2016 “World’s 60 Safest Airlines” – EVA Air Ranks 3rd Again, China Airlines 58th

▲ EVA Air retains its 3rd place in the World’s 60 Safest Airlines ranking. (Photo / Reporter Huang Kexiang)

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The annual “World’s 60 Safest Airlines” list, released every January by Germany’s Jet Airliner Crash Data Evaluation Centre (JACDEC), was published in January 2016. Cathay Pacific retained the top spot, while Taiwan-based EVA Air ranked 3rd globally for the second consecutive year. China Airlines moved up one place to 58th.

JACDEC is a professional aviation safety data analysis organization that ranks global airlines each year based on the previous year’s data. According to 2015 figures, the top three spots were again held by Cathay Pacific, Emirates, and EVA Air. The biggest mover in the top 10 was Japan Airlines, which jumped from 44th place last year to 9th this year.

▲ China Airlines moved up one place this year. (Photo / Reporter Xu Wenbin)

2016 Global Top 60 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
29. Thomson Airways
30. Singapore 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. Aeromexico
49. Korean Air
50. Turkish Airlines
51. Copa Airlines
52. GOL Transportes Aéreos
53. Saudi Arabian Airlines (SAUDIA)
54. TAM Airlines
55. Malaysia Airlines
56. Garuda Indonesia
57. Avianca Colombia
58. China Airlines
59. Lion Air
60. Vietnam Airlines