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The Australian airline Qantas came top in the AirlineRatings.com rankings, the website citing its fatality-free record since the beginning of the jet era.

Singapore Airlines was also in the top 10, with a seven-star safety and "in-flight product" rating. The airline rankings underscore how safe flying is compared with other ways of traveling.

Singapore Airlines was another top-rated flier -- here economy-class seats on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner are shown. Last year was statistically the safest for flying since 1945.

Afghanistan's Kam Air was one of three airlines given an inglorious one-star rating.

Indonesia's Lion Air received two stars. Here one of the carrier's Boeing 737s lies partially submerged in the water after it crashed while attempting landing at Bali's Denpasar International Airport in April 2013.

Africa was once again the most dangerous continent for aviation in 2013 but the worst accident was this Tatarstan Airlines Boeing 737 crash at Kazan, Russia, which killed all 50 people onboard.

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STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• Qantas tops list of safest airlines
• Last year was safest for flying since 1945
• Kazakh and Afghan airlines have one-star ratings
• Worst crash last year was in Russia

(CNN) -- Flight-phobics, relax -- a list of the world's safest airlines has just been released.

Top of the ranking from AirlineRatings.com of the safest carriers in 2013 is the Australian airline Qantas.

Awarding it a full seven stars, the website cites the airline's fatality-free flying record from the beginning of the jet era in the early 1950s.

Other airlines sharing the seven-star rating and winning a place among the top 10 safest airlines are, in alphabetical order, Air New Zealand, All Nippon Airways, Cathay Pacific Airways, Emirates, Etihad Airways, Eva Air, Royal Jordanian, Singapore Airlines and Virgin Atlantic.

Safest industries

Commercial aviation is one of the most heavily monitored industries in the world and statistically the much-cited comparison bears out: you are much less likely to die in an airplane crash than in a car accident.

Indeed, the number of fatalities last year was at a record low, according to the Aviation Safety Network (ASN).

Many airlines go for years without experiencing significant safety incidents, let alone a crash.

There is thus often little to distinguish the largest and most reliable carriers apart from a safety point of view.

Of the 448 airlines AirlineRatings.com surveys, 137 have a top seven-star rating.

Along with fatality crash records and audits from aviation governing bodies, the website takes into account the quality of the "in-flight product" airlines offer -- including in-flight entertainment, seating and food -- to determine their ranking.

No immediate rush for tickets.

Concentrate on the movie

Nonetheless, it's useful know some of the airlines to consider booking if you'd prefer to concentrate on the inflight movie rather than rejigging your last will and testament in your head.

Probably not among them, however, is Scat, the unfortunately named Kazakh airline that shares a one-star ranking with the Afghan Kam Air and the Surinamese Bluewing Airlines.

All are on a list of airlines banned from flying within the EU.

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Quite what the one star is for isn't revealed -- perhaps just getting off the ground.

It's certainly not for brand name development in the case of Scat.

Of the carriers awarded two stars, three are from Indonesia and one each from Afghanistan, the United Arab Emirates, Eritrea and Myanmar.