Aircraft/Airbus
Is the Airbus A330-200 safe?
The honest safety record for the Airbus A330-200, 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.
0.22
modelled fatal rate / million flights
7.0M
flights flown since 1998
2 / 3
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
The shorter, longer-range A330. Two fatal accidents in service: Air France 447 (2009, pitot-icing and stall) and Afriqiyah 771 (2010, approach CFIT), both genuine accidents. Deliberate acts are excluded by policy.
Engine programme: Mature engine options across three manufacturers; no active fleet-wide AD program.
Who flies the Airbus A330-200, 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 A330-200 aircraft; otherwise we say so rather than estimate.
The oldest Airbus A330-200 we can date in an airline fleet was built in 1998, about 28 years ago. The oldest airframes of a type reach every inspection milestone first. How planes are checked
| Airline | In our registry | Average age |
|---|---|---|
| Qantas | 18 | 18.6 yrs |
| Hawaiian Airlines | 13 | 13.1 yrs |
| Delta Air Lines | 11 | 21.6 yrs |
| Korean Air | 8 | 20 yrs |
| Iberia Airlines | 5 | 8.7 yrs |
| Alaska Airlines | 5 | 13.5 yrs |
| Qatar Airways | 4 | 20.5 yrs |
| Malaysia Airlines | 3 | 16.3 yrs |
| Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras | 3 | 23.6 yrs |
| Air China | 2 | not enough dated |
| Virgin Atlantic Airways Limited - United Kingdom | 1 | not enough dated |
| China Eastern Airlines | 1 | not enough dated |