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- AirlineRatings revealed its picks for the world's 20 safest airlines in 2020.
- Asian-Pacific, Middle Eastern and European carriers dominated the list.
- US carriers accounted for only two entries on the list.
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Despite recent events including the crash of Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 and two Boeing 737 Max aircraft crashes in 2018, air travel via commercial airlines is still widely regarded as one of the safest forms of travel. In 2019, only 14 airliner aircraft suffered fatal crashes out of over 39 million flights, Forbes reported.
AirlineRatings recently unveiled its list of the 20 safest airlines for 2020, which it creates with the help of industry professionals. The list takes into account more than just accidents with factors such as "safety, innovation, and launching of new aircraft" affecting an airline's ranking.
Here's which airlines the website believes to be the safest in the skies this year. 20. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
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The airline recently celebrated its 100th birthday in November, making it the world's oldest carrier still in operation.
One of the more notable pilots on its roster is the King of the Netherlands, Willem-Alexander. A trained pilot, the Dutch royal secretly flew passenger services on the Fokker 70, with the airline holding true to its name, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.
19. Aer Lingus
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Operating a fleet consisting primarily of Airbus aircraft, the Irish flag carrier is in the midst of a rebranding campaign that will see its aircraft wearing new paint jobs (known as liveries).
Removing much of the green that the Emerald Isle is associated with, The airline went the way of its European colleagues in favor of a white exterior, removing much of the green.
18. Lufthansa
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The de-facto German flag carrier was one of the first airlines to place an order for the Boeing 777X, the next-generation successor to the popular Boeing 777 family.
The new aircraft will debut a new business class cabin for Lufthansa, helping earn it a 5-star rating from Skytrax in 2017, the first European carrier to earn the title, according to the travel blog One Mile at a Time.
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