All airline magnates, as well as companies organizing cheap flights, have one thing in common - they are now more reliable than ever. But there is still a difference if you look back a few years and analyze the statistics. Below are 10 companies worth trusting and 10 most unreliable airlines (out of 60 possible ones).
Top ten according to JACDEC (Jet Airliner Crash Data Evaluation Center) statistics:
1. Qantas
Australian airline Oantas has been flying passengers for 48 years without a single fatality. That's why she topped the list of the best. The reliability coefficient was calculated based on the number of fatalities and aircraft failures between 1973 and 2007. The only shadow falling on the company's reputation is the recent increase in technical problems. For example, on July 27, 2008, a Boeing 747 had to make an emergency landing due to a hole in the hull.
2. "Finnair"
In second place is the Finnish airline Finnair, whose flight statistics have not recorded a single disaster since 1963. The relatively small airline also prides itself on having never experienced any dangerous problems.
3. Cathay Pacific
The company in Hong Kong, a former British colony, can look back more than 36 years on flights in which not a single person was injured. Also, no dangerous technical problems were recorded during the flights. The airline's reliability is only marred by the fact that a bomb exploded on board in 1972.
4. "EL AL"
Israeli state airline ranks 4th on the list best airlines. However, in 1992, a plane crashed in Amsterdam, but since it was not a passenger vehicle, but a cargo vehicle, this fact was not taken into account when summing up the statistics.
5. "All Nippon Airways"
The last Japanese airline crash occurred 37 years ago, when a passenger plane collided with a military aircraft. There have also been technical glitches recently: in October 2007, a plane from All Nippon Airways landed on the wrong runway.
6. "Air Berlin"
The German airline Air Berlin ranks sixth. According to statistics, not a single death was ever recorded. And during its 30-year existence, the company has not lost a single one of its aircraft.
7. "Virgin-Atlantic"
The company, founded by billionaire Richard Branson, has been transporting passengers for 24 years without a single fatality. The English airlines of this company are aimed only at long-distance flights.
8. "Emirates"
In eighth place is the Arab airline, whose statistics are also famous for flights without fatal accidents or crashes.
9. "Air Europa"
The Spanish charter airline is in 9th place on the list of the best. This year she made it into the top 10 for the first time. Over the past 22 years, not a single fatality has been recorded. In October 2007, a Boeing 737 experienced problems while landing in Kattowitz (Poland), but fortunately everything ended well and the aircraft was able to land. A year later, the plane of the same airline moved further than expected on the landing strip in Lanzarote. However, in both cases no one was injured.
10. "EVA Air"
About 20 years without serious accidents - in the statistics of the Taiwanese airline. During this time, several technical failures occurred, but no sad outcomes were recorded, so EVA Air is the last on the list of reliable airlines.
The ten most unreliable airlines, according to JACDEC (Jet Airliner Crash Data Evaluation Center) statistics:
51. "Thai Airways"
Founded in 1960, Bangkok Airlines is one of the most dangerous airlines in the world. According to statistics, eight incidents were recorded during this time, in which 428 people died. A whole series of accidents in the 90s. significantly lowered the reliability rating of Thai Airways.
52. "Aeromexico"
Mexico's worst plane crash occurred 12 years ago, when a DC-9 collided with a small single-engine plane. In this case, 64 people died.
53. "Philippine Airline"
The airline has unfortunately had a long list of incidents, most recently an incident in October 2007 in which an Airbus overran the runway in Butuan City. 34 people were injured.
54. "Korean Air"
South Korean Airlines statistics recorded one of the worst accidents in the history of air travel: in 1983, a Boeing 747 that strayed from its course was shot down by Russian missiles. The most recent disaster occurred in 1999.
55. Saudi Arabian Airlines
Reliability check failed to show airline with positive side: in 1996, in a collision with an IL plane of the Kazakh airline Air Kasachstan, 349 people died.
56. "Gulf Air"
Since the company's founding in 1950, there have been three terrible disasters. The last time, in August 2000, a plane crashed in Manama, the capital of Bahrain, killing 143 passengers.
57. "Air India"
The fourth place from the bottom, and therefore one of the worst positions, is occupied by the Indian airline. Over the past 30 years, 4 cars have been lost. The worst incident was recorded in 1985, when an explosion occurred on board a Boeing 747, killing 329 people.
58. "China Airlines"
The Taiwan Island Airlines (not to be confused with the airline of the same name on the mainland) is one of the most dangerous in Asia: in its entire history, there are 755 deaths. So, in 2002, a Boeing 747 crashed into the sea, killing 225 people.
59. "TAM"
Brazilian Airlines ranks second to last in the statistics and is therefore in second place among the most unreliable airlines. The cause was a plane crash in 2007, when an Airbus got off the ground in Sao Paolo. runway and crashed into nearby buildings. In such a tragic incident, 186 lives were lost.
60. "Turkish Airlines"
The most unreliable airline was recognized turkish airline Turkish Airlines. For example, in 1974, 346 people died in a plane crash.
The main reasons that can lead to a plane crash:
- Pilot error - 50%
- Technical problems — 22%
- Weather conditions - 12%
- Sabotage - 9%
- Error of other crew members - 7%
- Other reasons - 1%
Interestingly, disasters due to terrorist attacks occur in less than 1% of cases. But due to fires, disasters occur in approximately 2.9% of cases.
The table was compiled based on 1,300 fatal commercial airliner crashes worldwide from 1950 to 2008. Air crashes involving aircraft with fewer than 10 passengers on board, military aircraft, private aircraft and helicopters were not included.
Air crash statistics by flight phase
| Flight phase | Number of plane crashes, % | Number of plane crashes with victims, % | % of total time flight* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Takeoff | 17 | 22 | 2 |
| Climb | 8 | 25 | 14 |
| Flight | 6 | 12 | 57 |
| Decline | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| Approach | 7 | 13 | 12 |
| Landing | 51 | 18 | 4 |
* - for a flight lasting 1.5 hours
As you noticed, the greatest chance of getting into a plane crash is during the landing of the plane. But during the loading of people on board, the chances are so small that there are no statistics on the dead.
Air crash statistics by airline
| Airline | Number of flights, million | Number of plane crashes with victims | Date of last plane crash | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Airlines | 16.50 | 1 | 1996 | -4.42 |
| Southwest Airlines | 15.78 | 0 | -4.25 | |
| Northwest Airlines | 10.91 | 1 | 1993 | -2.76 |
| Continental Airlines/Cont. Exp. | 12.06 | 1 | 1991 | -2.24 |
| Air Canada | 3.99 | 0 | 1983 | -1.07 |
| American Airlines | 17.00 | 5 | 2001 | -0.53 |
| Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air | 5.20 | 1 | 2000 | -0.40 |
| US Airways | 13.40 | 5 | 1994 | -0.35 |
| Hawaiian Airlines | 1.27 | 0 | -0.34 | |
| American Eagle | 11.20 | 3 | 1994 | -0.29 |
| United Airlines | 13.66 | 6 | 2001 | -0.26 |
| JetBlue Airlines | 0.92 | 0 | -0.25 | |
| WestJet | 0.87 | 0 | -0.23 | |
| USAir Shuttle | 0.85 | 0 | -0.23 | |
| Midwest Airlines | 0.75 | 0 | 1985 | -0.20 |
| ATA Airlines | 0.57 | 0 | -0.15 | |
| United Express | 8.79 | 3 | 1996 | 0.30 |
| AirTran Airways | 1.84 | 1 | 1996 | 0.50 |
| Comair | 5.03 | 2 | 2006 | 0.65 |
| Lufthansa | 7.88 | 1 | 1993 | -2.10 |
| British Airways | 5.49 | 0 | 1985 | -1.48 |
| Iberia Airlines | 3.73 | 0 | 1985 | -1.00 |
| KLM /KLM Cityhopper | 2.81 | 1 | 1994 | -0.67 |
| SAS Scandinavian AL/SAS Norway | 5.83 | 1 | 2001 | -0.57 |
| Finnair | 1.98 | 0 | 1963 | -0.53 |
| RyanAir | 1.96 | 0 | -0.53 | |
| EasyJet | 1.63 | 0 | None | -0.44 |
| Aer Lingus | 1.25 | 0 | 1968 | -0.34 |
| Tap Air Portugal | 1.09 | 0 | 1977 | -0.29 |
| Austrian Airlines | 1.00 | 0 | 1960 | -0.27 |
| Air Europe | 0.71 | 0 | -0.19 | |
| Malev-Hungarian Airlines | 0.64 | 0 | 1977 | -0.17 |
| Icelandair | 0.55 | 0 | 1951 | -0.15 |
| JAT Yugslovian Airways | 0.38 | 0 | 1973 | -0.10 |
| Virgin Atlantic Airways | 0.24 | 0 | -0.06 | |
| British Midland | 1.71 | 1 | 1989 | -0.06 |
| Transaero Airlines | 0.15 | 0 | -0.04 | |
| Ukraine International Airlines | 0.12 | 0 | -0.03 | |
| Alitalia | 3.78 | 1 | 1990 | -0.02 |
| Air France | 6.15 | 3 | 2000 | 0.31 |
| Olympic Airways | 1.71 | 1 | 1989 | 0.54 |
| THY Turkish Airlines | 1.86 | 2 | 2003 | 1.20 |
| Aeroflot Russian Airlines | 2.06 | 2 | 2008 | 1.45 |
| All Nippon Airways | 3.88 | 0 | 1971 | -1.04 |
| Japan Air Lines | 2.63 | 0 | 1985 | -0.71 |
| Qantas Airways | 2.40 | 0 | 1951 | -0.65 |
| Hanin Airlines | 1.22 | 0 | -0.33 | |
| Air New Zealand | 1.15 | 0 | 1979 | -0.31 |
| Cathy Pacific Airways | 1.02 | 0 | 1972 | -0.27 |
| Malaysia Airlines | 3.19 | 1 | 1995 | -0.21 |
| Virgin Blue | 0.73 | 0 | -0.20 | |
| Philippine Air Lines | 0.92 | 2 | 1994 | -0.18 |
| Air India | 0.48 | 0 | 1985 | — 0.13 |
| Dragon Air | 0.32 | 0 | -0.09 | |
| Air China | 2.49 | 1 | 2002 | 0.10 |
| Asian Airlines | 1.52 | 1 | 1993 | 0.21 |
| China Southern Airlines | 3.51 | 2 | 1997 | 0.57 |
| Korean Air | 2.41 | 3 | 1997 | 0.65 |
| Garuda Indonesian | 1.52 | 3 | 2007 | 0.75 |
| Thai Airways International | 1.78 | 2 | 1998 | 0.97 |
| Singapore Airlines/SilkAir | 1.34 | 2 | 2000 | 1.14 |
| China Eastern Airlines | 2.52 | 3 | 2004 | 1.18 |
| Indian Air Lines | 1.70 | 4 | 1999 | 1.64 |
| Pakistan International Airlines | 1.18 | 3 | 2006 | 2.68 |
| China Airlines | 0.76 | 5 | 2002 | 4.52 |
| Aeromexico | 2.08 | 0 | 1986 | -0.56 |
| Mexican Airlines | 1.97 | 0 | 1986 | — 0.53 |
| Aerolineas Argentinas | 0.99 | 0 | 1970 | -0.27 |
| Air Jamacia | 0.38 | 0 | -0.10 | |
| Varig | 2.35 | 1 | 1989 | 0.12 |
| TACA International Airlines | 0.44 | 2 | 2008 | 0.15 |
| Lan Chile Airlines | 0.54 | 2 | 1991 | 0.16 |
| GOL Transportes Aereo | 0.94 | 1 | 2006 | 0.75 |
| Avianca Colombian Airline | 1.20 | 2 | 1990 | 1.11 |
| TAM | 2.04 | 4 | 2007 | 1.51 |
| Cubana | 0.24 | 7 | 1999 | 4.16 |
| South African Airways | 1.11 | 0 | 1987 | -0.30 |
| Emirates Airline | 0.76 | 0 | -0.20 | |
| El Al | 0.35 | 0 | 1955 | -0.09 |
| Kuwait Airways | 0.31 | 0 | 1988 | -0.08 |
| Royal Jordanian Airline | 0.29 | 0 | 1979 | -0.08 |
| Air Zimbabwe | 0.18 | 0 | 1979 | -0.05 |
| Oman Aviation | 0.18 | 0 | -0.05 | |
| Saudi Arabian Airlines | 1.96 | 1 | 1996 | 0.47 |
| Royal Air Maroc | 0.62 | 1 | 1994 | 0.83 |
| EgyptAir | 0.85 | 2 | 2002 | 0.97 |
| Kenya Air | 0.37 | 2 | 2000 | 1.84 |
| Iran Air | 0.76 | 3 | 2002 | 2.00 |
| Nature Air | 0.37 | 1 | 2017 | 1.80 |
Aeroflot accident statistics show that this is one of the most safe airlines. And this is achieved primarily by skill, they do not skimp on pilots, and also by the fact that Aeroflot has one of the most modern fleets among all European airlines. First, I suggest you look at the video of the crazy woman emergency landing Boeing 767 of the Polish airline LOT at Warsaw airport. Fortunately, due to the skill of the pilots, there were no injuries in this accident.
These statistics should not be used to evaluate the reliability of aircraft or airlines. Indicators are calculated based on past incidents and cannot be used to prevent or reduce expected risks. When assessing safety/reliability, many other parameters are used that were not taken into account when compiling the table.
Based on materials from the site http://www.planecrashinfo.com/
On Wednesday, August 3, a Boeing 777-300 aircraft belonging to the airline Emirates Airlines, operated flight EK521 from the Indian city of Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala state in the southwest of the country) to Dubai.
The destination is incredibly popular among Indian citizens who fly to Dubai for work. There were 300 people on board, of which 282 were passengers. As one of the passengers, Sai Baskar, told the Times of India, there were no problems during the flight, as well as reports of technical malfunctions. But according to Mathrubhumi News, the pilot warned passengers before landing in Dubai that there were problems with the landing gear, so they would have to make an emergency landing.
“We felt that the plane first landed, then took off again and hit the ground,” says Sai Bhaskar. “When smoke began to appear in the cabin, we realized that something wrong had happened and things were taking a dangerous turn. It was difficult to open the emergency exits.” Passengers began to evacuate under the guidance of the crew, as Baskar says, some passengers were injured when they tried to jump out of the emergency exits. The team was the last to leave the plane. Both passengers and the airline call the organization of the evacuation “impeccable” and note that they managed to leave the plane in a maximum of a minute.
“If we had stayed on board a minute longer, tragedy would have happened,” says Baskar.
The pilot of a plane near the scene told NDTV that the Boeing landed "with great difficulty, hitting the runway hard with its tail."
There were no casualties among the passengers or crew. One civil defense employee died while extinguishing the fire and carrying out rescue operations. 14 people were hospitalized, including four firefighters. They suffered mostly from burns and carbon monoxide poisoning. Earlier, India's ambassador to the UAE said that "many passengers are in shock, but only one member of the crew was taken to hospital."
Sarah-Louise Sherwood, who was on another plane nearby at the time, said that the people from the Boeing “tried to escape before the big explosion happened, there was fire everywhere. Our plane stopped right next to us, and
passengers on our flight began to pray and scream to be let off the plane.”
A number of media outlets published videos that captured the moment of an emergency landing and an explosion, presumably of the plane’s engine. There, in particular, you can see how the plane travels along runway, collapsed on his right side, columns of thick smoke rising above him. Towards the end of the 30-second video, the smoke becomes darker. Another video captures the moment of the explosion, after which some part flies off the plane.
The airline received the plane in March 2003, and Emirates management officially stated that the cause of the fire could not be its technical condition. The pilot’s professionalism is also not yet in doubt: at a press conference in connection with the incident it was said that the pilot’s experience was 7 thousand hours. By official version the fire is believed to have occurred "after failure due to a hard landing."
Due to the incident, the airline canceled 42 flights at Dubai airport, work air harbor was paralyzed for six hours. General Civil Aviation Administration (GCAA) of the United States United Arab Emirates has already begun an investigation into the circumstances of the incident. In particular, they will have to establish whether faulty chassis could have caused the accident.
Aviation expert David Learmonth suggested that
One of the emergency factors could have been the heat - it was almost 50°C at Dubai airport.
“If your wing is damaged and there is a fuel leak, it will easily evaporate at this high temperature, and these fumes are extremely flammable,” The Guardian quotes him as saying. It is also worth considering that Dubai can often be windy, and the wind often changes direction and speed, creating potentially dangerous conditions for aviation.
