AIRLINES → RANK #48
Xiamen Airlines
SPOTLESS
One of the longest continuously accident-free records in the world.
SOURCE: AVIATION SAFETY NETWORK — NO FATAL ACCIDENT ON RECORD
Years without fatal accident
None, ever
Safe flights in a row
1.8 million
Founded
1984
Fleet size
~200
Home country
China
WHY THIS IS REASSURING
At this level of safety, the gap between major airlines is statistically negligible. Flying Xiamen 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 →