Airline Safety Report Card
The following airline safety grades are based upon the number of fatal accidents per million flights that the airline has flown since 1970.
For each airline, the number of fatal events was divided by the estimated number of flights to determine the estimated fatal event rate. The estimated total flights for each airline are for the period 1970 to present.
It is important to note that it is impossible to predict an airline accident. Any airline, regardless of its safety record, is susceptible to experiencing accidents.
*Updated: January 20, 2001; includes revised grading scale, new airlines.
|
United States & Canada | ||||
|
Airline |
Rate |
Events |
Flights |
Grade |
|
Air Canada |
0.63 |
3 |
4.75M |
A |
|
AirTran / ValuJet |
5.88 |
1 |
0.17M |
F |
|
Alaska Airlines |
0.74 |
3 |
4.05M |
A |
|
Aloha Airlines / Aloha Islandair |
0.75 |
1 |
1.34M |
A |
|
America West Airlines |
0.00 |
0 |
2.30M |
A |
|
American Airlines |
0.53 |
9 |
17.0M |
A |
|
American Trans Air ("ATA") |
0.00 |
0 |
0.33M |
A |
|
Canadien Airlines |
0.00 |
0 |
UNK. |
A |
|
Continental Airlines |
0.63 |
5 |
8.00M |
A |
|
Delta Air Lines |
0.30 |
6 |
20.0M |
A |
|
Hawaiian Airlines |
0.00 |
0 |
0.33M |
A |
|
Midway Airlines |
0.00 |
0 |
0.08M |
A |
|
Midwest Express Airlines |
3.85 |
1 |
0.26M |
D |
|
Northwest Airlines |
0.43 |
4 |
9.20M |
A |
|
Southwest Airlines |
0.00 |
0 |
9.50M |
A |
|
Trans World Airlines ("TWA") |
0.74 |
6 |
8.10M |
A |
|
United Airlines |
0.50 |
9 |
18.0M |
A |
|
US Airways / USAir |
0.56 |
8 |
14.3M |
A |
|
Latin America & Caribbean | ||||
|
Airline |
Rate |
Events |
Flights |
Grade |
|
Aerolineas Argentinas |
1.20 |
2 |
1.67M |
A |
|
Aeromexico |
1.84 |
4 |
2.16M |
B |
|
AeroPeru |
16.7 |
2 |
0.12M |
F |
|
Air Jamaica |
0.00 |
0 |
0.29M |
A |
|
Allegro Airlines |
0.00 |
0 |
UNK |
A |
|
Austral Lineas Aereas |
UNK |
4 |
UNK |
? |
|
Avianca |
3.15 |
4 |
1.27M |
C |
|
BWIA International Airways |
0.00 |
0 |
0.45M |
A |
|
Cubana |
24.0 |
8 |
0.33M |
F |
|
LAN Chile |
4.00 |
2 |
0.50M |
D |
|
Mexicana |
0.53 |
1 |
1.90M |
A |
|
TACA International |
0.00 |
0 |
0.25M |
A |
|
TAESA |
2.86 |
1 |
0.35M |
C |
|
Transbrasil |
2.35 |
2 |
0.85M |
B |
|
Transportes Aereos Regionais |
8.33 |
5 |
0.60M |
F |
|
VASP |
3.24 |
6 |
1.85M |
C |
|
Varig |
1.22 |
3 |
2.45M |
A |
|
Europe | ||||
|
Airline |
Rate |
Events |
Flights |
Grade |
|
Aer Lingus |
0.00 |
0 |
1.20M |
A |
|
Air France / Air France Europe |
1.19 |
7 |
5.90M |
A |
|
Airlines of the Former SSSR |
UNK |
17 |
UNK |
F |
|
Alitalia |
0.77 |
3 |
3.90M |
A |
|
Austrian Airlines |
0.00 |
0 |
0.75M |
A |
|
Braathens |
0.75 |
1 |
1.35M |
A |
|
British Airways |
0.32 |
2 |
6.35M |
A |
|
British Midland Airways |
0.97 |
1 |
1.03M |
A |
|
Finnair |
0.00 |
0 |
1.70M |
A |
|
Iberia |
0.89 |
4 |
4.50M |
A |
|
Icelandair |
0.00 |
0 |
0.39M |
A |
|
Lufthansa / Condor |
0.41 |
3 |
7.30M |
A |
|
Royal Dutch Airlines ("KLM") |
1.25 |
3 |
2.40M |
A |
|
Olympic Airways |
1.67 |
3 |
1.80M |
A |
|
Sabena |
0.00 |
0 |
1.60M |
A |
|
SAS |
0.00 |
0 |
5.40M |
A |
|
Swissair / Crossair |
1.25 |
4 |
3.20M |
A |
|
TAP Air Portugal |
1.18 |
1 |
0.85M |
A |
|
Turk Hava Yollari ("THY") |
7.30 |
8 |
1.10M |
F |
|
Virgin Atlantic |
0.00 |
0 |
0.05M |
A |
|
Africa & Middle East | ||||
|
Airline |
Rate |
Events |
Flights |
Grade |
|
Air Afrique |
3.33 |
1 |
0.30M |
C |
|
Air Zimbabwe |
12.5 |
2 |
0.16M |
F |
|
EgyptAir / Air Sinai |
8.00 |
6 |
0.75M |
F |
|
El Al Israel |
0.00 |
0 |
0.34M |
A |
|
Emirates |
0.00 |
0 |
UNK |
A |
|
Ethiopian Airlines |
4.00 |
2 |
0.50M |
D |
|
Iran Air |
2.50 |
2 |
0.80M |
B |
|
Kenya Airways |
3.00 |
1 |
0.33M |
C |
|
Kuwait Airways |
0.00 |
0 |
0.35M |
A |
|
Nigeria Airways |
5.00 |
3 |
0.60M |
F |
|
Royal Air Maroc |
1.54 |
1 |
0.65M |
A |
|
Royal Jordanian |
8.82 |
3 |
0.34M |
F |
|
Saudi Arabian Airlines |
1.40 |
3 |
2.15M |
A |
|
South African Airways |
0.63 |
1 |
1.60M |
A |
|
Tunis Air |
0.00 |
0 |
0.30M |
A |
|
Asia & Australia | ||||
|
Airline |
Rate |
Events |
Flights |
Grade |
|
Air India |
6.82 |
3 |
0.44M |
F |
|
Air New Zealand |
0.74 |
1 |
1.35M |
A |
|
All Nippon Airways |
0.22 |
1 |
4.64M |
A |
|
Ansett of Australia |
0.00 |
0 |
2.52M |
A |
|
Asiana Airlines |
1.85 |
1 |
0.54M |
B |
|
Cathay Pacific |
1.45 |
1 |
0.69M |
A |
|
China Airlines (Taiwan) |
10.0 |
9 |
0.90M |
F |
|
Garuda Indonesian Airlines |
4.08 |
8 |
1.96M |
D |
|
Indian Airlines |
4.80 |
12 |
2.50M |
F |
|
Japan Air Lines |
2.05 |
5 |
2.44M |
B |
|
Korean Air Lines |
5.38 |
7 |
1.30M |
F |
|
Malaysia Airlines |
1.11 |
2 |
1.80M |
A |
|
Pakistan International Airlines |
5.00 |
7 |
1.40M |
F |
|
Philippine Air Lines |
4.68 |
8 |
1.71M |
D |
|
Qantas |
0.00 |
0 |
1.02M |
A |
|
Singapore Airlines / SilkAir |
1.00 |
1 |
1.00M |
A |
|
Thai Airways International |
1.90 |
2 |
1.05M |
B |
Grading Scale
A =
0.00-1.79
B =
1.80-2.79
C =
2.80-3.79
D =
3.80-4.79
F = 4.80+
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