Kathmandu. The recent incident related to the Flydubai aircraft has drawn the world’s attention to aviation safety. The question arises, which country is ahead in aviation safety?
Air safety is usually measured on the basis of country-specific national monitoring agencies and global airline rankings. Australia is considered to be at the top of this list. This is because Australian airlines have not had any major accidents in recent years. Countries such as the UAE, Hong Kong, and New Zealand are also consistently ranked high in the global safety index.
Australia’s biggest strength is its aviation agency, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA). Australia’s Qantas Airways is often considered the safest airline in the world.
The 1988 film ‘Rain Man’ also mentions that none of its planes ever crashed. Qantas’ last fatal accident took place on July 16, 1951. When one of the company’s planes crashed in Papua New Guinea. All 7 people on board were killed in this accident.
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However, there have been no fatal accidents on Qantas aircraft since jet engines replaced propellers on commercial aircraft in 1952. On September 23, 1999, during heavy rain and thunderstorms, an Airlines plane overshot the runway at Bangkok Airport. However, no one was injured.
Similarly, on July 25, 2008, a plane over the South China Sea suddenly lost air pressure. The plane was safely diverted to Manila.
Similarly, on October 7, 2008, a data failure from the Inertial Reference Unit caused the tail of the aircraft to suddenly fall down twice. This resulted in serious injuries to many passengers and crew members, but the pilots successfully landed the aircraft.
On November 4, 2010, an aircraft malfunctioned on the Indonesian island of Batam. However, the crew landed safely in Singapore without any injuries.
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Two other Australian airlines, Virgin Australia and Jetstar, have never had an accident. Airline Ratings has placed Qantas third and Virgin Australia ninth in the list of the safest airlines in the world. Similarly, Jetstar is second in the list of low-cost airlines.
UAE’s airline Etihad is at the top of the list of full-service airlines in terms of safety. Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific is second, Qatar Airways is fourth and Emirates is fifth. It is followed by Air New Zealand, Singapore Airlines, EVA Air and Korean Air. No Indian airlines are included in this list.
Among the low-cost airlines, HK Express is the safest. Scoot is third and Flydubai is fourth. easyJet, Southwest, AirBaltic, Vietjet Air, Wizz Air and AirAsia are all in the top 10. No Indian airline is included in the top 25 in this list. – Agency
