Aircraft/Airbus
Is the Airbus A320 (ceo) safe?
The honest safety record for the Airbus A320 (ceo), 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.
0.17
modelled fatal rate / million flights
60.0M
flights flown since 1988
10 / 12
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
One of the most-produced jet families in history and the first fly-by-wire narrowbody. Its per-flight fatal accident rate is among the lowest of any aircraft; the accidents on record across 35+ years and a 4,800-aircraft fleet predominantly involve crew procedure or external factors rather than airframe design.
Engine programme: CFM56 / V2500, decades-proven engine programs with mature, well-understood maintenance.
Accidents on record
1990: Crashed short of the runway on approach
Bangalore, India · 92 fatalities
2007: Overran a wet, short runway and struck a building
Sao Paulo-Congonhas, Brazil · 199 fatalities
2014: Lost control at altitude and crashed into the sea
Java Sea · 162 fatalities