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PERTH, Australia, Aug. 6, 2020 / Medianet International=KYODO JBN/--

An unsettled world means traveling safely is now of paramount importance and

significant new services from AirlineRatings.com allow you to take the worry

out of choosing an airline.

We answer the questions on everyone's lips: which airlines have implemented

full COVID-19 protocols and which airlines' pilots have been trained correctly?

In two industry firsts, the world's only safety, and product rating website is

giving passengers greater peace of mind with a refined safety rating system

focused on passenger health during COVID-19 and an insight into crucial flight

outcomes on hundreds of carriers.

For a COVID-19 compliance star, airlines must pass four of six criteria:

website information on COVID-19 procedures; face masks for passengers; personal

protection equipment for crew; modified meal service; deep clean of aircraft;

and social distancing on boarding.

Editor-in-Chief Geoffrey Thomas said that "it was concerning to find than many

airlines did not appear to comply with the COVID-19 agreed standards for

protection of passengers and crew."

"That is changing and our team is reviewing compliance on a weekly basis," said

Thomas.

While introducing the COVID-19 rating, AirlineRatings.com has refined its

rating system to focus on serious incidents as a guide to an airline's

operational performance and pilot training.

In an industry first Airline Ratings has examined over 11,000 serious incident

reports since 2015 to arrive at an incident rating for airlines. Incidents and

crashes account for five of its seven-star ratings.

Completion or compliance of audits – ICAO, IOSA, EU black list and FAA

restricted list – make up an additional star.

Commenting Thomas said: "There is growing concern industry wide at some pilot

performance issues and we have evolved our rating system to put greater focus

on outcomes."

"In some recent crashes, pilots have either shown total disregard for ATC

instructions, ignored repeated cockpit warnings or ignored company procedures –

or, in one case, all three."

"The Pakistan fake pilot's license scandal has also brought into sharp focus

that in some parts of the world getting a pilot's license can be subject to abuse."

About:

AirlineRatings.com (https://www.airlineratings.com/ ) rates the safety and

in-flight product of 380 airlines. It is used by millions of passengers and is

the industry standard for ratings.

For more:

Geoffrey Thomas

+61-417-936-610

Geoffrey.thomas@AirlineRatings.com

Twitter:  @Airline_ratings

SOURCE: AirlineRatings.com