Aviation site AirlineRatings.com says Qantas remains the world 's safest airline . Of the the 449 airlines the website lists , 37 have the top five - star safety ranking . Aviation website AirlineRatings.com has just released its annual list of the world 's 10 safest airlines . The world 's airlines reportedly carried a record 3.3 million passengers on 27 ##1 flights in 2014 .
Aviation site AirlineRatings.com says Qantas remains the world 's safest airline . Of the the 449 airlines the website lists , 37 have the top five - star safety ranking . The world 's airlines reportedly carried a record 3.3 million passengers on 27 ##1 flights in 2014 .