what about plane crash odds and the worst airlines in the world? What about airlines with the worst safety record in the world? For this we have to go to other sources of information.
Deciding which airlines have the worst safety records is much more difficult than judging the level of service offered by major airlines. This is because airline safety ratings in some of the less well-known airlines are difficult to compare with major airlines, given the routes, the service, the number of flights, etc.
But when airline safety ratings are analysed, it is possible to produce a list of showing the worst airlines in the world. Here are the top ten worst airlines in terms of accident ratings, with the worst shown as number one:
1.Cubana Airline, accident rating 5.74. 2.China Airlines, accident rating 3.57. 3.Avianca Colombian Airline, accident rating 3.15 4.TAM Airline, accident rating 2.76. 5.Korean Air, accident rating 2.26. 6.Egypt Air, accident rating 2.06. 7.Indian Air Lines, accident rating 1.94. 8.Taesa Airlines, accident rating 1.83. 9.China Soutwest Airlines, accident rating 1.74. 10.Aeromexico, accident rating 1.55.
This list of worst airlines was compiled by "Airline Accident Ratings" by looking at a twenty-year period from 1981 to 2000. This is the latest data available, and the ratings are based on number of flights, number of airline accidents, and the fatality rate of those accidents. Naturally, this information cannot and should not be used to provide an accurate assessment of an airline safety-rating or future risk of an airline calamity. Also, the list does not "favour" or condemn any particular airline, and a lot can change in the period 2000 - 2008.
However, some airlines clearly have a poor accident and safety record and it is only right to bring this to the attention of the public.
Any analysis of airline safety ratings shows that most causes of fatal airline accidents are due to pilot error. According to figures compiled over a fifty year period by Plane Crash Info, pilot error accounts for at least 53% of all fatal airline calamities!
The figures for airline pilot error have on average remained pretty constant since the 1950's, showing that modern technology is not leading to a reduction in the incidence of pilot error.
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For the hidden truth on this subject see Airline Safety Ratings (free confidential report available). Any airline passenger should also see Plane Crash Odds. Air safety secrets revealed.
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