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Airbus A350-900

IN SERVICE SINCE 2015
One hull loss. Nobody aboard has ever died.
0.46
HULL LOSSES / MILLION DEPARTURES

Boeing counts this type's one hull loss as fatal: five died aboard the Coast Guard aircraft it struck at Haneda. Nobody aboard an A350 has ever died.

Boeing family “A350” · fleet average 0.52

Boeing reports hull-loss rates for the "A350" family, not per variant — this figure covers Airbus A350-900 and Airbus A350-1000 together.

Boeing, Statistical Summary of Commercial Jet Airplane Accidents, Worldwide Operations 1959–2025 (57th ed.) → (opens in a new window)

In January 2024 one collided with a Coast Guard aircraft on the runway at Haneda and burned to the ground. All 367 passengers and 12 crew got out. Five of the six aboard the smaller aircraft did not. The A350 did exactly what it was certified to do: hold together long enough to empty.

Wikipedia — Airbus A350, Accidents and incidents (opens in a new window)
Record checked 2026-07-09. Rate source checked 2026-07-09. Photo by 4300streetcar · CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new window) · Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new window)
Airbus A350-900 in airline service, photographed by 4300streetcar
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