Airlines/UAE
Is Emirates safe?
Never had a fatal passenger accident in over 40 years.
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 12 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; no fatal accident on record. Full methodology.
Safety signals
No fatal accidents in its history (checked Sep 2026). A clean history is a good sign, and it is one signal among several.
Fleet
The actual aircraft in Emirates's fleet
Individual airframes we hold for Emirates, 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 | 20 | 12.2 yrs | 2007 to 2018 |
| Airbus A380-800 | 16 | 8.3 yrs | 2006 to 2021 |
We can date 20 of the 20 Boeing 777-300ER airframes we hold for Emirates. They average 12.2 years old, built between 2007 and 2018.