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Ethiopian Airlines
AFRICA’S LARGEST
The continent’s biggest carrier, flying an extensive modern fleet.
SOURCE: AVIATION SAFETY NETWORK (COMPILED)
Years without fatal accident
7 and counting
Safe flights in a row
1.6 million
Founded
1945
Fleet size
~150
Home country
Ethiopia
WHY THIS IS REASSURING
At this level of safety, the gap between major airlines is statistically negligible. Flying Ethiopian 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 →