Taiwan-based EVA Air ranks third among the world\u2019s safest airlines on the annual index reported by Germany\u2019s AERO International Magazine. After ranking among the top 10 seven times since 2004, EVA rose from 5th on last year\u2019s list to achieve its highest score. The publication\u2019s 2014 assessments were released in its February 2015 edition on January 16. With its safety programs, consistent record and high standards, EVA has solid standing among leading international airlines and ranks just behind Cathay Pacific Airways and Emirates on the AERO International list.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur ranking significantly shows the high level of safety air traffic has now reached around the globe. It is good to see that airlines do not content themselves with what they have already achieved but work hard and continuously to make their operational services still safer,\u201d said AERO International Editor-in-Chief Dietmar Plath.<\/p>\n
EVA is also ranked among the world\u2019s top-10 safest airlines in website AirlineRatings.com\u2019s recently released analyses. EVA has not had any flight losses or fatalities since it was established. Safety and quality service have been EVA priorities from the beginning.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe established EVA in 1989 and observed our 25th anniversary in 2014. Our third-place ranking is only a small fraction below assessments for the older, larger carriers that ranked first and second. This is exhilarating for us and makes our anniversary milestone even more meaningful,\u201d said EVA Chairman K. W. Chang. <\/p>\n
He added, \u201cWe work hard to achieve operations with no flight losses or fatalities. Safety is the most important part of every flight. Our quality service would not be possible without full attention to every aspect of operations. Recognition by this respected publication not only demonstrates EVA\u2019s outstanding performance but also highlights the cutting-edge competitiveness of Taiwan\u2019s aviation industry.\u201d<\/p>\n
With performance, EVA has also demonstrated zero-defects in IATA\u2019s Operational Safety Audits (IOSA) that have taken place every two years since 2005. <\/p>\n
Published monthly, AERO International focuses on civil aviation. It bases its annual safety rankings on analyses by Germany\u2019s Jet Airliner Crash Data Evaluation Centre (JACDEC), an organization established in 1989 that, today, monitors more than 1,000 flight operators and serves as a reliable source for aviation safety information. JACDEC determines annual overall rankings by comparing an index value of each airline\u2019s accumulated operations with those of other carriers and considers factors such as fleet age, serious flight accidents within the last 10 years and flight losses within the past 30 years. JACDEC\u2019s criteria include:<\/p>\n
\u2022\tFatalities,
\n\u2022\tHull-loss accidents,
\n\u2022\tSerious incidents,
\n\u2022\tAccident-free years,
\n\u2022\tTransparency of country of origin,
\n\u2022\tIOSA membership,
\n\u2022\tYears of operations,
\n\u2022\tCumulative passenger data for past 30 years and
\n\u2022\tAnnual revenue passengers (RPK).<\/p>\n