AIPEI, TAIWAN, (14 March, 2006) – “Aero
International,” a monthly magazine for the
aviation industry and airline, airport, air
freight and maintenance professionals, has
again recognized EVA Air among the world’s
“best of the best” airlines for having had
no deaths or total aircraft losses in their
years of service. There are five airlines
that have met this high safety standard for
the past 33 years while seven, including
EVA, follow in ranking because they have not
been flying as long.
The magazine uses data provided by
Hamburg-based JACDEC, an organization that
has tracked airline accidents since 1973.
“Aero International” published the results
in a report entitled “Aviation Safety Net.”
The five carriers with top safety records
for the entire tracking period are Qantas,
Finnair, Cathay Pacific, All Nippon Airways
and El Al. The seven younger airlines listed
behind the front-runners are Air Berlin
(1979), Virgin Atlantic (1984), Emirates
(1985), Ryanair (1985), EVA (1991), Easyjet
(1995) and Jet Blue (2000).
The magazine examined records for the
world’s 50 biggest airlines and determined
that there has been very little change since
last year, noting that the only death in
2005 occurred when a Boeing 737 overshot the
runway at Chicago’s Midway Airport and
collided with a car. The report describes
EVA as “flying accident-free since its start
of operations” and ranking among the
“statistically safest airlines in the
world.” On the list of 50 airlines, EVA is
ranked in 10th place.
EVA management has emphasized safety and
service throughout the airline’s operations
from day one, and has implemented a total
safety policy in every aspect of aircraft
maintenance and passenger care. It became
the first airline in Taiwan to be certified
through the International Air Transport
Association’s (IATA) Operational Safety
Audit, and is an IOSA-Certified Operator
with a commendation that concludes “Zero
Findings, Zero Recommendations.” And it has
received Awards of Excellence from the
Boeing Company for outstanding fleet
maintenance and reliability.
EVA has also been recognized by the Civil
Aeronautics Administration (CAA) of Taiwan
and has received Golden Wing Awards for
surpassing other Taiwan-based carriers in
Flight Safety Management, Passenger
Services, Information Provided, Chartered
Flight Services during Peak Seasons, Support
of Airport Training Drills, and more in
2003, 2004 and 2005. The CAA gave EVA a
“first grade rating” and Best Flight
Operations Award in 2000. And the CAA
recognized EVA for Zero Defaults in Flight
Safety in 1995, noting that EVA Air was the
only airline with a “zero default” rating.
In addition, EVA was Taiwan’s first
airline to achieve official ISO 9002
Certification in three separate areas of
operation at the same time: Passenger, Cargo
and Maintenance Services. The airline has
continued to maintain this quality status
with the Bureau Verities Quality
International. And it gained certification
from the U.S. Federal Aviation
Administration for its state-of-the-art,
Taiwan-based maintenance program.
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