Airline Safety

Website rates safest airlines

Qantas, Emirates, Cathay Pacific and Singapore Airlines rank among the world's safest 'seven star...

Five things airlines don't say in the safety demo

It's easy to zone out during the safety announcement — especially if you're a very fre...

The world's 10 safest airlines

In brief: The European-based Air Transport Rating Agency (ATRA) has released its list of the worl...

Airbus "not at fault" over AF447 crash

The crash of the Air France 447 Airbus A330 flying Rio de Janeiro to Paris on 1 June 2009 was not...

AF 447 cockpit voice recorder locat

The "black box" cockpit voice recorder (CVR) from Air France 447 -- the Airbus A330 that disappea...

Flight data recorder from Air France 447 found

The flight data recorder from the wreckage of Air France 447 has finally been recovered, almost t...

SIA's business class seats get safety waiver

Australians could be seeing more of Singapore Airlines' Airbus A380, which already flies on route...

Air NZ to check entire Boeing 737 fleet

Air New Zealand is checking its entire fleet of fifteen Boeing 737-300 aircraft following the exp...

Four Qantas 737s aircraft grounded for checks

Qantas has been forced to ground four of its Boeing 737-400 jets in response to the emergency lan...

Air France 447 wreckage found

A large amount of wreckage from Air France 447 has been discovered, 4 km under water on the ocean...

Qantas and Air NZ 737 safety: should you worry?

This weekend, a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-300 was involved in an explosive decompression inci...

How to avoid Air NZ's Richard Simmons video

Air New Zealand's new Richard Simmons safety video is ridiculously funny -- at least the first ti...

Travolta Qantas safety vid: annoying or OK?

If you're annoyed by the new John Travolta-hosted safety video on Qantas flights, the cabin crew ...

Air NZ contract airline banned from flying

Air New Zealand contract airline Air National has been banned from flying by the CAA over concern...