AIRLINES → RANK #16
Delta Air Lines
WORKHORSE
Operates one of the largest fleets on earth with a strong modern record.
SOURCE: AVIATION SAFETY NETWORK (COMPILED)
Years without fatal accident
30 and counting
Safe flights in a row
11 million
Founded
1925
Fleet size
~990
Home country
United States
WHY THIS IS REASSURING
At this level of safety, the gap between major airlines is statistically negligible. Flying Delta Air Lines — 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 →