Aircraft/Airbus
Is the Airbus A321neo safe?
The honest safety record for the Airbus A321neo, straight from the accident data. Context, not spin.
Informational only. Not safety, operational, or travel advice. These are estimates from public records, provided as-is; see our terms & disclaimer.
0.05
modelled fatal rate / million flights
8.2M
flights flown since 2017
0 / 1
fatal accidents / hull losses on record
The rate is the model's shrinkage-adjusted estimate, the same figure used in a flight's score, not a raw count ÷ flights ratio. See the methodology.
Specifications
What the record shows
Excellent safety record with zero fatal accidents. Engine reliability issues with the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G option have caused diversions but no safety events.
Engine programme: PW1100G (GTF) powder-metal inspections (2023-2024) grounded aircraft for accelerated checks; managed under active ADs. LEAP-1A-powered aircraft unaffected.
Who flies the Airbus A321neo, and how old theirs are
Counted from individual airframes in our registry, with build years from public registries and sourced references. An age appears only where we can date at least three of that airline's Airbus A321neo aircraft; otherwise we say so rather than estimate.
The oldest Airbus A321neo we can date in an airline fleet was built in 2017, about 9 years ago. The oldest airframes of a type reach every inspection milestone first. How planes are checked
| Airline | In our registry | Average age |
|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines | 100 | 2.5 yrs |
| United Airlines | 61 | 1.7 yrs |
| American Airlines | 57 | 4.7 yrs |
| JetBlue Airways | 39 | 4.6 yrs |
| All Nippon Airways | 22 | 7 yrs |
| British Airways | 20 | 4.7 yrs |
| Qantas | 19 | 3.1 yrs |
| Tap Portugal | 14 | 7.2 yrs |
| Tam Linhas Aéreas | 14 | 2.8 yrs |
| Turkish Airlines | 12 | 6.3 yrs |
| Korean Air | 12 | 3.2 yrs |
| Scoot | 12 | 3.7 yrs |