Airplane safety is a function of fatalities over capacity, flight hours and model service life. As such, planes that have been in production longer usually tend

Airplane safety is a function of fatalities over capacity, flight hours and model service life. As such, planes that have been in production longer usually tend to become "more safe" (which is a self-fulfilling thing - notoriously unsafe planes eventually won't be sold anymore). See [1] for a short overview. As such, the 737NG - which had fatalities - is unlikely to be a contender, considering the much older A340 has had none. [1] https://turbli.com/blog/the-safest-planes-to-fly-in-by-accident-statistics/ https://turbli.com/blog/the-safest-planes-to-fly-in-by-accid...