Hainan Airlines third safest airline
January 23, 2017 Category Members' News, Weekly
Hainan Airlines has climbed two notches to reach third place in a global airline safety rating list, the best-ever ranking for a mainland China-based airline, according to a report by the Jet Airliner Crash Data Evaluation Center (JACDEC), a German airline safety institute. The JACDEC report reviewed the performance of more than 60 leading airlines in 2016. Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific ranked No 1 in this year’s assessment. The safety index is based on airlines’ annual revenue, passenger kilometers, International Air Transport Association Operational Safety Audit membership, and the transparency of its controlling aircraft accident investigation authority. Depending on the age of the airline, the data can reach up to 30 years into the past. Hainan Airlines made the list’s top 10 for a fifth consecutive year. Established in 1993, the airline has been expanding rapidly, now operating 180 aircraft and 700 international and domestic air routes that connect with more than 100 cities. The airline has logged 5 million hours of safe flights and has operated for 23 years without incident. The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has also honored the airline with its Five-Star Flight Safety Award. “Safety is the most important factor for the aviation industry,” said Wei Changrong, Safety Director of Hainan Airlines, as reported by the China Daily.
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