The Safest — and Least Safe — Airlines in the World
2014 was a good year for airline safety, though that may be hard to believe considering the two Malaysia Airlines tragedies and recent AirAsia crash. According to aviation-news website Flightglobal , there were 19 fatal accidents in 2014, down from 26 in 2013. However, overall deaths increased, with 671 last year, compared to 281 in 2013. AirlineRatings.com recently announced its top 10 safest airlines for 2015. The rating system considers a number of factors, including Federal Aviation Administration and International Civil Aviation Organization audits, fatality records, incident records and operational history.