Airlines/China
Is Air China safe?
Flag carrier of China. No fatal accidents since 2002. One of the 'Big Three' Chinese carriers with a strong safety record.
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
Elite
Modelled fatal-accident risk on the order of 1 in 11 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 2002 (24y ago). Full methodology.
Safety signals
Fleet
The actual aircraft in Air China's fleet
Individual airframes we hold for Air China, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus A350-900 | 14 | 6.9 yrs | 2018 to 2021 |
| Boeing 777-300ER | 5 | 10.8 yrs | 2012 to 2018 |
| Airbus A330-200 | 2 | not enough dated | 2008 to 2013 |
| Boeing 747-400 | 1 | not enough dated | 1994 |
| Boeing 777-200LR / 777F | 1 | not enough dated | 2015 |
| Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner | 1 | not enough dated | 2018 |
We can date 14 of the 14 Airbus A350-900 airframes we hold for Air China. They average 6.9 years old, built between 2018 and 2021.