Qantas tops airline safety rankings
 

Well done to Qantas for topping the Airline Safety Rankings for 2016. Virgin Australia also features in the top 20 list and QantasLink scores a 7/7 in the rankings as well. But what about the other Australian based airlines?

Rex, VARA, Air North and Tiger Australia don't have IOSA accreditation according to AirlineRankings.com.

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This is what IATA says about their safety audit.

The IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) program is an internationally recognized and accepted evaluation system designed to assess the operational management and control systems of an airline.

Should airlines not having IOSA accreditation be of concern to the travelling public?

Hello Geoffrey! :E

HK Express made top 10 LCCs which makes the whole thing seem like a farce

Quite obviously not an exhaustive audit then. They failed to take into account the multitude of latent threats that saturate the industry.

Engineering cutbacks, fuel saving initiatives, efficient (read predatory) roster practices, sub-sub-subcontracts, desperate management practices, cabin crew pay and conditions approaching poverty levels, shorter turn around times, less ground staff, failing morale, and the real doozie, a regulator that doesn't/can't afford to care.

Only a matter of time till we are witness to a tragedy in this country. They have whittled away everything but the bare minimum components required to maintain the illusion of safety.

Personally, I've always wondered which airlines a bag chucker/rampie would recommend.

Is it any surprise? Geoffrey Thomas is an editor of the "company" that commissioned this. It's payroll masquerading as news.

A 2 second domain search reveals that the airline ratings.com is hosted by wa newspapers....

GT, its a good idea to cover your tracks to your master's door a little better.

And in Europe flyBE are listed as one of the safest LCCs which made me chuckle. Why isn't Hawaiian top who've not had a hull loss since they were formed in 1929. And no safety ratings for easyJet and Ryanair, two of the biggest airlines in the continent. I wonder how many FF miles QF issue the 'judges' of the ratings.

You dont need judges. Qantas is the second oldest airline and the world and has never lost a passenger in the jet age.

Geoffrey Thomas - Member of the Qantas Chairman's Club.

Some would say conflict of interest.

Don't know about that...
They lost me. :*

Gordon, 100% on the money, they have indeed whittled away at everything,
But at the same time managed to reward themselves with all time high salaries and bonuses!

Gentlemen.

Geoffrey Thomas is world renowned multi award winning writer, author and commentator (with a stern yet professional, slightly smug, but responsible look) who has had a holistic view of the aviation industry for more than 40 years.

He has an outstanding reputation...with aviation personnel...

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Please, some respect :=

"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it!"
--Upton Sinclair
I, Candidate for Governor: And How I Got Licked (1935)

JACDEC put Cathay first with QANTAS in 7th place.

Airline Safety Ranking 2015 » JACDEC

Poor poor Geoffrey.

Given that "Presented by the West Australian" is written on the homepage right next to the website name, I'm not sure covering tracks was the intention. Good sleuthing though...

Sounds like a massive case of self-aggrandisement on the part of Geoffrey Thomas. He might think he has an outstanding reputation with aviation personnel, but most people I've met think he's a complete plonker!

No, that was just another of Compylot's attempts at wry humour. (Keep trying son - you're getting a little bit better.)

Personally and professionally, I've encountered few people who are further into self-aggrandisement than GT.
The former bag-chucker from Port Hedland now describes himself as an "Aviation Professional".
Baggage handling and despatching as many as two movements a day from there makes you that, don'tcha know?

This self-appointed "Aviation Expert" is always available at short notice to comment on matters on which he's not qualified.
If you're a clueless journalist catering to the 'great unwashed', just ask him a question and he'll give you any answer you want to hear.

As for his relationship with the 'red tail rat', well, that's already been noted on here in the past.

They really should just get a room!