Aircraft/Airbus
Is the Airbus A380-800 safe?
In short: the Airbus A380-800 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.
0.08
modelled fatal rate / million flights
2.5M
flights flown since 2007
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 largest passenger aircraft ever built, with zero fatal accidents or hull losses. Its most serious event, Qantas Flight 32 (2010), was an uncontained Trent 900 engine failure shortly after takeoff; the crew landed safely with no injuries and the event led to engine design fixes. Production has ended but the type remains in service on high-density long-haul routes.
Engine programme: Trent 900 uncontained failure (QF32, 2010) led to fleet inspections and component redesign; GP7200 variant unaffected. Issue class: resolved. Four-engine redundancy.
Who flies the Airbus A380-800, 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 A380-800 aircraft; otherwise we say so rather than estimate.
| Airline | In our registry | Average age |
|---|---|---|
| Emirates Airlines | 16 | 8.2 yrs |
| British Airways | 12 | 12.5 yrs |
| Singapore Airlines | 12 | 12.6 yrs |
| Korean Air | 10 | 14.1 yrs |
| Qantas | 10 | 16.6 yrs |
| Asiana Airlines | 6 | 11.2 yrs |
| Qatar Airways | 4 | 10.7 yrs |
| All Nippon Airways | 3 | 7.9 yrs |
| Lufthansa | 2 | not enough dated |