AAAmerican Airlinesagainst
BABritish Airways
American Airlines scores 6.8 points higher on the Touchdown Quality Index. Ratings are passenger reports and the two carriers fly different routes and aircraft, so the gap describes the ratings, not the pilots.
Overall
| Measure | American Airlines | British Airways |
|---|---|---|
| Landing rating | 80.1Smooth50 ratings | 73.3Firm78 ratings |
| Mean stars | 4.05 | 3.65 |
| Smooth share | 68% | 47% |
| Rough share | 0% | 5% |
| Applause reported | 13% | 14% |
| Turbulence reported | 14% | 16% |
Smooth 34 (68%) · Firm 16 (32%) · Rough 0 (0%)
Smooth 37 (47%) · Firm 37 (47%) · Rough 4 (5%)
By distance
| Distance | American Airlines | British Airways |
|---|---|---|
| Short haul (under 1,500 km) | n/a1 of 10 ratings | 72.3Firm18 ratingsprovisional |
| Medium haul (1,500 to 4,000 km) | 77.6Firm18 ratingsprovisional | No ratings |
| Long haul (over 4,000 km) | 80.8Smooth31 ratings | 74.0Firm60 ratings |
Comparing within a distance band removes most of the mix difference between a short-haul and a long-haul network.
Routes both fly
| Route | American Airlines mean stars | British Airways mean stars |
|---|---|---|
| LHR-JFK London to New York | 3.8 Firm 3 ratings | 3.9 Firm 8 ratings |
| JFK-LHR New York to London | 3.0 Firm 1 rating | 3.4 Firm 9 ratings |
Route means from a few ratings move a lot. Read them with the rating counts beside them.
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