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Germany’s authoritative aviation safety data center JACDEC (Jet Airliner Crash Data Evaluation Centre) recently announced the world’s 60 safest airlines for 2016. Among them, Cathay Pacific retained its championship title, while Taiwan-based EVA Air received further recognition by securing third place, and China Airlines earned commendable placement at 58th.
Germany’s authoritative aviation safety data center JACDEC releases the safety rankings of 60 global airlines. (Image source / twiptrips)
JACDEC is a professional aviation safety data analysis organization that evaluates and ranks the world’s major airlines each year based on their previous year’s data, taking into account statistics on major accidents over the past 10 years as well as the number of aircraft losses over the past 30 years. The 2016 list was published with Cathay Pacific ranking first, followed closely by Emirates and EVA Air. Meanwhile, China Airlines ranked 58th.
EVA Air received recognition for its third-place ranking. (Image provided by / EVA Air)
JACDEC 2016 Global Top 60 Safest Airlines Ranking
1. Cathay Pacific Airways
2. Emirates
3. EVA Air
4. Qatar Airways
5. Hainan Airlines
6. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
7. Air New Zealand
8. Etihad Airways
9. Japan Airlines
10. TAP Portugal
11. JetBlue Airways
12. Lufthansa
13. Qantas
14. Virgin Atlantic Airways
15. All Nippon Airways
16. Air Canada
17. Delta Air Lines
18. British Airways
19. Sichuan Airlines
20. Air Berlin
21. WestJet Airlines
22. Virgin Australia
23. Shenzhen Airlines
24. Southwest Airlines
25. Iberia
26. easyJet
27. Jetstar Airways
28. Norwegian Air Shuttle
29. Thomson Airways
30. Singapore Airlines
China Airlines ranked 58th. (Photo / China Airlines)
31. United Airlines
32. Swiss International Air Lines
33. China Eastern Airlines
34. Ryanair
35. Jet Airways
36. Aeroflot – Russian Airlines
37. LAN Airlines
38. Alitalia
39. Air India
40. Air France
41. American Airlines
42. Air China
43. Alaska Airlines
44. China Southern Airlines
45. Thai Airways International
46. Asiana Airlines
47. SAS – Scandinavian Airlines
48. Aeroméxico
49. Korean Air
50. Turkish Airlines
51. Copa Airlines
52. GOL Transportes Aéreos
53. SAUDIA
54. TAM Airlines
55. Malaysia Airlines
56. Garuda Indonesia
57. Avianca Colombia
58.China Airlines
59. Lion Air
60. Vietnam Airlines