Aircraft/Airbus (programme launched by Bombardier as the CSeries CS300)
Is the Airbus A220-300 safe?
The honest safety record for the Airbus A220-300, 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
1.9M
flights flown since 2016
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 A220-300 entered service in December 2016 with airBaltic as the Bombardier CS300, and was renamed after Airbus took majority control of the programme in July 2018. In its first decade it has recorded one fatal accident, a Swiss flight in December 2024 where an engine failure filled the cabin with smoke and one cabin crew member died a week later, and one hull loss, an airBaltic aircraft destroyed by a fire during ground maintenance in June 2025 with nobody on board. Its recurring engineering issue has been the Pratt & Whitney PW1500G engine, which has caused several in-flight shutdowns and periods where part of the fleet was grounded for inspection.
Who flies the Airbus A220-300, 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 A220-300 aircraft; otherwise we say so rather than estimate.
| Airline | In our registry | Average age |
|---|---|---|
| JetBlue Airways | 65 | 2.8 yrs |
| Air Canada | 47 | 4.2 yrs |
| Delta Air Lines | 43 | 2.9 yrs |
| Swiss International Air Lines | 21 | 8.4 yrs |
| Air France | 9 | not enough dated |
| Korean Air | 7 | not enough dated |
| Qantas | 3 | 2.5 yrs |