Aviation

World’s Safest Airlines in 2018 by JACDEC

JACDEC stands for Jet Airliner Crash Data Evaluation Centre, providing global safety analysis about commercial aviation since 1989. The German founders Jan-Arwed Richter and Christian Wolf have written a number of books about aviation accidents. Since 2002 JACDEC developed under that term social research a global as a service, detailed information about an airline are with costs

In the timeframe until the end of 2017, Emirates was the world’s safest airline. According to JACDEC CEO Jan-Arwed Richter, the annual JACDEC airline safety ranking is not only a snapshot in time. The ranking of the world’s safest airlines is based on a long-term analysis. This analysis takes 33 factors into account. Among those factors are, for instance, the number of passengers transported, as well as the kilometres flown. Moreover, other factors considered are the number of crashes and incidents (which passengers often do not notice whatsoever).

The JACDEC Safety Index was developed from their own database. The Centre also monitors current safety occurrences and provides updates on airline safety issues in social networks. The ratings take into account the number and deadliness of the hull losses (destroyed airplanes) they have suffered in the past 30 years, how they have fared more recently, and how many flights they have flown without incident. The results do not take into account the cause of the hull losses, or whether the airline is at fault, so they are not a perfect measure of how safely an airline operates.

In the following, the ten safest airlines according to the newest JACDEC rating are listed:

Emirates (UAE, United Arab Emirates)
Norwegian Air Shuttle (NAX, Norway)
Virgin Atlantic Airways (VIR, United kingdom)
KLM -Royal Dutch Airlines (KLM, The Netherlands)
EasyJet (EZY, United Kingdom)
Finnair (FIN, Finland)
Etihad Airways (ETD, United Arab Emirates)
Spirit Airlines (NKS, USA)
Jetstar Airways (JST, Australia)
Air Arabia (ABY, United Arab Emirates)

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Lost Tool Found in Qantas A380 After 34 Flights

An Australian Transportation Safety Bureau (ATSB) investigation recently revealed that a Qantas A380 operated 34 flights with a 1.25-meter nylon tool lodged in one of its engines.

This turning tool, used during borescope inspections to rotate the intermediate-pressure compressor, was left behind during scheduled maintenance at Los Angeles on December 6, 2023. It remained inside the engine until it was discovered by maintenance staff during a subsequent check at Los Angeles on January 1, 2024.

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The ATSB report highlights two critical lapses. First, maintenance engineers failed to notice the tool during final checks for foreign objects after the borescope inspection. Second, the lost tool procedure was not activated when the tool was identified as missing.

The certifying engineer ultimately cleared the aircraft for service without accounting for the misplaced tool. During the time qantas films the tool was inside, the A380 completed 34 flight cycles, accumulating nearly 294 hours without any noticeable effect on engine performance.

Although the tool was deformed by high-energy airflow within the engine, there was no reported damage to the engine itself. ATSB Chief Commissioner Angus Mitchell commented.

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“This incident underscores the importance of following established maintenance protocols. Engineers missed the tool during foreign object checks, and the required lost tool procedure wasn’t started after realizing the tool was missing.”

Following the investigation, the airline issued a safety directive, urging all engineering and tool storage teams to adhere strictly to these protocols to prevent similar incidents in the future.

A qantas spokesperson stated, “While the tool didn’t impact engine performance, we take this incident very seriously. It is critical to follow the correct lost tool procedures.”