Aircraft/Boeing
Is the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner safe?
The honest safety record for the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, 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.
0.24
modelled fatal rate / million flights
1.8M
flights flown since 2011
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
The first and longest-serving 787 variant. Its first fatal accident, Air India 171 (June 2025), is under investigation and is counted here pending the final report. Deliberate acts and shoot-downs are excluded from this rate by policy.
Engine programme: Trent 1000 blade-durability ADs (2016-2019) resolved under inspections and redesign; the GEnx variant was unaffected.
Who flies the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, 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 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft; otherwise we say so rather than estimate.
| Airline | In our registry | Average age |
|---|---|---|
| All Nippon Airways | 36 | 13.5 yrs |
| Japan Airlines | 25 | 11.7 yrs |
| American Airlines | 22 | 10.3 yrs |
| Qatar Airways | 20 | 12.2 yrs |
| Ethiopian Airlines | 16 | 12.2 yrs |
| Scoot | 13 | 9.1 yrs |
| British Airways | 12 | 11.3 yrs |
| United Airlines | 12 | 13.4 yrs |
| Aeroméxico | 8 | 12.1 yrs |
| Qantas | 8 | 12.2 yrs |
| Air Canada | 8 | 12.1 yrs |
| Kenya Airways | 7 | 11.9 yrs |