But a fatal crash in South Korea, and the downing of an aircraft in Azerbaijan, have once again raised questions about the dangers associated with aviation.
Bernard Lavelle, an aviation consultant at BL Aviation Consulting told The i Paper: “I would definitely avoid flying on any of these airlines.”
Safety ranking service AirlineRatings.com, has evaluated many of these airlines based on international audits, crash data, and adherence to these government regulations.
National carrier Aeroflot is among the airlines reportedly jeopardising safety, according to a new report (Photo: Leonid Faerberg/SOPA/LightRocket Getty)
Aeroflot, a Russian airline with roots in the Soviet era, remains operational today despite its grim history, having recorded more fatalities – 11,788 according to the Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives – than any other airline.
But the airline’s safety culture still comes under heavy international scrutiny following a 2008 crash that led to the death of 88 passengers in Siberia.
A year later, on a flight from Moscow to New York, a pilot delivered a drunken message to the passengers before take-off.
The Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft of Aeroflot Airlines, covered in fire retardant foam, after an emergency landing in Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow, Russia in 2019. (Photo: Moscow News Agency photo via AP)
The pilot later confirmed he had celebrated his birthday the day before the incident, but the airline said no trace of alcohol had been found in his body after a series of tests.
Mr Lavelle added that Russian airliners could grow increasingly unsafe due to airlines’ inability to get spare parts from Boeing and Airbus after sanctions were imposed by the US.
Pakistan International Airlines
Pakistan International Airlines in 2004 (Photo: S. Burmaula/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), the state-owned flag carrier, is notorious for accidents and regulatory failures. On 22 May 2020, Flight 8303 crashed in a devastating approach to Karachi.
Of the 99 people onboard, 97 died, along with one person on the ground. Investigators attributed the tragedy to pilot error and a high cockpit workload.
An investigation revealed that PIA reinstated 110 of the 141 pilots whose licenses had been suspended, according to the Pakistani newspaper Dawn. The airline revoked the licenses of 15 pilots, while 14 were deemed unfit to fly.
The i Paper has reached out PIA for comment.
Fire brigade staff try to put out fire caused by the plane crash in Karachi (Photo: Fareed Khan/AP)Workers pull the crashed Precision Air aircraft out of Lake Victoria in Bukoba, Tanzania, after it crashed on 6 November 2022. (Photo: Sitide Protase / AFP)
But a spate of recent incidents has led to the airline achieving a one star out of seven safety ranking, according to AirlineRanking.com.
The crew circled the airport twice following bad weather, and informed passengers of a possible diversion. On the third approach attempt, the runway became visible, and the pilot continued the landing before it crashed into the lake, resulting in the deaths of the pilot, copilot, and seventeen passengers.
The i Paper has reached out to Precision Air for comment.
Utair
A Boeing 737-500 passenger aircraft, operated by UTair Aviation PJSC, in Berlin. Boeing staggered into a deepening global crisis as governments around the world grounded the company’s best-selling jet over safety concerns after a second deadly crash. (Photo: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg via Getty Images)In 2012, an ATR 72-200 crashed near Roshchino International Airport, killing 33 of the 43 people onboard.
While the airline continues to operate domestically and internationally, these incidents have tarnished its reputation.
The i Paper has reached out to Utair for comment.
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