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Is Lufthansa safe?

German flag carrier and Lufthansa Group parent. Its directly-operated mainline record is long and clean, but the group carries the 2015 Germanwings 9525 crash (a co-pilot murder-suicide, 150 lost) as an operator crew-vetting responsibility rather than excusing it as a subsidiary event.

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Operator safety tier

Elite

Modelled fatal-accident risk on the order of 1 in 10 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 2015 (11y ago). Full methodology.

Safety signals

IOSA registeredYes
EU air-safety banNot banned
Last fatal accident2015

Fleet

AllianceStar Alliance
CountryGermany
Fleet size280 aircraft
Average fleet age11.5 yrs