According to the AirAdvisor Airline Safety Score, Alaska Airlines, Allegiant Air, American Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines, and United Airlines are all the safest.

Yes, American Airlines was considered highly safe in 2023, maintaining an excellent operational safety record throughout the year. As the world's largest airline by passenger volume, American operates thousands of flights daily with no fatal accidents in 2023. The airline adheres to the rigorous safety standards of the FAA and is a long-standing member of the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA), which requires compliance with over 900 international safety standards. While the global aviation industry saw a few high-profile "close calls" on runways in early 2023—including one involving an American Airlines jet at JFK—these incidents resulted in no injuries and actually led to increased safety training and revamped cockpit protocols across the fleet. In 2023, American continued to invest heavily in modernizing its fleet with newer, safer Boeing and Airbus models and enhanced pilot training programs. Statistically, flying with American Airlines in 2023 remained exponentially safer than driving a car, with the probability of a safety incident being less than one in a million departures.