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Emirates And Etihad Soar In 2025 Global Airline Safety Ranking
Emirates, Etihad Airways, flydubai, and Air Arabia earn top safety rankings for 2025, positioning UAE airlines among the safest carriers globally.
Safety remains the paramount concern in global aviation, shaping traveler confidence in airlines around the world. In the latest 2025 airline safety rankings by AirlineRatings.com, UAE carriers — including Emirates, Etihad Airways, flydubai, and Air Arabia — have achieved outstanding results, cementing their positions among the safest airlines globally.
AirlineRatings.com evaluated 385 airlines across key safety metrics such as incident records, fleet age, pilot training, fleet size, financial health, and compliance with international safety standards including IOSA and ICAO audits. The UAE airlines’ high rankings underscore the region’s continued commitment to advanced safety protocols, operational excellence, and fleet modernization.
In the closely contested full-service airline category, Air New Zealand edged out Qantas by just 1.50 points to secure first place, thanks to a younger fleet. Emirates tied for third place alongside Cathay Pacific and Qatar Airways, with all three airlines receiving identical high scores across fleet management, pilot skill, safety practices, and incident records.
Etihad Airways, the UAE’s national carrier based in Abu Dhabi, also secured a fifth place position in the full-service category, sharing the spotlight with renowned global airlines like ANA, Virgin Australia, and Korean Air.
In the low-cost carrier segment, flydubai and Air Arabia were recognized among the safest budget airlines worldwide, joining internationally respected brands such as easyJet, Ryanair, Southwest Airlines, and JetBlue Airways.
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Sharon Petersen, CEO of AirlineRatings.com, emphasized the tight competition at the top of the rankings, noting that the difference often comes down to fleet age and operational consistency.
The strong performance by UAE airlines highlights the nation’s strategic investment in aviation infrastructure, rigorous pilot training programs, and adoption of cutting-edge aircraft technology. It also reinforces the UAE’s pivotal role in connecting global air routes and maintaining standards that travelers around the world trust.
As global air travel continues its post-pandemic recovery, passengers choosing UAE carriers can feel reassured by their reputation for world-leading safety and operational excellence.
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LUVED Is A New Curated Preloved Marketplace For The UAE
Sellers keep 100 percent of every sale and AI can build a listing in five seconds — though the app’s smartest tools are still coming.
Secondhand shopping has become mainstream in the UAE, but the experience is still scattered across resale sites, social media and informal group chats. LUVED, a mobile-first marketplace that launched in Dubai this month, is betting it can pull that activity into one place — and that the thing buyers and sellers actually want is not more inventory, but trust.
The app trades in what it calls circular luxury: preloved fashion and lifestyle pieces across men’s, women’s and children’s categories, bought, sold or given away peer to peer. Its main pitch is economics, with sellers keeping 100 percent of every sale under a zero-commission, fast payout model, while buyers are promised vetted pieces at lower prices.
Where LUVED is staking its reputation is verification. Sellers pass a KYC check, and items run through a two-layer authentication system powered by Entrupy that pairs instant AI screening with human expert review for high-value pieces. Authenticity certificates travel with each item, payments sit in escrow, and a buyer-protection package the company calls The Safety Net adds a 48-hour return window and dispute resolution. Door-to-door logistics removes the in-person meetups that make most resale deals awkward.
An in-app assistant called Luvbot — offering selling insights and demand-based recommendations — is soon to be introduced to the platform. Other features include autofill and dynamic pricing that lets users build a listing in as little as five seconds from three photos, plus a swipe-based feed, story-style drops and in-app chat in English and Arabic. Finally, a gifting layer, Luved & Gifted, lets users pass items to others inside the app rather than sell them.
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“After moving to Dubai, I saw how difficult it was to sell or even give things away,” says founder and CEO Shaima Sibtain. The friction is real, and so is the competition. In resale, trust is won transaction by transaction — and that is the test LUVED has set itself.
The app is live on the App Store now, with Google Play to follow. The company also plans to expand across the region, which will be the real test for a marketplace staking everything on trust.
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