In picking Qantas for the top spot, Airline Ratings editors said that during its 100-year operational history as the world's oldest continuously operating airline, it had amassed an "amazing record of firsts in operations and safety and is now accepted as the industry's most experienced airline".
Qantas has been awarded the world's safest airline for 2023 by AirlineRatings.com, the world's only safety, product and COVID rating website.
Once again, Australia held its own with Qantas named the world's safest airline, followed by Air New Zealand and Etihad.
Qantas has long reigned as the world's safest airline before it was stripped of its title by Air New Zealand in 2022. It held the title from 2014 to 2017 as well as from 2019 to 2021, with no clear winner found in 2018.
The top 10 safest airlines 2023
According to the AirlineRatings.com study, Qantas is considered the industry's most experienced airline because it has 100 years of operational history. Air New Zealand operates 20 domestic and 30 international destinations in 18 countries.
While Qantas has never had a fatal jet airliner accident, the Australian national airline suffered losses in its early days before the widespread adoption of jets in civilian aviation. These were mainly biplanes or flying boats servicing routes in Queensland and New Guinea.
Over its 97-year history Qantas has amassed an amazing record of firsts in safety and operations and is widely regarded as the world's safest airline since it hasn't suffered any accidents in the modern jet era.
Qantas has been named the world's safest airline for the year. AirlineRatings.com has revealed its top 20 safest airlines for 2023, with the Australian carrier nabbing the top spot and two UAE airlines making the top 10, out of 385 carriers across the globe.
The last deadly Qantas accident was in 1951 when a de Havilland DH. 84 Dragon crashed in the Central Highlands of New Guinea killing all three people aboard.
Qantas tops world's safest airlines list again, with Virgin and Jetstar also featuring. Qantas has started 2023 with a feather in its cap, with the Australian national carrier nabbing the title of the world's safest airline as judged by safety rating website AirlineRatings.com.
Qantas has reason to celebrate after a horror few years after being named the world's safest airline for 2023. The Australian airline has regained AirlineRatings.com's top spot for safety, beating last year's winner Air New Zealand by “the finest of margins”.
Qantas Airways. Qantas is Certified as a 4-Star Airline for the quality of its airport and onboard product and staff service. Product rating includes seats, amenities, food & beverages, IFE, cleanliness etc, and service rating is for both cabin staff and ground staff.
Passenger reviews on Qantas (QF)
Qantas is a Australian carrier. Frequent travelers give the airline an average rating of 7.8/10. This is slightly above the general average .
On the morning of November 4th 2010, a Qantas Airbus A380 suffered an uncontained engine failure, shortly after leaving Singapore Changi Airport. Just minutes into the flight, one of the plane's engines failed and caused significant damage to the wing and other systems.
Weaknesses. High Operating Costs: Qantas, like other full-service carriers, faces high operating costs due to labor expenses, fuel costs, and aircraft maintenance. These costs can impact profitability, especially during economic uncertainty or increasing competition.
Trans Australia Airlines Flight 538 and the 1950 Australian National Airways Douglas DC-4 crash, with 29 fatalities each, remain Australia's worst civil air accidents and second-worst air accidents.
The Bakers Creek air crash was an aviation disaster that occurred on 14 June 1943, when a United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft crashed at Bakers Creek, Queensland, Australia.
In 2019, 220 aircraft were involved in accidents in Australia, with a further 154 aircraft involved in serious incidents (an incident with a high probability of becoming an accident). There were 35 fatalities from 22 fatal accidents.
Despite passenger outrage over record flight delays and cancellations, plus lengthy waits for customer service responses, Qantas has been named the world's fifth-best airline, according to the annual World Airline Awards.
Qantas Airways. Once again our homegrown airline Qantas has been crowned the best airline in the Australia/Pacific region.
The failure was the first of its kind for the A380, the world's largest passenger aircraft. At the time of the accident, 39 A380s were operating with five airlines: Qantas, Air France, Emirates, Lufthansa, and Singapore Airlines.
American Airlines…
American Airlines is at the top of the list, with 11 accidents, which caused 858 fatalities.
Boeing 717, 787, 747-800 and the Dreamliner 787 have been deemed as safest for their fatality free flight records. Canadian aircraft manufacturer Bombardier's - 700/900/1000 models - were collectively marketed as CRJ series for regional flights. It gained popularity for providing air travel at lower cost.