Airlines/Malaysia
Is Malaysia Airlines safe?
MH370 (2014, disappeared, 239 fatalities) and MH17 (2014, shot down over Ukraine, 298 fatalities) were both extraordinary circumstances, not operational safety failures.
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
Strong
Modelled fatal-accident risk on the order of 1 in 9.0 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 2014 (12y ago). Full methodology.
Safety signals
Fleet
The actual aircraft in Malaysia Airlines's fleet
Individual airframes we hold for Malaysia 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 A330-200 | 3 | 16.2 yrs | 2007 to 2012 |
| Airbus A330-300 | 2 | not enough dated | 2011 to 2012 |
| Airbus A350-900 | 2 | not enough dated | 2017 to 2018 |
| Boeing 747-400 | 1 | not enough dated | 2006 |
| Boeing 737-800 | 1 | not enough dated | 2012 |
We can date 3 of the 3 Airbus A330-200 airframes we hold for Malaysia Airlines. They average 16.2 years old, built between 2007 and 2012.