Is the Airbus A350 safe?

The A350 has an excellent safety record. In the Japan Airlines 516 collision at Tokyo Haneda (2024) all 379 passengers and crew evacuated the burning aircraft safely within 18 minutes — a testament to the type's emergency evacuation design. No A350 passenger has ever been fatally injured in an accident involving the aircraft itself.

How many fatal Airbus A350 accidents have there been?

As of 2025, no A350 passenger or crew member has died in an accident involving the aircraft. The Japan Airlines 516 collision at Haneda Airport on 2 January 2024 destroyed the aircraft but resulted in zero fatalities among the 379 A350 occupants; 5 fatalities occurred aboard the smaller Coast Guard aircraft it collided with on the runway.

Which airline has the largest A350 fleet?

Qatar Airways operates the largest A350 fleet with over 70 aircraft. Cathay Pacific, Singapore Airlines, and Lufthansa are also major operators, each with 30-50 A350s. Singapore Airlines is the sole operator of the ultra-long-range A350-900ULR variant.

What's the difference between the A350-900 and A350-1000?

The A350-1000 is approximately 7 metres longer than the A350-900, carrying around 40-60 additional passengers in comparable layouts and offering a range of 8,700 nm versus 8,100 nm. The A350-900ULR is a specialist long-range variant of the -900 with additional fuel capacity for flights beyond 9,000 nm.

How many seats does an Airbus A350 have?

Most A350-900s seat 300-370 passengers in a three-class layout. The A350-1000 typically seats 330-410 in three classes. The A350-900ULR is configured with as few as 161 seats in Singapore Airlines' premium-heavy layout to maximise range on 17-19 hour flights.

When was the Airbus A350 introduced?

The A350-900 entered commercial service with Qatar Airways on 15 January 2015. The A350-900ULR entered service with Singapore Airlines in October 2018, operating the world's longest non-stop passenger route. The A350-1000 entered service with Qatar Airways in February 2018.

Airbus A350 — flights, routes and airlines

Every city pair operated by the Airbus A350 worldwide. Live schedule data, recent safety events, and operator details.

The Airbus A350 is operated by 47 airlines across 1306 city pairs in our observed-flights dataset (last 14 days).

Top routes: ABJ-ADD, ADD-CDG, ADD-CPT, ADD-FCO, ADD-FRA.

Variants and specifications

Variant	First flight	Typical seats	Range (nm)	Status
A350-900	2013	300-440	8100	in service
A350-900ULR	2018	161-253	9700	in service
A350-1000	2016	369-480	8700	in service

Notable accidents and incidents

2024-01-02 Japan Airlines 516 Japan Airlines A350-941 no fatalities

Collided on the runway at Tokyo Haneda Airport with a Japan Coast Guard Bombardier Q300; all 379 occupants of the A350 evacuated safely within 18 minutes as the aircraft burned, while 5 of 6 Coast Guard crew members perished in the smaller aircraft.
2024-09-02 Cathay Pacific 383 Cathay Pacific A350-1000 no fatalities

Trent XWB fuel-hose rupture caused engine fire in cruise; diverted safely to Hong Kong.

About the Airbus A350 XWB

The Airbus A350 XWB (Extra Wide Body) entered service with Qatar Airways in January 2015. Its fuselage is approximately 53% carbon-fibre-reinforced polymer by weight — the highest composite fraction of any mainline wide-body — which, combined with Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines, gives a fuel burn roughly 25% better per seat than the aircraft it replaces (A330, 777-200ER).

The A350-900ULR (Ultra Long Range), operated exclusively by Singapore Airlines, holds the record for the world's longest scheduled passenger flight: Singapore to Newark at 8,942 nm (16,561 km) / 18 hours 45 minutes. The A350-1000, the stretched variant, entered service with Qatar Airways in February 2018. As of 2025 more than 600 A350s have been delivered, with Airbus holding a backlog exceeding 700 further orders. The Japan Airlines 516 runway collision at Haneda (2024) was the type's first hull loss, though all 379 passengers evacuated safely.

Airbus A350 — safety & facts

Safety record

Recorded occurrences: 28
Hull losses: 0
Fatal accidents: 2
Total fatalities: 6
Records span: 2019–2026

Based on 28 occurrences across NTSB, ASN, MAK, ATSB & Wikidata records. See full safety record →

Key facts

Manufacturer: Airbus
Typical seats: 300-410 pax
Range: 16,100 km
First flight: 2013-06

Last fatal hull loss: 2019 View full safety record →

Color reflects time since the last recorded fatal hull-loss involving this type, drawn from public datasets (NTSB, Aviation Safety Network, Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives, Wikidata). It is not a commercial safety rating and does not normalise for flights flown, hours, or fleet size — for those, see the manufacturer or IATA Safety Report.

Notable events

2019-08-31 — Helitrans — 1 fatalities. Source.

Variants

A350-900 — Original A350 variant.
A350-1000 — Stretched A350 variant.

Recent airline activity

Observed 1269 active routes flown by 41 airlines in the last 30 days.

Operators: Qatar Airways (103), Turkish Airlines (87), Singapore Airlines (84), Air France (82), Cathay Pacific (72)

Top routes: ORY–PTP, PTP–ORY, DOH–ALG, ORY–EWR, EWR–ORY

Based on live ADS-B observations collected by FlightFinder, as of 2026-06-04.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Airbus A350 safe?: The A350 has an excellent safety record. In the Japan Airlines 516 collision at Tokyo Haneda (2024) all 379 passengers and crew evacuated the burning aircraft safely within 18 minutes — a testament to the type's emergency evacuation design. No A350 passenger has ever been fatally injured in an accident involving the aircraft itself.
How many fatal Airbus A350 accidents have there been?: As of 2025, no A350 passenger or crew member has died in an accident involving the aircraft. The Japan Airlines 516 collision at Haneda Airport on 2 January 2024 destroyed the aircraft but resulted in zero fatalities among the 379 A350 occupants; 5 fatalities occurred aboard the smaller Coast Guard aircraft it collided with on the runway.
Which airline has the largest A350 fleet?: Qatar Airways operates the largest A350 fleet with over 70 aircraft. Cathay Pacific, Singapore Airlines, and Lufthansa are also major operators, each with 30-50 A350s. Singapore Airlines is the sole operator of the ultra-long-range A350-900ULR variant.
What's the difference between the A350-900 and A350-1000?: The A350-1000 is approximately 7 metres longer than the A350-900, carrying around 40-60 additional passengers in comparable layouts and offering a range of 8,700 nm versus 8,100 nm. The A350-900ULR is a specialist long-range variant of the -900 with additional fuel capacity for flights beyond 9,000 nm.
How many seats does an Airbus A350 have?: Most A350-900s seat 300-370 passengers in a three-class layout. The A350-1000 typically seats 330-410 in three classes. The A350-900ULR is configured with as few as 161 seats in Singapore Airlines' premium-heavy layout to maximise range on 17-19 hour flights.
When was the Airbus A350 introduced?: The A350-900 entered commercial service with Qatar Airways on 15 January 2015. The A350-900ULR entered service with Singapore Airlines in October 2018, operating the world's longest non-stop passenger route. The A350-1000 entered service with Qatar Airways in February 2018.

Where the Airbus A350 flies — and what it costs

Route	Median fare	Sample size
Hong Kong → Shanghai	€130	732 quotes
Los Angeles → Paris	€435	644 quotes
Istanbul → London	€153	489 quotes
Paris → Istanbul	€194	448 quotes
Hong Kong → Singapore	€129	405 quotes
San Francisco → Paris	€447	397 quotes
New York → Paris	€413	377 quotes
London → Istanbul	€220	344 quotes
Washington → Paris	€446	340 quotes
Newark → Paris	€433	320 quotes

Top routes by sample size from the last ~30 days.

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