Airlines/New Zealand
Is Air New Zealand safe?
Last fatal accident was the 1979 Mount Erebus disaster. Consistently rated among the world's safest airlines since.
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 9.7 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 1979 (47y ago). Full methodology.
Safety signals
Fleet
The actual aircraft in Air New Zealand's fleet
Individual airframes we hold for Air New Zealand, 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 787-9 Dreamliner | 6 | 10 yrs | 2013 to 2019 |
| ATR 72-600 | 5 | 7.3 yrs | 2018 to 2020 |
| Dash 8 Q300 | 1 | not enough dated | 2006 |
| Boeing 777-300ER | 1 | not enough dated | 2011 |
| Airbus A320neo | 1 | not enough dated | 2019 |
| Airbus A321neo | 1 | not enough dated | 2019 |
We can date 6 of the 6 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner airframes we hold for Air New Zealand. They average 10 years old, built between 2013 and 2019.