Some airlines are pretty safe, even in regions that would otherwise be considered unsafe. Below are the world's safest in 1994, as selected by the Dallas-based International Airline Passengers Association.

Safest Large Airlines

• American
  
• British
  
• Delta
  
• Lufthansa
  
• Scandinavian System (SAS)
  

Safest Mid-Sized Airlines

• All Nippon
  
• America West
  
• Ansett Australia
  
• Canadian International
  
• Saudi Arabian
  

Safest Medium to Small Airlines

• Alaska Airlines
  
• Finnair
  
• Royal Dutch (KLM)
  
• Malaysian
  
• Swissair
  

Safest Small Airlines

• Cathay Pacific Airways
  
• Qantas Airways
  
• Sabena Belgian World Airlines
  
• Singapore
  

We've started a library of "Living Footnotes" for this section, and welcome your suggestions and your URLs to make it more useful. Use our customized Lycos search to linkthink your way around the web, or feel free to consult the experts about the above topic.

Living Footnotes

• "Air Safety: Under a Cloud" - TIME Magazine, December 26, 1994
• "Disasters: Ripped from the Sky" - TIME Magazine, September 19, 1994. Contains two charts, "Ten Most Recent Major Crashes" and "Airline Deaths."
• The Airline Handbook: Chapter 6 - Safety - by the Air Transport Association of America
  • The Airline Handbook
  • Air Transport Association of America Home Page
• "Regional Airline Association creates an Aviation Safety Committee" DOT, June 13, 1995
• "Protecting Government From Liability: The FAA's Approach to Flight Safety" - by the Alexander Law Firm
• "Fly Smart: Make Your Trip Even Safer - from the Consumer Information Center.
  • "Fly Rights": A Consumer Guide to Air Travel - from the Consumer Information Center.
  • Consumer Information Center - department of of the U.S. General Services Administration.