Qantas named world's safest airline for 4th year
Aviation safety website Airline Ratings has named Australian carrier Qantas Airways the world's safest airline for the fourth consecutive year. The website, which monitors 425 airlines, named Air New Zealand, Virgin Atlantic, Cathay Pacific Airways and Etihad Airways among the 20 safest airlines. Further, it named Aer Lingus and Virgin America in its list of the 10 safest low-cost airlines.