EVA Airways, one of Taiwan's leading international carriers, has been named one of the 10 safest airlines in the world for 2015 by AirlineRatings.com.
In a statement posted on its website Tuesday, AirlineRatings.com said Qantas, with its fatality-free record in the jet era, was at the top of the list.
The other nine top-ranked airlines are, in alphabetical order, Air New Zealand, British Airways, Cathay Pacific Airways, Emirates, Etihad Airways, Finnair, Lufthansa and Singapore Airlines.
The site’s rating system takes into account factors including audits from aviation’s governing bodies such as the FAA and ICAO, government audits and the airline’s fatality record. AirlineRatings.com's editorial team also examines airlines’ operational history, incident records and operational excellence as it compiles its list.