This month, AirlineRatings.com announced the safest airlines of 2023. The study looked at 385 airlines that are at the forefront of safety, innovation and new aircraft launches.
According to a press release, the study analyzed the following to determine the safest airlines in 2023:
- 5+ year crash
- Serious incident over 2 years
- Audits from aviation governing bodies and major associations
- fleet age
- Professional analysis of pilot training
- COVID protocol
Note that while Alaska Airlines was the only US airline in the top 10, Hawaiian Airlines, United Airlines, American Airlines, and Delta Air Lines made the top 20.
“But all airlines have incidents every day, and many are problems in the manufacturing of the aircraft or engines, not in the airline’s operations. is how our crews handle these incidents,” says AirlineRatings.com Editor-Chief Jeffrey Thomas.
