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How many plane crashes does Boeing have compared to Airbus?

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Airbus: 35 crashes, 28.3 million flights, 0.81 million flights per crash; Boeing: 251 crashes, 461 million flights, 1.84 million flights per crash; So Boeing wins on this measure. I was surprised, since one might think that more early crashes would have weighed more heavily on the averages. read more

Older model aircraft such as the Boeing 707, Boeing 727, Boeing 737-100/-200, Boeing 747-100/SP/200/300, Airbus A300, and Airbus A310, which were respectively first flown during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, have had higher rates of fatal accidents. read more

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