Aircraft/Boeing
Is the Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner safe?
In short: the Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner 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.
0.13
modelled fatal rate / million flights
0.4M
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 largest 787, in service since 2018 with a clean safety record: zero fatal accidents and zero hull losses.
Engine programme: Shares the 787 engine options; the Trent 1000 durability issues predate this variant and are resolved.
Who flies the Boeing 787-10 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 787-10 Dreamliner aircraft; otherwise we say so rather than estimate.
The oldest Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner we can date in an airline fleet was built in 2017, about 9 years ago. The oldest airframes of a type reach every inspection milestone first. How planes are checked
| Airline | In our registry | Average age |
|---|---|---|
| Singapore Airlines | 28 | 5.8 yrs |
| United Airlines | 21 | 6.2 yrs |
| British Airways | 12 | 4.4 yrs |
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.v.) - Netherland | 3 | 6.6 yrs |
| Eva Air | 3 | 7.3 yrs |
| Air Japan | 2 | not enough dated |
| Etihad Airways | 2 | not enough dated |
| ANA All Nippon Airways | 1 | not enough dated |