Which airlines have had the most crashes? What about the world's worst airplanes? which airline is the safest?

 Which airlines have had the most crashes?

You might be surprised by number one

Have you ever wondered which airlines have had the most plane crashes? It’s a pretty simple question and luckily there are groups out there that have done the leg work and sorted out which airlines you may want to avoid. 

Lots of well-known airlines on on the list

Executive Flyers put together a list in September 2023 of the airlines that have had the most crashes worldwide and you might be surprised to see many extremely well-known airlines on the list. So which ones were the worst?

12. Lufthansa

Accidents: 5

11. Continental Airlines (merged with United Airlines)

Accidents: 5

10. American Eagle (American Airlines subsidiary)

Accidents: 5

9. Thai Airways

Accidents: 6

8. Ethiopian Airlines

Accidents: 6

7. Egypt Air

Accidents: 6

6. United Airlines

Accidents: 7

5. Pakistan International Airlines

Accidents: 8

4. Korean Air

Accidents: 9

3. China Airlines

Accidents: 9

2. American Airlines

Accidents: 11

1. Air France

Accidents: 11

What about the world's worst airplanes?

Executive Flyers didn’t just list the airlines that had the most crashes in the world. They also provided data on the airplanes that have been involved with the most fatalities. So you may want to avoid these planes in the future

1. Boeing 737

Accidents: 149

Fatalities: 4,360

2. Airbus A320

Accidents: 28

Fatalities: 1,111

Boeing 737NG

Accidents: 27

Fatalities: 1,137

So which airline is the safest?

Executive Flyers picked Australia’s Qantas Airways as the world's safest airline. Despite the fact that Qantas is Australia’s flagship carrier, the airline hasn’t had a single crash.