Of 60 ranked airlines in the world, here are the top ten with the worst safety records, including the number of hull losses (damage
to the aircraft or totally destroyed) and passenger deaths in these accidents since 1983:
SkyWest Airlines is
a North American airline owned by SkyWest, Inc. and headquartered in St.
George, Utah, USA. SkyWest Airlines
flies to 169 cities, in 37 States, Washington D.C., 5 Canadian Provinces and 2
cities in Mexico. Was founded in 1972 with 3 hull losses; 22 dead.
South African
Airways (SAA) is the national flag carrier and largest airline of South Africa,
with headquarters in Airways Park on the grounds of OR Tambo International
Airport in Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni, Gauteng. The airline flies to 38
destinations worldwide from its hub at OR Tambo International Airport, using a
fleet of 54 aircraft. Was founded in 1934 with 1 hull loss; 159 dead.
Thai
Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI) is the national flag carrier and largest airline of Thailand. The
airline has its corporate headquarters in Chatuchak District, Bangkok, and
primarily operates out of Suvarnabhumi Airport.
THAI flies to 75 destinations in 35 countries, using a fleet of more
than 80 aircraft. Was formed in 1988 with 5 hull losses; 309 dead.
Turkish Airlines is
the national flag carrier airline of Turkey, headquartered at the Turkish
Airlines General Management Building on the grounds of Atatürk Airport in
Yeşilköy, Bakırköy, Istanbul. It operates scheduled services to 163
international and 41 domestic cities, serving a total of 204 airports, in
Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas. With an increase to 91 destination
countries, the carrier's destination network from one hub is the world's
largest. Was Founded in 1933 with 6 hull losses, 188 dead.
Saudi Arabian
Airlines operating as Saudia is the flag carrier airline of Saudi Arabia, based
in Jeddah. The airline reverted to its abbreviated English brand name Saudia
(used from 1972 to 1996) from Saudi Arabian Airlines (historic name in use
until 1971 and reintroduced in 1997) on 29 May 2012, the name was changed to
celebrate the company's entry into the SkyTeam airline alliance on that day. It
operates domestic and international scheduled flights to over 90 destinations
in the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. Domestic and
international charter flights are operated. Was founded in 1945 with 4 hull
losses; 310 dead.
Korean Air Lines
Co., Ltd., operating as Korean Air, is both the flag carrier and the largest
airline of South Korea, with global headquarters located in Gonghang-dong,
Gangseo-gu, Seoul, South Korea. Korean Air's international passenger division
and related subsidiary cargo division together serve 130 cities in 45
countries, while its domestic division serves 20 destinations. Was founded in
1962 with 9 hull losses; 687 dead.
Gol Transportes
Aéreos is a Brazilian low-cost airline based in Comandante Lineu Gomes Square,
São Paulo, Brazil. It also owns the brand Varig, although now that name refers
to the informally known "new" Varig, founded in 2006 and not to the "old"
Varig, founded in 1927. According to the National Civil Aviation Agency of
Brazil (ANAC) between January and December 2012 Gol/Varig had 32.91% of the
domestic and 10.32% of the international market shares in terms of passengers
per kilometre flown, with 68 destinations. Was founded in 2000 with 1 hull
loss; 154 dead.
Air India is the
flag carrier airline of India. It is part of the government owned Air India
Limited (AIL). The airline operates in Asia, Europe and North America. Its
corporate office is located at the Air India Building at Nariman Point in South
Mumbai. Air India has slipped to the fourth spot in the Indian domestic
aviation sector, behind Jet Airways, IndiGo and SpiceJet as on May 2012.
Following its merger with Indian Airlines, Air India has faced multiple
problems, including escalating financial losses, Between September 2007 and May
2011, Air India's domestic market share declined from 19.2% to 14%, primarily
because of stiff competition from private Indian carriers. Was founded in 1932
with 3 hull losses; 329 dead.
TAM Airlines is the
Brazilian brand of LATAM Airlines Group. The merger of TAM with LAN Airlines
was completed on June 22, 2012. The company is currently the largest Brazilian
airline. Before the takeover, TAM was Brazil's and Latin America's largest airline.
Its headquarters are in São Paulo, operating scheduled services to destinations
within Brazil, as well as international flights to Europe and other parts of
North and South America. According to the National Civil Aviation Agency of
Brazil (ANAC) between January and December 2012 TAM had 40.79% of the domestic
and 89.44% of the international market shares in terms of passengers per
kilometre flown. Was founded in 1976 with 6 hull losses; 336 dead.
Number 1
China Airlines (CAL)
is the largest airline in Taiwan. Although not directly state-owned, the
airline is owned by China Airlines Group, which is owned by the China Aviation
Development Foundation which is in turn owned by the government of the Republic
of China. The airline, with headquarters in and flight operations from Taiwan
Taoyuan International Airport, flies to destinations in Asia, Europe, North
America and Oceania. The airline started scheduled chartered flights between
Taiwan and China on July 2008. China Airlines has operated the Hong Kong route
since 1967, with over 140 flights flown a week between Taipei, Kaohsiung, and
Hong Kong. Was founded in 1959 with 8 hull losses; 755 dead.
Source: BusinessInsider
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