There are many factors that go into making a safe airline – some that can be measured and some that cannot. AirlineRatings.com was launched in 2013 to bring together all the elements that can be counted to give passengers for the first time a truly objective guide to which airlines are the safest.
The safety rating for each airline is based on a comprehensive analysis utilizing information from the world’s aviation governing body and leading association along with governments and crash data.
Each airline has the potential to earn seven stars.
There are two major audits that each attracts two stars.
The first is the International Air Transport Association Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) which is an internationally recognized and accepted evaluation system designed to assess the operational management and control systems of an airline. IOSA uses over 1000 audit parameters and airlines are re-evaluated every two years.
Airlines must pass IOSA to belong to IATA, the leading industry association.
The other major audit is conducted by the governing body of aviation, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
The eight ICAO audit parameters that pertain to safety are; Legislation, Organization, Licensing, Operations, Airworthiness, Accident Investigation, Air Navigation Service and Aerodromes.
If a country exceeds the average compliance of all eight ICAO safety parameters, its airlines get two stars. However, if one criterion is below the average by less than 15 percent it is considered a pass.
If 5 to 7 of the criteria are met one star is awarded. If the country only meets up to four criteria no star is given. The ICAO audit is a barometer of the state of a country’s oversight of its airline system, something critical for maintaining safety.
Airlines gain a star if they are not on the EU Blacklist.
The EU developed a banned list after concerns about a number of airlines.
Likewise, the US also has a banned list which relates to countries and a star is added if the airline’s country is approved. A star is also added if the airline has maintained a fatality-free record for the prior 10 years.
AirlineRatings.com does not include incidents in its rating system, because not all countries report them and incidents happen to all airlines every day.
Most are minor in nature and it is the way pilots handle an incident that is critical.
Separately, in making its assessment of the Top Twenty safest airlines, AirlineRatings.com conducts additional audits that include areas such as an airline’s fleet age. Typically, only those airlines with an average fleet age of 10 years and under are considered.
The IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) Program is an internationally recognized and accepted evaluation system designed to assess the operational management and control systems of an airline. The IOSA audit creates a standard that is comparable on a world-wide basis, enabling and maximizing the joint use of audit reports. This has saved the industry over 6400 redundant audits and continues to lead to extensive cost-savings for IOSA participating airlines.
All IATA members are IOSA registered and must remain registered to maintain IATA membership. See who is already on the IOSA Registry.
Benefits for Airlines and Regulators
- Quality audit program under stewardship of IATA
- Continuous updating of standards to reflect regulatory revisions and best practices
- Elimination of audit redundancy, reducing costs and audit resource requirements
- Accredited audit organizations with formally trained and qualified auditors
- Accredited training organizations with auditor training courses
- Structured audit methodology, standardized checklists
Check out the list here and see how your favorite airline or the airlines in your area rates. You can either type the airline in the search bar or click on search by country or rating.
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https://www.airlineratings.com/news/passenger-news/makes-safe-airline/
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