Flight safety rating of Russian airlines and other parameters

Air transport today is a very popular mode of transportation. When it comes to traveling around the country or to neighboring countries, it is possible to use alternative methods of transportation. But here you can fly across the ocean except on an airplane. Therefore, sooner or later we have to deal with the problem of choosing an air carrier.

A little about the ratings

And if there is a constant talk about world-wide research, almost every country conducts its own investigations, then the rating of Russian airlines is a bit more complicated. There is one very simple explanation for this.

As practice shows, when it comes to safety, it takes into account the factors of compliance with documentation, the timely passage of a physical check by the crew, vehicle inspection and the like. In essence, the safety rating of Russian airlines does not take into account the number of accidents. In reality, all tragedies or unplanned situations are due to a combination of circumstances, and ratings are compiled as a result of document checks.

How is it done in the world?

The safety index is calculated as follows. The initial data are the figures of passenger traffic for a certain number of years. Then this number is correlated with the amount of damage inflicted or the number of human casualties as a result of accidents for the same period of time. Years without accidents and participation of companies in international quality certification are also taken into account.

In the international studies of airline safety, Russian airlines rarely appear . The list-rating is published annually, but among the leaders, Hong Kong and the USA are increasingly appearing. In 2014, the German center JACDEC published its safety rating, in which the Russian company Transaero was on the 17th place. This is an excellent indicator for the domestic company.

What is the situation this year?

As you know, recently in Egypt there was a terrible tragedy, which took the lives of two hundred people. The airline's credibility was severely undermined. The number of people who are afraid to fly is getting bigger and bigger. Therefore, it is necessary to know the rating of Russian airlines by various parameters.

Many major tour operators or air ticket companies themselves conduct their own research for their customers based on reviews and realities of flights. According to one of these companies, the rating of the best airlines in Russia looks like this:

1. The first place is taken by the airline "Yamal". She deserved this position thanks to affordable prices, high quality of service and minimum waiting time for the flight.
2. Second place in the newly made Ifly. The main direction of the young company is charter flights to Sochi and other southern cities. Although she is a novice in the market, she already has time to fall in love with the population.
3. On the third position - "KogalymAvia". This company can be found in different ratings, and everywhere it is in the lead.

Almighty Aeroflot in this list is only on the fifth position. Many passengers are unhappy with inflated prices, frequent flight delays and completely uncomfortable flight schedules.

Transaero is behind Aeroflot. Although it is a very good and large company, its employees rarely inform passengers about the delay or postponement of the flight or do it at the last minute. Conditions for the carriage of goods are constantly changing.

Safety of flights in Russia

Which companies can be considered to be the standards of service and security? Here is the reliability rating of Russian airlines:

1. Transaero. If this company is recognized in the world as a reliable carrier, then we also need to trust it.
2. Aeroflot. This is the largest carrier in Russia, and it is not surprising that the number of unforeseen situations per unit of flight is minimal. Moreover, the company has been on the market for decades.
3. Red Wings Airlines closes the top three, making flights on the most popular tourist routes.
4. In the fourth place, the company-loukoster from "Aeroflot" - "Victory". It is famous for the fact that the prices for flights around the country from the capital and into it are very low. Since there are very few on the market, there are no claims yet. The main directions are the central part of Russia, the Urals and the near Siberia.
5. S7 Airlines took up the 5th place in the ranking of the safest companies. This advantage is achieved due to the largest domestic traffic. There are also several regular flights to the CIS countries, Europe, East and Central Asia.

What do the Russians fly on?

For the safety issue, the age factor of the aircraft is important. Surprisingly, in our country there are cars with a 25-year-old and even with a 30-year experience. They not only perform regular flights, but also are not going to retire. The rating of airlines of Russia by aircraft age will be interesting for reading:

1. The oldest working copy is from the company "Center-South". TU-134A-3 of 1976 of release till now flies and makes regular flights.
2. Only a year younger than the TU-134A-3 of 1977 from the company "Turukhan", which is listed for the group "UTair." The base is in Krasnoyarsk.
3. Another brother of TU-134 performs business flights from the company "RusJet". Its first flights date back to 1978.
4. In the park of the company "Saratov Airlines" is listed Yak-42 1982 release.
5. Vahtovikam northern airlines certainly knows the TU-154M, it still flies since 1987 under the leadership of the pilots of the company Gazpromavia.
6. Transaero also has one obsolete copy - the Boeing 737-400. He is already over 25 years old.
7. And the last in the list is the Airbus A-320 of 1991. It's exactly the same plane, the same age as the one that fell in Egypt this year. He is listed at the company "Ural Airlines". According to the company, the last flight to them was made in January 2015 on the route Hurghada - Yekaterinburg. After that, the flights were withdrawn.

Wings of Russia

In our country there is an annual award, which is awarded to the best airlines in various categories. According to the results, it is possible to make a certain rating of Russian airlines.

So, in 2014 the winner in the category "Air transport on domestic routes" was "Siberia" (S7 Airlines). Aeroflot is the leader in international transportation. The second and third place in this position is occupied by Globus and Orenburg Airlines, respectively.

The leader of the audience sympathy was the company "Orenburg Airlines".

At the moment, data are collected for the establishment of another prize - "Wings of Russia 2015". By the way, everyone can go to the site and vote for their favorite airline.

Conclusion

It is possible to compile an indefinite long list of airlines in Russia. But each passenger for himself determines what criteria will be the main ones. For someone it's the ticket price, for someone - the schedule and time of arrival. And the others will never sit on the old plane. That's why we open the whole truth about the air transportation market in our country.