QANTAS has been named the world’s safest airline, after a year when fatal air accidents soared above the 10-year average.

In a report published by AirlineRatings.com on Tuesday night, Qantas was lauded for amassing “an extraordinary record of firsts” in safety and operations over its 94-year history.

The report comes after what was “in no doubt” a bad year for airline safety, AirlineRatings.com said, adding 2014 included some of the industry’s most tragic and bizarre incidents.

Source: The Australian Business Review, Read more..