Aircraft/Airbus
Is the Airbus A330-900 (A330neo) safe?
In short: the Airbus A330-900 (A330neo) has no fatal accidents and no hull losses on record. Here is the full picture, with the underlying numbers.
Informational only. Not safety, operational, or travel advice. These are estimates from public records, provided as-is; see our terms & disclaimer.
0.13
modelled fatal rate / million flights
0.3M
flights flown since 2018
0 / 0
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 re-engined A330neo, in service since 2018 with a clean record. Inherits the proven A330 airframe with new Trent 7000 engines and Sharklet wingtips.
Engine programme: Trent 7000 (derived from the Trent 1000 TEN); no active fleet-wide AD program of note.
Who flies the Airbus A330-900 (A330neo), 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 A330-900 (A330neo) aircraft; otherwise we say so rather than estimate.
The oldest Airbus A330-900 (A330neo) we can date in an airline fleet was built in 2018, about 8 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 | 39 | 3.9 yrs |
| Tap Portugal | 15 | 7.4 yrs |
| Virgin Atlantic Airways | 8 | 3.2 yrs |
| Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras | 5 | 6.3 yrs |
| Cebu Pacific | 1 | not enough dated |