In pictures: World’s top 10 safest airlines in 2013

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  • Air New Zealand was ranked the second safest among top-ranked airlines in the world. Marty Melville / AFP
    Air New Zealand was ranked the second safest among top-ranked airlines in the world. Marty Melville / AFP
  • Emirates Airline meanwhile was ranked third by AirlineRatings.com. Jerome Favre / Bloomberg News
    Emirates Airline meanwhile was ranked third by AirlineRatings.com. Jerome Favre / Bloomberg News
  • Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, was ranked fourth in airline safety. Patrick Riviere / Getty Images
    Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, was ranked fourth in airline safety. Patrick Riviere / Getty Images
  • Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific was in fifth place. Ed Jones / AFP
    Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific was in fifth place. Ed Jones / AFP
  • Singapore Airlines meanwhile was sixth best among seven-star rated airlines for safety and product. Vivek Prakash / Reuters
    Singapore Airlines meanwhile was sixth best among seven-star rated airlines for safety and product. Vivek Prakash / Reuters
  • Virgin Atlantic was ranked seventh by AirlineRatings.com. Luke MacGregor / Reuters
    Virgin Atlantic was ranked seventh by AirlineRatings.com. Luke MacGregor / Reuters
  • EVA Air of Taiwan meanwhile placed eighth. Sam Yeh / AFP
    EVA Air of Taiwan meanwhile placed eighth. Sam Yeh / AFP
  • Japan’s All Nippon Airways was ninth-safest among top airlines in the world. Yoshikazu Tsuno / AFP
    Japan’s All Nippon Airways was ninth-safest among top airlines in the world. Yoshikazu Tsuno / AFP
  • Royal Jordanian. Alexander Klein / AFP
    Royal Jordanian. Alexander Klein / AFP