Air New Zealand named the world's SAFEST airline for 2022

Air New Zealand has been put at the top of the list of the safest airlines in the world for 2022 by AirlineRatings.com, the world’s only safety, product, and COVID-19 rating website. AirlineRatings.com has also announced its Top Twenty Safest Airlines and Ten Safest Low-Cost Airlines for 2022 from the 385 it monitors. 

Evaluating Factors of the Safest Airlines in the World

In making its evaluation of the safest airlines in the world, AirlineRatings.com takes into account a comprehensive range of factors that include: airline’s crash over 5 years and serious incident record over two years, audits from aviation’s governing and industry bodies, government audits, industry-leading safety initiatives, fleet age, and COVID-19 safety protocols. In selecting Air New Zealand as the world’s safest airline for 2022, AirlineRatings.com editors noted that the airline operates in some of the most challenging weather conditions and remote environments. It is also leading the way with technical innovation and has a very young fleet with an average age of just 6.8 years.

Air New Zealand has also been involved in a range of safety improvements such as the Future Air Navigation System; real-time monitoring of its engines across its fleet, and precision approaches around mountains in the cloud, using RNP.

Air New Zealand’s chief executive Greg Foran said;
“Air New Zealand is very humbled to receive this recognition, particularly given the high safety standards the airline industry holds itself to. We’re in good company and a big congratulations to all airlines on the list.

“The Air New Zealand promise is to take manaaki (care) further. To do that we have to take our approach to safety further. For us, it’s not about safety first – it’s about safety always. We want everyone to go home safely every day.

The Top 20 Safest Airlines for 2022

Top 20 are in ranking order;

1. Air New Zealand,
2. Etihad Airways,
3. Qatar Airways,
4. Singapore Airlines,
5. TAP Air Portugal,
6. SAS,
7. Qantas,
8. Alaska Airlines,
9. EVA Air,
10. Virgin Australia/Atlantic,
11. Cathay Pacific Airways,
12. Hawaiian Airlines,
13. American Airlines,
14. Lufthansa/Swiss Group,
15. Finnair,
16. Air France/KLM Group,
17. British Airways,
18. Delta Air Lines,
19. United Airlines
20. Emirates.

Qantas lost its number one ranking due to an incident at Perth Airport in 2018, where a combination of factors caused a 737 crew that had just exited runway 03 to taxi past stop bars and enter an active runway – 06 – almost colliding with another company 737 on its take-off roll. The report into that complex and serious incident was not issued till late 2020, and too late to be included in the 2021 safety rankings.

Top 10 Safest Low-Cost Airlines for 2022

AirlineRatings.com editors also identified their Top 10 safest low-cost airlines.

In alphabetical order they are;

1. Allegiant, 
2. easyjet, 
3. Frontier, 
4. Jetstar Group, 
5. Jetblue, 
6. Ryanair, 
7. Vietjet, 
8. Volaris, 
9. Westjet, 
10. Wizz.

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Air New Zealand the World's Safest Airline for 2022 - Airline Ratings