AIRLINES → RANK #15
Japan Airlines
METICULOUS
Turned a past tragedy into one of the industry’s most rigorous safety cultures.
SOURCE: AVIATION SAFETY NETWORK (COMPILED)
Years without fatal accident
41 and counting
Safe flights in a row
4.0 million
Founded
1951
Fleet size
~160
Home country
Japan
WHY THIS IS REASSURING
At this level of safety, the gap between major airlines is statistically negligible. Flying Japan 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 →