Airlines/Chile
Is LATAM Airlines safe?
Largest airline group in Latin America (LAN + TAM). Last fatal accident in the group was TAM Flight 3054 in 2007 (Sao Paulo overrun). Left Oneworld in 2020.
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 2007 (19y ago). Full methodology.
Safety signals
Fleet
The actual aircraft in LATAM Airlines's fleet
Individual airframes we hold for LATAM Airlines, 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 A320 (ceo) | 66 | 15.9 yrs | 2001 to 2015 |
| Airbus A321ceo | 35 | 12.8 yrs | 2007 to 2016 |
| Airbus A320neo | 21 | 5.2 yrs | 2017 to 2023 |
| Airbus A319 | 19 | 16.8 yrs | 2004 to 2012 |
| Airbus A321neo | 14 | 2.7 yrs | 2023 to 2024 |
| Boeing 777-300ER | 10 | 15.6 yrs | 2008 to 2013 |
| Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner | 5 | 8.8 yrs | 2015 to 2019 |
| Boeing 767-300ER | 1 | not enough dated | 2008 |
We can date 66 of the 66 Airbus A320 (ceo) airframes we hold for LATAM Airlines. They average 15.9 years old, built between 2001 and 2015.