Airlines/USA
Is Alaska Airlines safe?
Last fatal accident was Flight 261 in 2000 (MD-83 jackscrew failure). Joined Oneworld in 2021. Note: 2024 737 MAX 9 door-plug incident, no fatalities.
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Operator safety tier
Elite
Modelled fatal-accident risk on the order of 1 in 11 million flights.
A model estimate from validated signals (the dominant factor in a flight's safety), not a measurement of this airline's own flight history. IOSA-registered; last fatal accident 2000 (26y ago). Full methodology.
Safety signals
IOSA registeredYes
EU air-safety banNot banned
Last fatal accident2000
Fleet
AllianceOneworld
CountryUSA
Fleet size230 aircraft
Average fleet age9.5 yrs