The World's 10 Most Dangerous Airlines
On Jan 23, 10:48*pm, "Mr.B1ack" wrote:
On Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:37:52 +0000, Dr. Jai Maharaj wrote:
Of 60 ranked airlines, here are the ten with the worst
safety records, including the number of hull losses since
1983, and how many fatalities they caused:
#10 SkyWest Airlines: 3 hull losses; 22 dead
#9 South African Airways: 1 hull loss; 159 dead
#8 Thai Airways International: 5 hull losses; 309 dead
#7 Turkish Airlines: 6 hull losses, 188 dead
#6 Saudia: 4 hull losses; 310 dead
#5 Korean Air: 9 hull losses; 687 dead
#4 GOL Transportes Aéreos: 1 hull loss; 154 dead
#3 Air India: 3 hull losses; 329 dead
#2 TAM Airlines: 6 hull losses; 336 dead
#1 China Airlines: 8 hull losses; 755 dead
* *Hmmm ... this would be more informative if it
* *were ranked by deaths in proportion to total
* *fleet size or miles flown. China lost a lot
* *of hulls, but Korean Air seems to have killed
* *a lot of people in proportion to its size.
* *Saudia may be even more dangerous than S.K.,
* *a rather small fleet but yet 310 dead.
Miles flown is a false metric. Per takeoffs is the proper gauge.
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