The ranking of the safest airlines in the world has been released! Taiwan's EVA Air ranks among the top 10

In this ranking, Middle Eastern airlines performed outstandingly and occupied the top of the list. Taiwan's EVA Air, with its long-term stable safety performance, successfully entered the top 10 in the world, becoming the only airline in Taiwan to be included in the top 10. The budget airline list was also released simultaneously, and Hong Kong Express Airways remained the world's number one, attracting widespread attention in the industry.

The ranking of the world's safest airlines for the year 2026 is led by AirlineRatings.com, an internationally recognized aviation professional evaluation agency that has been continuously releasing the list of the world's safest airlines since 2013. With its rigorous selection system and high credibility, it has become an important indicator of the safety level of the global aviation industry. Compared with the past, this selection has added turbulence prevention related evaluation indicators while maintaining the stability of core standards. As turbulence has become the main cause of air crash casualties, it further enhances the professionalism and pertinence of the list.

Specifically, the selection covers multiple core indicators, including serious accident records in the past two years, accident probability, fleet size and age, fatal accident records, pilot professional skills and training level, combined with regulations of international aviation organizations, audit results of civil aviation authorities, as well as the fleet operation, maintenance standards, flight safety records and operational transparency of airlines. After multiple rigorous evaluations by aviation experts and senior pilots, airlines with excellent safety performance are finally selected. The accident rates of the listed companies are controlled between 0.002 and 0.09, and the overall safety level far exceeds the industry average standard. AirlineRatings CEO Sharon Peterson said that the gap between companies on this year's list is minimal and the competition is fierce. Among them, the top 6 traditional airlines have a difference of only 1.3 points, and being able to enter the top 25 on the list represents that the company has reached the world's top level in aircraft operations, crew training, safety measures implementation, and other aspects.

In the ranking of full-service airlines, Middle Eastern airlines continue to perform strongly and become the biggest winners, occupying multiple positions in the top of the list, demonstrating the profound strength of the Middle Eastern aviation industry in safety management, operational norms, and other aspects. The top 10 airlines in this full service airline list are: Atihad Airlines (United Arab Emirates), Cathay Pacific Airlines (Hong Kong, China), Qatari Airlines (Qatar), Emirates Airlines (United Arab Emirates), New Zealand Airlines (New Zealand), Singapore Airlines (Singapore), EVA Airlines (Taiwan, China, China), Virgin Australia Airlines (Australia) and Korean Airlines (South Korea), of which the airlines in the Middle East occupy three seats, highlighting the regional aviation security advantages.

It is worth noting that Taiwan's EVA Air has successfully ranked 8th, winning the organization's title of the safest airline in the world for 13 consecutive years. It is also the only airline in Taiwan to be included in the top 10 globally, highlighting its outstanding performance in the field of aviation safety.

It is reported that Cathay Pacific Airways plans to invest far more than HKD 100 billion to further enhance customer experience, support the development of Hong Kong's international aviation hub, and continuously strengthen its safety operation capabilities.