Aircraft/Boeing
Is the Boeing 777-300ER safe?
The honest safety record for the Boeing 777-300ER, 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.
0.15
modelled fatal rate / million flights
6.4M
flights flown since 2004
1 / 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
One of the most successful widebody aircraft ever built. One fatal accident in over two decades across 12.5M flights: a passenger died in the SQ321 severe-turbulence event (May 2024). Its single hull loss (EK521, Dubai 2016) killed no one on board.
Engine programme: GE90, exceptional long-haul in-service record across two decades.
Accidents on record
2024: Severe clear-air turbulence during meal service; one passenger died and dozens were injured
over Myanmar (diverted to Bangkok) · 1 fatalities
Who flies the Boeing 777-300ER, 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 Boeing 777-300ER aircraft; otherwise we say so rather than estimate.
The oldest Boeing 777-300ER we can date in an airline fleet was built in 2003, about 23 years ago. The oldest airframes of a type reach every inspection milestone first. How planes are checked
| Airline | In our registry | Average age |
|---|---|---|
| Cathay Pacific Airways | 39 | 14.4 yrs |
| Qatar Airways | 30 | 13.7 yrs |
| All Nippon Airways | 26 | 15.2 yrs |
| Korean Air | 25 | 12.3 yrs |
| Singapore Airlines | 22 | 16.4 yrs |
| United Airlines | 22 | 8.7 yrs |
| Emirates Airlines | 20 | 12.2 yrs |
| American Airlines | 20 | 12.6 yrs |
| Air Canada | 19 | 16.3 yrs |
| British Airways | 16 | 12.2 yrs |
| Japan Airlines | 13 | 19.7 yrs |
| Swiss International Air Lines | 12 | 9.3 yrs |