Aircraft/Airbus
Is the Airbus A350-1000 safe?
In short: the Airbus A350-1000 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.
0.12
modelled fatal rate / million flights
0.1M
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 stretched A350, in service since 2018 with a clean record: zero fatal accidents, zero hull losses. The A350 fleet's only hull loss, JAL 516 (2024), was an A350-900, not the -1000.
Engine programme: Trent XWB-97, one of the cleanest service records of any modern large engine.
Who flies the Airbus A350-1000, 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 A350-1000 aircraft; otherwise we say so rather than estimate.
| Airline | In our registry | Average age |
|---|---|---|
| British Airways | 18 | 5.4 yrs |
| Qatar Airways | 17 | 7 yrs |
| Cathay Pacific Airways | 15 | 7 yrs |
| Virgin Atlantic Airways | 12 | 5.6 yrs |
| Etihad Airways | 2 | not enough dated |