Airlines/Qatar
Is Qatar Airways safe?
Zero fatal accidents. One of the youngest fleets in the world. Consistently rated among the world's best airlines.
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
An absence of recorded fatal accidents is not itself proof of safety. It can also mean limited history.
Fleet
The actual aircraft in Qatar Airways's fleet
Individual airframes we hold for Qatar Airways, 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 | 30 | 13.6 yrs | 2007 to 2018 |
| Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner | 20 | 12.2 yrs | 2012 to 2016 |
| Airbus A350-900 | 20 | 8.9 yrs | 2015 to 2019 |
| Airbus A320 (ceo) | 17 | 17.1 yrs | 2001 to 2015 |
| Airbus A350-1000 | 17 | 7 yrs | 2018 to 2021 |
| Airbus A330-300 | 8 | 20.2 yrs | 2004 to 2008 |
| Boeing 777-200LR / 777F | 7 | 11.4 yrs | 2009 to 2020 |
| Airbus A330-200 | 4 | 20.5 yrs | 2003 to 2007 |
| Airbus A321ceo | 4 | 17.7 yrs | 2004 to 2010 |
| Airbus A380-800 | 4 | 10.7 yrs | 2013 to 2018 |
| Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner | 3 | 7.2 yrs | 2019 |
| Airbus A340-600 | 1 | not enough dated | 2006 |
We can date 30 of the 30 Boeing 777-300ER airframes we hold for Qatar Airways. They average 13.6 years old, built between 2007 and 2018.