25 Airlines That Have Never Had a Major Accident

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5.Virgin Atlantic/Australia/America

Noneof the Virgin-branded airlines have had a major accident or fatality in their history.

Although operating as three separate airlines (Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Australia and Virgin America), none of the Virgin-branded carriers have incurred a major accident in their 32 years of flying.

And, there’s nothing to indicate that this record is in danger, as all three rank in the list of safest airlines for 2016.

In 2015, the three airlines combined to safely deliver more than 35 million passengers across five continents.

6.Regional US Airlines: ExpressJet, Republic Airlines, Shuttle America, Mesa Airlines

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Regional airlines are essential to serving smaller destinations for larger, mainline airlines. Despite employing less-experienced pilots, there are a few larger regional airlines that have notable safety records:

ExpressJet Airlines (2015: 26 million passengers, founded in 1979, 401 aircraft, operating as American Eagle, Delta Connection and United Express)
Republic Airlines & Shuttle America (2015: 22 million passengers, founded in 1973, 241 aircraft, operating as American Eagle, Delta Connection and United Express)
Mesa Airlines (founded in 1980, 133 aircraft, operating as American Eagle and United Express)

*Excluding airlines with fewer than 100 aircraft.

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