AIRLINES → RANK #25
American Airlines
BIG & STEADY
The world’s largest airline by fleet — and it’s gone over two decades without a fatal accident across an enormous network.
SOURCE: AVIATION SAFETY NETWORK (COMPILED)
Years without fatal accident
25 and counting
Safe flights in a row
13 million
Founded
1926
Fleet size
~965
Home country
United States
WHY THIS IS REASSURING
At this level of safety, the gap between major airlines is statistically negligible. Flying American Airlines — or any major scheduled carrier — you would need to fly every day for over 25,000 years to statistically expect a fatal accident.
SOURCE: MIT / ARNOLD BARNETT · METHODOLOGY →