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The votes are in for the Flyers Choice Awards 2025
AirlineRatings.com, the world’s leading airline safety and product rating website, is proud to announce the winners of the 2025 Flyers' Choice Awards.
Jul 30, 2025
Airline Ratings
6 min read
Flyers Choice Award Winners
The winners of our 2025 Flyers' Choice Awards including best cabin crew style, safest airline and best airline in each region are...
Jul 30, 2025
Airline Ratings
4 min read
Delta Economy Review
Deltas domestic product gave us with a lot we liked in a competitive market. See how it stacks up here
Jul 29, 2025
Chris Frame
4 min read
Jeju Air Crash Latest
The Jeju Air Flight 2216 crash triggered by a bird strike and dual-engine failure, has raised pressing questions around aviation safety, wildlife management, and airport emergency preparedness. Here’s what we know so far, what remains a mystery and why.
Jul 22, 2025
Josh Wood
7 min read
800 Lives Lost: Pilot Suicide Now Second Most Common Cause of Air Crashes
Over 2,500 killed in commercial airline crashes since 2014. Pilot suicide, human error, and low safety ratings reveal preventable tragedies in aviation.
Jul 22, 2025
Sharon Petersen
5 min read
British Airways “New” Club World is… okay
Service severely let down British Airways on this in flight review but the new club world is an upgrade for sure
Jul 22, 2025
Chris Frame
6 min read
Cameras Next in the Cockpit?
The installation of cockpit cameras would significantly aid aviation safety authorities in investigating accidents such as the recent fatal Air India crash
Jul 17, 2025
Airline Ratings
2 min read
Boeing Blasted in Scathing Report Over Alaska Airlines Door Blowout
NTSB blames Boeing and FAA for Alaska Airlines 737 MAX door plug blowout, citing missing bolts, poor training, and systemic safety oversight failures.
Jul 17, 2025
Airline Ratings
8 min read
Air China Jet Climbs Without Clearance, Narrowly Avoids Mid-Air Collision Over Siberia
Two Chinese aircraft came perilously close to a mid-air collision earlier this month after an Air China Airbus A350 climbed without clearance into the path of a cargo je
Jul 17, 2025
Sharon Petersen
2 min read
Which Airlines are Ordering Fuel Switch Checks and Why?
Which Airlines are Ordering Fuel Switch Checks and Why? Etihad, Southe Korea, India exercise caution around Boeing 787 fuel switches
Jul 15, 2025
Sharon Petersen
3 min read
Air India Report Wildly Incomplete Raises Questions
The Air India crash report is missing significant information, which adds to the uncertainty surrounding the incident. It may not simply come down to pilot input.
Jul 14, 2025
Sharon Petersen
4 min read
Chilling Timeline of Air India Flight 171
This timeline of the Air India Flight 171 crash reveals a chilling turn of events just moments after takeoff. How did this happen and why?
Jul 12, 2025
Josh Wood
3 min read
Air India Crash Explained
Fuel supply to the engines is the primary cause of the Air India Crash according to the preliminary report. How this happened is alarming
Jul 11, 2025
Josh Wood
5 min read
Cathay Pacific Ramps Up Flights Across Australia and New Zealand, Enhancing Travel Options
The Cathay Group has reached a major milestone, now flying to 100 destinations worldwide as of June this year. It is also ramping up services to Australia and New Zealand.
Jul 8, 2025
Airline Ratings
4 min read
False fire warning raises Ryanair safety procedure concerns
False fire alarm triggered chaos aboard a Ryanair flight. This has placed Ryanair’s procedures under the spotlight according to AirlineRatings
Jul 5, 2025
Airline Ratings
3 min read
Another Low-Cost Carrier Adds Long Haul to Its Arsenal
Indian budget giant launches direct Manchester–Mumbai flights, eyeing mid-range dominance in the skies
Jul 3, 2025
Airline Ratings
5 min read
Absolute Fear: Boeing 737 descends 26,000 feet
Passengers on a Japan Airlines flight bound for Tokyo were left fearing for their lives on Monday, June 30, after a mechanical failure caused the aircraft to plummet nearly 26,000 feet,
Jul 2, 2025
Airline Ratings
2 min read
Snack Attack: Catering Van Crashes Into Parked Jet at Logan
A catering minivan operated by Sky Chefs collided with a parked American Eagle Embraer E175LR aircraft at Boston Logan International Airport. The impact left the minivan crushed beneath the aircraft,
Jul 1, 2025
Airline Ratings
2 min read
This Airbus Deal Signals Even Stiffer Competition in the Low-Cost Market
With Yet Another Airbus Order Signed, Vietjet Is on a Mission to Make Vietnam the New Aviation Hub — Here’s Why
Qantas takes delivery of A321XLR
Qantas’ first Airbus A321XLR, VH-OGA Great Ocean Road, has departed the Airbus facility in Hamburg, Germany, and is scheduled to arrive in Sydney on the morning of Wednesday, 2 July.
Jun 30, 2025
Airline Ratings
3 min read
