• Air New Zealand was among the top 10. AirRatings.com compiled its top 10, with the exception of leader Qantas, alphabetically. It said that there were 21 fatal accidents in 2014 with 986 fatalities, which is higher than the 10-year average. However, two of the crashes - MH370 and MH17 - were "unprecedented in modern times" it said with 537 fatalities. Stephen Brashear / Getty Images
    Air New Zealand was among the top 10. AirRatings.com compiled its top 10, with the exception of leader Qantas, alphabetically. It said that there were 21 fatal accidents in 2014 with 986 fatalities, which is higher than the 10-year average. However, two of the crashes - MH370 and MH17 - were "unprecedented in modern times" it said with 537 fatalities. Stephen Brashear / Getty Images
  • A Finnair flight from New York lands at the Helsinki-Vantaa International Airport. Lehtikuva / Jussi Nukari / AFP
    A Finnair flight from New York lands at the Helsinki-Vantaa International Airport. Lehtikuva / Jussi Nukari / AFP
  • A Cathay Pacific aircraft approaches Hong Kong International Airport. Brent Lewin / Bloomberg
    A Cathay Pacific aircraft approaches Hong Kong International Airport. Brent Lewin / Bloomberg
  • Planes of German flagship carrier Lufthansa. Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters
    Planes of German flagship carrier Lufthansa. Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters
  • British Airways made the top 10 this year having missed out on the previous list. Jason Alden / Bloomberg
    British Airways made the top 10 this year having missed out on the previous list. Jason Alden / Bloomberg
  • Etihad Airways was included in the list again. Kamran Jebreili / AP Photo
    Etihad Airways was included in the list again. Kamran Jebreili / AP Photo
  • As was fellow UAE airline Emirates. Tony Gutierrez / AP Photo
    As was fellow UAE airline Emirates. Tony Gutierrez / AP Photo
  • Singapore Airlines. The world's airlines carried a record 3.3 billion passengers on 27 million flights in 2014. Munshi Ahmed / Bloomberg
    Singapore Airlines. The world's airlines carried a record 3.3 billion passengers on 27 million flights in 2014. Munshi Ahmed / Bloomberg
  • EVA Air. AirlineRatings.com says its rating system takes into account a range of factors related to audits from aviation government bodies as well as government audits and the airline's fatality record. Sam Ywh / AFP
    EVA Air. AirlineRatings.com says its rating system takes into account a range of factors related to audits from aviation government bodies as well as government audits and the airline's fatality record. Sam Ywh / AFP

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World’s top 10 safest airlines 2015 – in pictures

Mark Asquith

January 07, 2015

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AirlineRatings.com has revealed the safest airlines in the world for 2015 from the 449 airlines it monitors. Qantas was the leader last year, but which airline is it this year?

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