Air transport today is a very popular method of transportation. When we're talking about about traveling around the country or to neighboring states, that is, the opportunity to take advantage alternative methods movement. But you can’t fly across the ocean except by plane. Therefore, sooner or later you have to face the problem of choosing an air carrier.

A little about ratings

And if there is constant talk about research on a global scale, almost every country conducts its own investigations, then it is a little more difficult to compile a rating of Russian airlines. There is one very simple explanation for this.

As practice shows, when it comes to safety, factors of compliance with documentation, timely completion of a medical examination by the crew, technical inspection of the vehicle, and the like are taken into account. In essence, the safety rating of Russian airlines does not take into account the number of In reality, all tragedies or unplanned situations occur due to a combination of circumstances, and ratings are compiled as a result of documentation checks.

How is this done in the world?

The safety index is calculated as follows. The initial data are passenger traffic indicators for a certain number of years. This number is then correlated with the amount of damage caused or the number of lives lost due to accidents during the same period of time. Years without accidents and companies' participation in international quality certifications are also taken into account.

In international airline safety studies, publications rarely appear annually, but Hong Kong and the United States increasingly appear among the leaders. In 2014, the German JACDEC center published its safety rating, in which the Russian company Transaero was in 17th place. This is an excellent indicator for a domestic company.

What is the situation this year?

As you know, quite recently in Egypt there was terrible tragedy, which claimed the lives of two hundred people. The credibility of the airlines was greatly undermined. The number of people who are afraid to fly is growing more and more. Because of this, you should know according to various parameters.

Many large tour operators or air ticket companies themselves conduct their own research for their consumers based on reviews and the realities of flights. According to one of these companies, the rating looks like this:

1. The first place is occupied by Yamal Airlines. It has earned this position due to its affordable prices, high quality service and minimal flight waiting time.
2. Second place goes to the newly created Ifly. The main direction of the young company is charter flights in Sochi and others southern cities. Although she is new to the market, she has already managed to fall in love with the population.
3. In third position is KogalymAvia. This company can be found in various ratings, and everywhere it is a leader.

The almighty Aeroflot is only in fifth position on this list. Many passengers are unhappy with inflated prices, frequent and completely inconvenient flight schedules.

Transaero is behind Aeroflot. Although this is very good and big company, its employees rarely inform passengers about flight delays or reschedules or do so at the last minute. The conditions for transporting goods are constantly changing.

Flight safety in Russia

1. "Transaero". If this company is recognized in the world as a reliable carrier, then we need to trust it.
2. Aeroflot. This is the largest carrier in Russia, and it is not surprising that the number of unforeseen situations per unit of flight is minimal. Moreover, the company has been on the market for decades.
3. It closes the top three, operating flights on the most popular tourist routes.
4. In fourth place is the low-cost airline from Aeroflot - Pobeda. It is famous for the fact that prices for flights around the country from and to the capital are very low. Since there are very few on the market, there have been no complaints so far. The main directions are the central part of Russia, the Urals and near Siberia.
5. S7 Airlines took 5th place in the ranking of the safest companies. This advantage is achieved due to the largest domestic transportation. There are also several regular flights to the CIS countries, Europe, East and Central Asia.

What do Russians fly?

For safety issues, the age of the aircraft is an important factor. Surprisingly, in our country there are cars with 25 and even 30 years of experience. Not only do they operate regular flights, but they have no intention of retiring. The rating of Russian airlines by aircraft age will be interesting to read:

1. The oldest working copy is kept by the Center-South company. TU-134A-3 manufactured in 1976 still flies and makes regular flights.
2. Only a year younger than the TU-134A-3 produced in 1977 by the Turukhan company, which is registered with the UTair group. The base is located in Krasnoyarsk.
3. Another brother of the TU-134 operates business flights from the RusJet company. Its first flights date back to 1978.
4. The Saratov Airlines fleet includes a Yak-42 manufactured in 1982.
5. Shift workers on northern airlines are probably familiar with the TU-154M; it has still been flying since 1987 under the guidance of Gazpromavia pilots.
6. Transaero also has one outdated copy - Boeing 737-400. He is already over 25 years old.
7. And last on the list is the 1991 Airbus A-320. This is exactly the same plane, the same age, as the one that crashed in Egypt this year. He is listed with the company " Ural Airlines" According to the company, last flight he was committed in January 2015 on the route Hurghada - Yekaterinburg. After that it was removed from flights.

"Wings of Russia"

In our country there is an annual award that is awarded to the best airlines in various categories. Based on these results, it is possible to compile a certain rating of Russian airlines.

Thus, in 2014, the winner in the category “Air transportation on domestic routes” was Siberia (S7 Airlines). IN international transport Aeroflot is in the lead. The second and third places in this position are occupied by Globus and Orenburg Airlines, respectively.

The leader of the audience's choice unanimously was Orenburg Airlines.

IN this moment Data collection is underway for the establishment of the next award - “Wings of Russia 2015”. By the way, anyone can go to the website and vote for their favorite airline.

Conclusion

You can compile a rating of Russian airlines indefinitely. But each passenger determines for himself what criteria will be basic. For some it is the price of the ticket, for others it is the schedule and time of arrival. And others will never board an old plane. This is why we reveal the whole truth about the air transportation market in our country.

How to choose a comfortable and at the same time inexpensive airline for flights around Russia? Answering this question, Forbes for the first time compiled a rating of air carriers. The service in the Russian sky was studied for several months by experts from the Aviaport agency, and the tariff policy was analyzed specifically for Forbes by the Aviasales metasearch engine. Thus, we compared the leading Russian airlines in terms of price/quality ratio.

AS WE THOUGHT

The rating presents an assessment of Russian airlines and foreign carriers operating flights to Russia in terms of price/quality ratio. To assess the quality, we took as a basis the results of the study “Service in the Russian Skies” by the Aviaport agency. Under the guise of “secret passengers,” agency experts checked the level of airline service at all stages: from buying a ticket to getting off the plane after the flight. During the study, over 80 flights with a total duration of more than 15 days were completed. To the results of their observations, we added another important service component - punctuality (the source of statistics for Russian airlines is Rosaviation, for foreign airlines - flightstats.com). Next, we assigned airlines scores for service quality, with a maximum of 50.

To evaluate the pricing policy specifically for Forbes, the Russian metasearch engine for airline tickets Aviasales analyzed the sales of selected airlines for 11 months of 2016 for approximately 500 flights and for each flight displayed the average bill of one adult passenger. We divided the flights into groups depending on the duration of the flight (12 groups on domestic routes and 12 groups on international lines) and compared pricing policy airlines in each group, assigning points: the cheaper the tickets, the higher the point (maximum - 50). We then averaged out the pricing score for each airline. At the last stage, we ranked the airlines based on the sum of two points.

2. Aeroflot

Year of creation: 1923

Owner: Rosimushchestvo (51.17%)

Supervisor: Vitaly Savelyev

Number of passengers: 26.6 million (January–November 2016)

Base airport: Sheremetyevo (Moscow)

The country's largest air carrier became one of the main beneficiaries of Transaero's departure from the market: it was Aeroflot that acquired the rights of its former competitor to 37 out of 46 international routes. According to the Federal Air Transport Agency for 11 months of 2016, Aeroflot and its three subsidiaries (Pobeda, Rossiya, Aurora) accounted for 40 million passengers, or 48.8% of Russian companies’ traffic. Thus, over the year, the group’s market share (excluding foreign airlines) increased by 6.9 percentage points.

9. VIM-Avia

Year of creation: 2002

Owners: Svetlana and Rashid Mursekaevs

Supervisor: Alexander Kochnev

Number of passengers: 2 million (January–November 2016)

Base airport: Domodedovo (Moscow)

“VIM-Avia” was created by Viktor Ivanovich Merkulov in 2002, his initials were included in the name of the company. Merkulov relied on foreign aircraft and charter flights. In 2003, VIM-Avia bought 12 used Boeing 757s, entered into agreements with travel agencies, and within a year and a half became the largest charter operator. Soon Merkulov was joined by a partner, Rashid Mursekaev, who later bought 75% of the airline.

10. Northstar

Year of creation: 2008

Owner: Norilsk Nickel

Supervisor: Leonid Mokhov

Number of passengers: 1.2 million (January–November 2016)

Base airports: Domodedovo (Moscow), Emelyanovo (Krasnoyarsk)

Nord Star is a brand of the Taimyr airline owned by Norilsk Nickel. At first, priority was given to flights between Moscow, Norilsk and Krasnoyarsk. Now it is one of the largest carriers in Siberia, which has more than 40 destinations, including international ones. Norilsk Nickel wanted to merge Nord Star with its company Nordavia, but the FAS blocked the deal. Soon Norilsk Nickel sold Nordavia.

11. Yamal

Year of creation: 1997

Owner: Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Property Department

Supervisor: Vasily Kryuk

Number of passengers: 1.4 million (January–November 2016)

Base airport: Roschino (Tyumen)

In 1999, the main carrier of Yamal began to carry out international flights, in 2008 launched charter flights from Domodedovo to several cities in Bulgaria, as well as to Switzerland and Austria. After the opening of Zhukovsky airport in 2016, Yamal, along with Ural Airlines, was supposed to begin flights to Tajikistan from there. But the country's authorities refused to allow him to fly in December 2016. In response, the Ministry of Transport suspended flights of the Tajik Somon Air in Russia.

12. Red Wings

Year of creation: 1999

Owner:"Sky Invest"

Supervisor: Evgeniy Klyucharev

Base airport: Domodedovo (Moscow)

From 2007 to 2013, the company was owned by Alexander Lebedev, who left the list of billionaires. In 2012, after a Red Wings plane rolled out while landing on a highway in Vnukovo and fell apart, the company lost its license. Lebedev sold the company for a symbolic ruble to entrepreneur Sergei Kuznetsov, brother of the co-owner of the Guta group Artem Kuznetsov. Red Wings is one of the few Russian airlines that prefers a domestically produced fleet - Tu-204/214 aircraft.

Summing up the results of 2017, the Federal Air Transport Agency published brief work statistics civil aviation RF. The big picture for the participants rating of Russian airlines 2018 looks good. The air transportation market continues to develop, and almost all reliable Russian airlines included in the list demonstrated an average increase in the number of passengers and kilometers flown by 15%. At the same time, the weight of the top five airlines continues to grow. If in 2017 they occupied 67.4% of the total volume, then in 2018 it was already 85%.

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Opens the ranking of the most major airlines Russia Nordwind Airlines, aka " North wind" Over the past year, the number of passengers amounted to 3.5 million people and increased by 95% compared to 2016. Passenger turnover also showed growth, increasing by 44%.

One of the largest charter carriers in Russia, which transported more than 2.2 million passengers in 2017, was called to the carpet by the Federal Air Transport Agency in the summer of 2016 due to constant long flight delays of up to several tens of hours. The carrier promised to take action. In case of inability to arrange regular flights to exact time the company faces restrictions on transportation.

Azur Air was a subsidiary of UTair, but two years ago it set out on its own. In 2017, the number of passengers of the company amounted to 3.6 million people, almost 2/3 more compared to 2016.

Globus is part of the S7 Group, being a subsidiary of the airline giant Siberia, which took second place in the ranking of the best airlines. 2017 turned out to be favorable for the company - the number of passengers increased by 20.2%, amounting to 4.1 million people.

The Aeroflot subsidiary, which took over the baton from Dobroleta, which died as a result of UES sanctions, is positioned as a budget company. Although the first tickets for the new airline's flights were sold only two years ago, it confidently entered the top 10 airlines in Russia.

The number of passengers in 2017 amounted to 4.3 million people, an increase of 5% compared to 2016. Despite its youth, Pobeda’s flights have already become surrounded by scandals. Users are dissatisfied with the policy of keeping silent about the real price of a flight, demands to pay for the opportunity for families to sit together, flight delays and cases when more tickets are sold for a flight than the number of seats.

In fifth place in the ranking of Russian airlines in 2018 are Ural Airlines, which transported 7.5 million people in 2017, demonstrating an increase of 25%. In the meantime, the company is demanding that the Federal Air Transport Agency pay for the transportation of WWII veterans to celebrate the anniversary of the Victory in 2015. The Federal Air Transport Agency rejected the application for payment, citing the fact that it did not contain the words “including VAT” and other points of the same importance.

The owner of the world's largest operating helicopter fleet appears to have recovered from the crisis of late 2014. In 2017, the number of passengers transported by this company amounted to 6.8 million people, an increase of 9.1% compared to 2016.

The second subsidiary of giant Aeroflot, which made it into the top ten of the 2018 Russian airline rankings, carried more than 10.6 million people last year, posting an impressive 41.5% growth in passenger numbers - the highest of any ranked airline. At the same time, passenger turnover increased by 55.3%.

In second place in the ranking of the largest airlines in Russia is Siberia, also known as S7 Airlines, which carries out transportation to 83 destinations both in Russia and abroad. Most of the latter, however, are served by partner airlines. In total, 9.3 million passengers were transported in 2017.

Russians continue to fly on Aeroflot planes. In 2017, the company transported more than 30.5 million people, surpassing Siberia, which took second place in the rating, by more than 3 times. It is not surprising, since Aeroflot is the largest and oldest Russian airline, which has been transporting passengers since 1923. Although the company was included in the black sanctions list of Ukraine, this does not prevent the increase in the number of shipments.

According to such criteria as the number of passengers and passenger turnover, the company recorded an increase of 12% over the past year. By the way, Aeroflot can also be called one of the safest airlines in Russia in 2018– not a single thing happened on her lines major plane crash, including, of course, subsidiaries and misfortunes caused by the actions of third parties. In the airline safety rating published in 2017 by the auditing company JACDEC, Aeroflot is in 37th place.

World Airlines Safety Ranking 2017 (JACDEC)

Rank	Airline	A country	Carrier code	Safety index
1	Cathay Pacific Airways	China,Hong-Kong	CX, CPA	0,005
2	Air New Zealand	New Zealand	NZ, ANZ	0,007
3	Hainan Airlines	China	HU,CHH	0,009
4	Qatar Airways	Qatar	QR, QTR	0,009
5	K L M	Netherlands	KL, KLM	0,011
6	EVA Air	Taiwan	BR, EVA	0,012
7	Emirates	United Arab Emirates	EK, UAE	0,013
8	Etihad Airways	United Arab Emirates	EY, ETD	0,014
9	QANTAS	Australia	QF, QFA	0,015
10	Japan Airlines	Japan	JL, JAL	0,015
11	All Nippon Airways	Japan	N.H., A.N.A.	0,016
12	Lufthansa	Germany	LH, DLH	0,016
13	TAP Portugal	Portugal	TP, TAP	0,017
14	Virgin Atlantic Airways	United Kingdom	VS, VIR	0,017
15	Delta Air Lines	USA	DL, DAL	0,018
16	Air Canada	Canada	AC, ACA	0,02
17	jetBlue Airways	USA	B6, JBU	0,02
18	Virgin Australia	Australia	VA, VOZ	0,02
19	British Airways	United Kingdom	B.A., B.A.W.	0,023
20	Air Berlin	Germany	AB, BER	0,023
21	WestJet Airlines	Canada	W.S., W.J.A.	0,023
22	Sichuan Airlines	China	3U, CSC	0,028
23	Norwegian Air Shuttle	Norway	DY,NAX	0,032
24	Shenzhen Airlines	China	ZH, CSZ	0,032
25	Iberia	Spain	IB, IBE	0,034
26	Jetstar Airways	Australia	JQ,JST	0,036
27	Southwest Airlines	USA	W.N., S.W.A.	0,037
28	EasyJet	United Kingdom	U2, EZY	0,037
29	AirAsia	Malaysia	AK, AXM	0,043
30	Thomson Airways	United Kingdom	BY, TOM	0,047
31	United Airlines	USA	UA, UAL	0,051
32	Singapore Airlines	Singapore	SQ, SIA	0,051
33	China Eastern Airlines	China	MU, CES	0,061
34	Ryanair	Ireland	FR, RYR	0,064
35	Swiss	Switzerland	LX, SWR	0,064
36	LATAM Chile	Chile	LA, LAN	0,095
37	Aeroflot	Russia	SU, AFL	0,101
38	Jet Airways	India	9W,JAI	0,109
39	Alitalia	Italy	AZ, AZA	0,113
40	Air India	India	AI, AIC	0,115
58	Garuda Indonesia	Indonesia	GA, GIA	0,77
59	Avianca Colombia	Colombia	AV, AVA	0,914
60	China Airlines	Taiwan	CI, CAL	0,977

01/14/2016 at 22:48 · Pavlofox · 68 570

Rating of Russian airlines in terms of flight reliability and safety for 2018-2019

Air travel safety is one of the most important factors. The reliability of an air carrier is determined by the absence of accidents during last years, passenger turnover, EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) certification and membership in the international organizations IOSA and ICAO.

The domestic air carrier Transaero was one of the 20 world air leaders in terms of reliability and safety, and occupied the first position in the Russian ranking. But since October 2015, the company ceased operations due to bankruptcy. For this reason, Transaero is not included in the TOP 10.

Russia on flight reliability and safety was compiled according to EASA data for 2018-2019.

10. Russia | 63 aircraft

“” (ROSSIYA Airlines) - domestic air carrier opens top ten safest airlines of our country based on the results of last year. Rossiya is part of the Aeroflot group of companies. In 2018, Rossiya took fifth position in the ranking of the largest Russian airlines. In 2013, at the “Wings of Russia” ceremony, she was awarded the “Best Passenger Carrier in Regional Destinations” award. The fleet size includes 63 aircraft. The average age of aircraft is 13 years.

9. North wind | 30 aircraft

“” (Nordwind Airlines) – charter airline, created by the largest tour operator PegasTouristik. It operates flights to holiday destinations. In 2019, it entered the top 10 largest Russian air carriers. In terms of safety and reliability, Nordwind Airlines was not included in the top 100 in the world ranking, but was able to maintain its position in the top ten in the domestic ranking. The air fleet consists of 30 aircraft. The average age of air transport is 10.9 years.

8. Orenburg Airlines | 19 aircraft

"" (ORENAIR Airlines) is a subsidiary of Aeroflot. At the end of 2018, the air carrier was awarded the “Charter Passenger Carrier”, “Airline of the Year – Passenger Favorites” – 1st place, “Airline of the Year – Passenger Carrier on Domestic Airlines” – 3rd place. The air fleet consists of 19 Boening 737-800 and Boening 777-200 aircraft. The average age of transport is 11 years.

7. Red Wings | 14 aircraft

“” (Red Wings Airlines) is a domestic air carrier that operates foreign-made aircraft. Air Park includes modern Airbus aircraft A320 and A321. The average age of air transport is 11.3 years.

6. Yamal | 37 aircraft

Aviation transport company (YAMAL Airlines) is the main air carrier in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug and Tyumen region. YAMAL Airlines passed IATA (International Air Transport Association) certification in 2013, confirming its reliability and safety of flights. In 2018, the company won three awards: “Best Airline of the Year – Passenger Carrier on Domestic Routes”, “Airline of the Year – Helicopter Operator” and “Best Passenger Carrier on Regional Routes”. The air carrier was not included in the top hundred of the world safety rating, but took 6th place in the Russian rating. The fleet includes 37 aircraft, the average age of which is 11 years.

5. Globe | 23 aircraft

"" (Globus) is one of the youngest airlines, formed on the basis of the Siberia ships (S7 Airlines). The company places special emphasis on flight safety and reliability. To achieve this, the security system undergoes regular testing and is constantly improved. Globus cooperates with many travel agencies. Flights on tourist routes are the main activity of the air carrier. The Globus fleet consists of S7 Airlines aircraft and includes 23 Boeing 737 -800 and Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft - which arrived in the fall of 2018 and continue to arrive in 2019. The average age of aircraft is 8.9 years.

4. UTair | 65 aircraft

“” (UTair) is one of the largest Russian airlines, which is one of the five largest in terms of passenger traffic. Although UTair was not included in the top 100 safest carriers in the world, it took an honorable fourth place in the domestic ranking. UTair was awarded in 2019 in the category “Best Passenger Carrier on Regional Routes.” Flight personnel regularly undergo advanced training. The aircraft fleet includes 65 airplanes and 145 helicopters. The average age of transport is 11.5 years.

3. Siberia | 100 aircraft

"Siberia"(S7 Airlines) is one of the three largest and safest airlines in Russia in 2018-2019. S7 Airlines has won competitions many times. In 2015, the air carrier received the National Geographic Traveler Awards 2015, winning in the “Best Russian Airline” category. Among the world's air carriers, Sibir took 94th place in the safety and reliability rating. Part air fleet includes Airbus and Boeing aircraft, total of which is 100 units. The average service life of air transport is 10 years.

2. Ural Airlines | 45 aircraft

(Ural Airlines) is one of the leading Russian airlines in terms of reliability and safety. In 2018, Ural Airlines was awarded a triple award in the categories “Best Domestic Passenger Carrier Airline of the Year”, “Best International Regular Airlines Airline of the Year” and “E-Commerce Leader Airline of the Year”. In terms of passenger traffic volume, the company took 6th place among Russian air carriers. The average service life of the aircraft fleet is 12.5 years. The fleet size is currently 45 air units.

Ural Airlines has a gym, which is designed to train flight crews. Here, pilots undergo individual training programs, improving professional skills to improve safe flights. Gym, owned by the air carrier, is the only one in Russia. Only the best airlines in the world have such equipment, for example, Emirates, Lufthanza and others.

1. Aeroflot | 247 aircraft

(Aeroflot) – ranks first in safety and reliability among Russian air carriers. At the end of 2018, it took 35th position in air safety in the world ranking of the independent German agency Jacdec. Aeroflot has also repeatedly recognized the best airline Of Eastern Europe. The fleet includes 247 aircraft. This is one of the youngest air parks in Europe and the world. The average age of aircraft is 4.1 years. During the Winter Olympic Games In 2014, Aeroflot became the official air carrier.

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Due to increasing reports of plane crashes, especially low-cost airlines, many have become seriously concerned about flight safety issues. Air Transport, is generally considered one of the safest ways to travel. To dispel fears and speculation, you can trust trusted carriers. The most reliable airlines in the world are included in the corresponding ratings.

The issue of safe flights is carefully studied not only by ordinary passengers, but also by major statistical agencies. The most authoritative ratings of airline reliability are those of the German company Jacdec and the European Aviation Safety Agency, which publish lists of safe carriers based on research data. When calculating the coefficients, parameters over the past thirty years are taken into account. Other major international aviation organizations also conduct safety audits.

The calculation is made taking into account various indices with different specific weights. Thus, a recent accident will carry more weight than a disaster that occurred many years ago. When calculating, the following parameters are taken into account:

1. Total number of passengers served.
2. The total number of victims of disasters.
3. Number of ships destroyed or lost.
4. Number of breakdowns and emergency landings, leaving the runway, etc.
5. Rating of the state that owns the company: thoroughness and transparency of incident investigations.

The longer an airline operates without incident, the higher its position in the ranking. The safety index obtained as a result of calculations should be as small as possible, which will indicate the reliability of the company. Carriers with a high index are, accordingly, less safe.

The safest airlines in the world

Cathay Pacific Airways took first place according to the results of various agencies for the second year in a row.

Over the course of many years of its operation, the company from Hong Kong has occupied a leading position in the list of reliable carriers. In 30 years, the only incidents were a hard landing of a ship at the airport and two terrorist attacks on airplanes. The airline safety index is 0.006.

The second position is occupied by Emirates with a safety index of 0.007. Over the years of activity, only two incidents have been associated with this company in which no passengers were injured. The airlines cooperate with S7 and operate regular and charter flights from many Russian cities.

In third place is Eva Air, located in Taiwan. There were no serious incidents in her operation, with the exception of a runway overrun, a false report of a mine-laden vessel, and an emergency landing due to the poor health of one of the passengers. The Eva Air safety index is 0.008. This airline does not operate within Russia.

Safe airlines in Russia

Not all internationally recognized airlines operate in Russia. This, however, does not mean that there are no carriers in our country whose reliability you should not fear. A number of Russian enterprises have a safety index that does not exceed acceptable standards. Let's consider which airline in Russia is the most reliable.

In addition to the above parameters, the calculations take into account the punctuality of the carrier, the age and general technical condition of the vessels and their compliance with international documentation and standards. Let's list and consider the most reliable airlines in Russia.

According to EASA ratings, the leader of Russian air transportation in 2017 was Ural Airlines. Its rating is 0.24 points. The company is characterized by high reliability: over a period of 14 years, it has not had a single incident where there were casualties.

The second place today is occupied by S7 Airlines, formerly known as Siberia. Despite the fleet of aircraft, which can be up to 20 years old, their technical condition does not cause concern to international commissions. The company fell on hard times in the early 2000s, with crashes killing about 300 passengers. Today, the flights of this carrier are distinguished by their reliability and quality.

Aeroflot takes different positions depending on different data. In 2016, it was characterized by a safety index of 0.108 points and was among the top 60 reliable global carriers, taking 36th place. This is a high figure, exceeding the parameters of many large foreign companies.

According to 2017 data, in Russia it is in third place and receives 0.38 points. The assessment was largely influenced by disasters that occurred back in the 1990s. Now the company is steadily renewing its fleet of aircraft and is characterized by reliability and high quality of services.

Transaero was also previously included in the list of the top 60 companies in the world, ranking 17th with a rating of 0.024. As of today, the airlines have ceased operations.

Khanty-Mansiysk carrier Utair today is a large popular company whose fleet of aircraft consists of young equipment. It specializes in short regional flights. The latest major airline incident was the crash of a cargo helicopter.

Alternative safety ratings

In addition to the generally accepted safety index scoring systems, there are other classifications of companies that are provided by some agencies. Thus, British researchers study companies based on their punctuality, where one of the lines was taken by the Russian S7 Airlines.

Skytrax has created a product called Quality Rating. The service is based on monthly calculations of company performance indicators and is constantly updated depending on the data received. The creators of the service emphasize that their calculations are not based on data on disasters, since such incidents may not be the fault of the airlines.

Careful analysis here includes the parameters of personnel compliance with safety standards and the availability of preparatory courses in case of an unforeseen situation. Agency experts visit companies to identify and compile a rating. In this case, carriers are not assigned marks or indices, but stars.

Seven companies were awarded five stars, including two companies included in the Jacdac and EASA ratings. These are Cathay Pacific Airways and Qatar Airways.

Russian airlines are also on the list. Thus, S7 Airlines and Aeroflot received three stars in the rating, and the Rossiya company received two stars.

Probability and causes of disasters

The disaster of the FlyDubai ship in Russia caused quite a stir. After the incident, a number of sources claimed that the crash was caused by neglect of flight safety measures. These data have not been confirmed, but the questions for low-cost airlines have not decreased.

It is worth noting that rumors about the incompetence of low-cost airline pilots and outdated equipment are completely false. The personnel and equipment of such companies meet all international requirements, and the difference between such flights and standard ones lies in the price and service.