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.