I will always be Qantas. AirlineRatings is edited by Geoffrey Thomas - a Qantas fanboy and 'aviation expert. By naming them the safest he's guaranteed top tier FF membership and no doubt is showered with numerous goodies from QF. There's no doubt that they're a very safe airline, but in the modern era there's no evidence to say they're any safer than a whole host of airlines. They are a relatively small airline operating predominantly in a very benign environment. Many airlines have had a fatality free jet era but somehow QF always come out tops with Geoffrey.
It's a nonsense system anyway. It's odd how you loose two points for not being IOSA certified but only loose on point if you've killed someone in the last decade.
You loose a point for not being FAA endorsed which would not apply to euro carriers anyway. And you loose a point for 'only' flying Russian aircraft. So you have a fleet of 100 jets, 99 of them are Russian but you still actually score a point because not all are Russian. By having one none Russian jet you're still scoring a point.
They even admit they don't rank them based on numerical scores but pick one airline that 'stands out'. Watch what happens when the 'list' is published for 2016 - the result will be that Geoffrey Thomas will likely be at a Charman's Club lounge near you or you might be sharing the QF premium cabin with him.
Last edited by HeartyMeatballs; 27th May 2016 at 08:12.