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Airbus A330

The Airbus A330 is a twin-engine, twin-aisle (wide-body) jet used on medium and long-haul routes since the 1990s.

Representative photo of a Airbus A330
Photo: Alf van Beem, CC0
On the US register154
Valid registrations153
Median age12 years
NTSB records since 200189

How old is the US fleet?

Age of US-registered Airbus A330 aircraft, in years0102132420–4: 28 aircraft0–45–9: 18 aircraft5–910–14: 42 aircraft10–1415–19: 22 aircraft15–1920–24: 25 aircraft20–2425–29: 1 aircraft25–29
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Age (years)Aircraft
0–428
5–918
10–1442
15–1922
20–2425
25–291

Ages from the year of manufacture in the FAA registry. Age alone says little about safety: aircraft are maintained on FAA-approved programs, and older airplanes flown by US airlines must also pass extra FAA aging-airplane inspections and records reviews at set intervals (14 CFR 121.1105).

Most common variants

A330-243
40
A330-941
39
A330-323
22
A330-343
18
A330-223
13
A330-302
10
A330-243F
6
A330-300
3

Public NTSB records mentioning this type

The NTSB database lists 89 records involving a Airbus A330 since 2001: 28 classified as accidents and 61 as incidents.

Records per year (last 10 years)

NTSB records per year involving the Airbus A330036811’16: 3 records’16’17: 3 records’17’18: 11 records’18’19: 4 records’19’20: 2 records’20’21: 3 records’21’22: 6 records’22’23: 7 records’23’24: 8 records’24’25: 2 records’25’26: 4 records’26
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YearNTSB records
20163
20173
201811
20194
20202
20213
20226
20237
20248
20252
20264
Please read this before comparing numbers. These are raw counts of NTSB records, not rates. Types that are more numerous, fly more hours, or are used for training naturally appear more often. Counts include minor events and events with no injuries, and can't be used to compare the safety of one type with another. SafelyAboard does not rate or score aircraft. Records also include some events outside the US that the NTSB took part in.

Airbus A330: common questions

How many Airbus A330 aircraft are registered in the US?

The FAA registry lists 154 aircraft matching the Airbus A330, of which 153 have a valid registration. That includes aircraft registered to airlines, lessors and other owners.

How old is the typical Airbus A330 in the US?

The median age, from the year of manufacture in the FAA registry, is about 12 years. Age alone says little about safety: aircraft are maintained on FAA-approved programs, and older airplanes flown by US airlines must also pass extra FAA aging-airplane inspections and records reviews at set intervals (14 CFR 121.1105).

How can I tell if my flight is on a Airbus A330?

Your airline's app or booking usually shows the aircraft type. At the gate, you can read the tail number (on US aircraft it starts with N) and look it up on SafelyAboard. Airlines can swap aircraft, so check again on the day.

Is the Airbus A330 safe?

SafelyAboard doesn't rate or compare aircraft types. The NTSB record counts on this page depend heavily on how many aircraft exist and how much they fly, so they can't be used to compare safety. For the bigger picture, see our explainer on how safe flying is overall.

Flying on a Airbus A330 soon? Get a calm My Flight briefing, read what's normal on a flight, or see how safe flying is overall.

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Data: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database (file dated 2026-10-16) and NTSB aviation accident database, refreshed 2026-10-17 20:47 UTC. Counts match FAA/NTSB make and model text and may include closely related variants.