Airlines/India
Is Air India safe?
India's flag carrier, now Tata-owned and modernizing. Air India Flight 171 (a 787-8) was lost shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad in June 2025, with 260 fatalities including 19 on the ground; the investigation is ongoing. Air India Express Flight 1344 overran at Kozhikode in 2020. Major fleet renewal underway.
A modelled estimate and protected opinion, not a factual safety verdict. Informational only, not safety or travel advice, provided as-is. See our terms & disclaimer.
Operator safety tier
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Modelled fatal-accident risk on the order of 1 in 2.2 million flights.
A model estimate from validated signals (the dominant factor in a flight's safety), not a measurement of this airline's own flight history. IOSA-registered; last fatal accident 2025 (1y ago). Full methodology.
Safety signals
Fleet
The actual aircraft in Air India's fleet
Individual airframes we hold for Air India, with build years taken from public registries and sourced references. These are the specific aircraft you might be boarding, not an industry average. Where we cannot date enough of a subfleet we leave the age blank rather than estimate it.
| Aircraft | In our registry | Average age | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing 777-300ER | 4 | 16.2 yrs | 2007 to 2013 |
| Airbus A320neo | 4 | 8.2 yrs | 2018 |
| Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner | 2 | not enough dated | 2017 |
| Airbus A321ceo | 1 | not enough dated | 2009 |
We can date 4 of the 4 Boeing 777-300ER airframes we hold for Air India. They average 16.2 years old, built between 2007 and 2013.