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.
0.16
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
Who flies the Airbus A320 (ceo), 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 A320 (ceo) aircraft; otherwise we say so rather than estimate.
| Airline | In our registry | Average age |
|---|---|---|
| JetBlue Airways | 129 | 21 yrs |
| United Airlines | 82 | 27 yrs |
| LATAM Chile | 66 | 15.9 yrs |
| Qantas | 51 | 17.9 yrs |
| Delta Air Lines | 50 | 30.1 yrs |
| British Airways | 45 | 18.6 yrs |
| American Airlines | 39 | 25.4 yrs |
| Air Canada | 25 | 24 yrs |
| Spirit Airlines | 24 | 9.3 yrs |
| Peach Aviation | 20 | 12.6 yrs |
| Swiss International Air Lines | 18 | 25.6 yrs |
| Qatar Airways | 17 | 17.1 yrs |