Aircraft/Airbus
Is the Airbus A350-900 safe?
The honest safety record for the Airbus A350-900, 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.
0.13
modelled fatal rate / million flights
2.9M
flights flown since 2015
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
The A350-900 has an outstanding safety record, zero onboard fatalities to date. Its one hull loss was JAL 516 (Jan 2024, a Haneda runway collision), from which all 379 aboard the A350 evacuated safely.
Engine programme: Trent XWB, one of the cleanest service records of any modern large engine to date.