AIRLINES → RANK #57
Avianca
VENERABLE
One of the oldest airlines in the world, still flying a large network.
SOURCE: AVIATION SAFETY NETWORK (COMPILED)
Years without fatal accident
36 and counting
Safe flights in a row
1.5 million
Founded
1919
Fleet size
~140
Home country
Colombia
WHY THIS IS REASSURING
At this level of safety, the gap between major airlines is statistically negligible. Flying Avianca — 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 →