AIRLINES → RANK #26
United Airlines
GLOBAL WORKHORSE
One of the largest global networks in aviation with a strong modern safety record.
SOURCE: AVIATION SAFETY NETWORK (COMPILED)
Years without fatal accident
35 and counting
Safe flights in a row
12 million
Founded
1926
Fleet size
~1000
Home country
United States
WHY THIS IS REASSURING
At this level of safety, the gap between major airlines is statistically negligible. Flying United 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 →