An annual list of the world's safest airlines has been released for 2025 and only one of the top 10 is American-based—Alaska Airlines. Newsweek has contacted Alaska Airlines for comment via email. The rankings,

According to Sharon Petersen, the CEO of AirlineRatings.com, while Air New Zealand came in first place for the world’s safest full-service airline, it was a pretty close race. There was only a 1.5-point difference between that airline and Qantas, which both “uphold the highest safety standards and pilot training,” as noted by Petersen.

Air New Zealand was once again named the safest full-service airline in the world for 2025, holding on to the title for a second straight year.

The list of the world’s safest airlines for 2025 has been released by AirlineRatings.com, a ranking compiled by a team of aviation writers, editors, and researchers since 2012. Air New Zealand, renowned for operating one of the globe’s longest regularly scheduled flights,