Airbus A330 (all variants) — safety record, routes and airlines

The Airbus A330 (all variants) has 68 occurrences in our most recent five-year window — a volume that reflects how widely it flies, not how dangerous it is, so we do not publish a single safety score for it. It has 13 hull losses and 279 recorded occurrences in total. See the methodology page for how the record is summarized.

The neo uses Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines, new Sharklets, and an updated cabin, giving roughly 14% better fuel burn per seat. Range on the A330-900 extends to around 7,200 nautical miles compared to about 6,350 on the A330-300ceo. Cabin standard is newer with larger overhead bins and the Airspace interior used on the A350.

The A330-200 and A330-800 typically seat 240 to 260 in three classes. The A330-300 and A330-900 carry roughly 280 to 310 in three classes, or up to around 440 in dense two-class leisure configurations. Most legacy operators run three-class layouts with flat-bed business, premium economy, and a 2-4-2 economy cabin.

Medium and long-haul twin-aisle routes that do not need a 787 or A350 capacity level. Common roles include transatlantic flying, intra-Asia long legs, Middle East to Europe, and Pacific service. It also appears frequently in leisure and charter markets where operating cost per seat matters more than absolute fuel burn, and the A330-900 is the dominant variant on new orders.