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Best and Worst Airlines Revealed

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 the worst airlines in the world? Who are the airlines with the worst safety record in the world and what are their plane crash odds? For this we have to dig deeper because researchers who publish such information are coy about saying who is worst.

Judging airline safety ratings and the worst airlines is much more difficult than judging the best ones. This is because some airlines in remote countries are difficult to compare with major airlines, given the number flights, the routes, the service, etc.

However, when airline safety ratings are analysed, it is possible to compile a list of sorts showing the worst airlines in the world. So here are the top ten worst airlines in terms of accident ratings, starting with number one as the worst:

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.

The above list was researched by ‘Airline Accident Ratings’ for the 20-year period from 1981 to 2000 (the latest data). The ratings are based on number of flights, number of fatal accidents, and the fatality rate of those accidents. Clearly, this information cannot and should not be used to provide an accurate assessment of an airline safety rating or future risk of an accident. Furthermore, the list does not endorse 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.

When you examine airline safety ratings, one thing springs out: 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 53% of all fatal airline accidents!

The average figures for airline pilot error have remained pretty constant since the 1950?s, showing that modern technology is not helping to reduce the incidence of pilot error.