Safest and most uncertain Airlines 2025: Where are you best flying?

Safest and most uncertain Airlines 2025: Where are you best flying?

Karachi, Pakistan - On March 31, 2025, the Hamburg flight accident office JACDEC published its comprehensive analysis of the security of the world's largest airlines. The assessment is based on 33 security parameters that cover the condition and history of the airlines. Despite occasional disaster reports, flying remains one of the safest types of travel. A total of 100 airlines were rated in the analysis, and extensive security rankings have been created for the period 2024.

The general focus of the JACDEC ranking is to compare the largest airlines after passenger traffic volume and to pay attention to systematic risk factors. The data collected include the accident history of the past 30 years and the maintenance states of the aircraft. The complete analysis and ranking is published in the March issue of the Aero International magazine.

The most uncertain airlines in the world

like Vol.at reports, Ut Air from Russia leads the most uncertain airlines. With seven total losses and 39 fatalities in 30 years, the airline showed worrying security deficits. In second place is Pakistan International Airlines, followed by Lion Air from Indonesia. The ten most uncertain airlines are summarized in the following list:

• 10. Mahan Air (Iran) - fleet age: 27.8 years; Three total losses; no fatalities.
• 9. Vietnam Airlines (Vietnam) - 18 serious incidents; 65 dead by crash 1997.
• 8. China Eastern Airlines (China) - two total losses with 137 fatalities.
• 7. Air India (India) - 23 serious incidents in 10 years; no fatalities.
• 6. Aeroflot (Russia) - 12 total losses; 136 dead; Hinder maintenance.
• 5. Ethiopian Airlines (Ethiopia) - 18 severe incidents; 157 dead by crash 2019.
• 4. Egypt Air (Egypt) - five total losses; 66 dead by crash 2016.
• 3. Lion Air (Indonesia) - eight total losses; 214 dead since 1990.
• 2. Pakistan International Airlines (Pakistan) - eleven total losses; 191 dead.
• 1. Ut air (Russia) - 7 total losses; 39 dead.

The safest airlines in the world

In contrast, the evaluation of the safest airlines, which gives a clear overview of leading airlines in the overview. Emirates occupies first place with a security index of 94.42 %. KLM and Qantas follow second and three in places. The table shows the ten safest airlines:

• 10. Air Canada (Canada) - security index: 89.72 %.
• 9. Southwest Airlines (USA) - security index: 90.07 %.
• 8. Ryanair (UK) - security index: 90.67 %.
• 7. Spirit Airlines (USA) - security index: 90.7 %.
• 6. Singapore Airlines (Singapore) - security index: 90.99 %.
• 5. Jetblue Airways (USA) - Security index: 91.0 %.
• 4. Easyjet (UK) - security index: 91.08 %.
• 3. Qantas (Australia) - security index: 91.14 %.
• 2. Klm (Netherlands) - security index: 92.97 %.
• 1. Emirates (United Arab Emirates) - security index: 94.42 %.

The JacDec ranking shows the advanced security standards in the aviation industry and proves that most airlines have made significant progress in recent years. According to jacdec.de , the analysis of a total of 100 airlines that work in passenger traffic also reflects the security conditions in different regions. Flying is really safe, but an informed selection of the airline remains crucial. There are also new regional rankings for North America, Europe and Africa that offer additional transparency.