Top 10 safest airlines in the world

By Xu Lin
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 Cathay Pacific Airways

Cathay Pacific Airways, one of the 'top 10 safest airlines in the world' by China.org.cn.

Cathay Pacific Airways [File photo]


Safety rating: 7/7

Product rating: 7/7

Country of Origin: China

Airline Code: CX

History:

- Founded by an American and an Australian in 1946

- Based in Hong Kong, China

- Swire Group bought into Cathay Pacific in 1948 and still have a 45 percent share

- Major shareholder is Air China and Cathay Pacific is a reciprocal shareholder

- World's first non-stop transpolar flight over the North Pole in July 1998

- Founding member of the Oneworld Alliance in 1999

- Subsidiary Dragonair operates most routes out of Hong Kong to the Chinese mainland

(Source: airlineratings.com)

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