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News · Sep 11, 2001On September 11, 2001, after the attacks on the United States, the FAA ordered the complete closure of US airspace and the immediate grounding of all civil aviation. This aircraft —then registered N358NW and operated by Northwest Airlines— remained on the ground until traffic gradually resumed from September 13. Source: the FAA (United States).USN358NWNorthwest Airlines Airbus A320 News · Sep 11, 2001On September 11, 2001, after the attacks on the United States, the FAA ordered the complete closure of US airspace and the immediate grounding of all civil aviation. This aircraft —then registered N361NW and operated by Northwest Airlines— remained on the ground until traffic gradually resumed from September 13. Source: the FAA (United States).USN361NWNorthwest Airlines Airbus A320
News · Sep 11, 2001On September 11, 2001, after the attacks on the United States, the FAA ordered the complete closure of US airspace and the immediate grounding of all civil aviation. This aircraft —then registered N427UE in the United States— remained on the ground until traffic gradually resumed from September 13. Source: the FAA (United States).USN427UELinea Aerea SAPSA Jetstream 31-3101
Incident · Sep 7, 2001On September 7, 2001, the Boeing 767-332ER (WL) aircraft (registration N194DN), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident near Buenos Aires (Argentina) due to turbulence. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN194DNDelta Air Lines Boeing 767
Incident · Sep 5, 2001On September 5, 2001, the Avro RJ100 aircraft (registration TC-THB), operated by Turkish Airlines, was involved in an incident at Istanbul-Atatürk (ISL) Airport (Turkey) due to a ground collision with another aircraft during pushback. Source: Turkish Airlines.TRTC-THBTurkish Airlines BAe 146 / Avro RJ
Incident · Aug 24, 2001On August 24, 2001, the Airbus A319-112 aircraft (registration D-AKNH), operated by Eurowings, was involved in an incident at Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden (FKB) Airport (Germany). Source: Eurowings.DED-AKNHEurowings Airbus A319
Incident · Aug 9, 2001On August 9, 2001, the Boeing 737-5H4 aircraft (registration N512SW), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Klamath Falls (United States) due to turbulence, leaving 1 injured. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN512SWSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737
Accident · Aug 9, 2001On August 9, 2001, the Boeing 717-200 aircraft (registration N2417F), operated by TWA, was involved in an accident at Mascoutah, Illinois (United States). Source: the NTSB (United States).USN2417FTWA Boeing 717
Incident · Aug 4, 2001On August 4, 2001, the Boeing 737-2H4 Adv. aircraft (registration C-FRYG), operated by Canada 3000, was involved in an incident at Fort Lauderdale, Florida (United States) due to low oil pressure in one engine. Source: Canada 3000.CAC-FRYGCanada 3000 Boeing 737
Incident · Jul 24, 2001On July 24, 2001, the Airbus A340-311 aircraft (registration 4R-ADC), operated by SriLankan Airlines, was involved in an incident at Colombo-Bandaranaike (CMB) International Airport (Sri Lanka). Source: SriLankan Airlines.LK4R-ADCSriLankan Airlines Airbus A340 Accident · Jul 24, 2001On July 24, 2001, the Airbus A340-312 aircraft (registration 4R-ADD), operated by SriLankan Airlines, was involved in an accident at Colombo-Bandaranaike (Sri Lanka) due to a bird strike. Source: SriLankan Airlines.LK4R-ADDSriLankan Airlines Airbus A340
Accident · Jul 24, 2001On July 24, 2001, the Airbus A320-231 aircraft (registration 4R-ABA), operated by Air Lanka, was involved in an accident at Colombo. Source: Air Lanka.LK4R-ABAAir Lanka Airbus A320
Incident · Jul 17, 2001On July 17, 2001, the Boeing 767-375ER aircraft (registration CC-CRH), operated by LAN Chile, was involved in an incident near Buenos Aires (Argentina) due to turbulence. Source: LAN Chile.CLCC-CRHLAN Chile Boeing 767 Incident · Jul 11, 2001On July 11, 2001, the Airbus A340-313 aircraft (registration D-AIFA), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt (FRA) International Airport (Germany) due to a tailstrike. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIFALufthansa Airbus A340
Incident · Jul 10, 2001On July 10, 2001, the Antonov An-12BP aircraft (registration LZ-SFK), operated by Air Sofia, was involved in an incident at Exeter (EXT) Airport (United Kingdom). Source: Air Sofia.BGLZ-SFKAir Sofia Antonov An-12
Incident · Jul 8, 2001On July 8, 2001, the Boeing 777 aircraft (registration N768UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt (Germany). Source: the NTSB (United States).USN768UAUnited Airlines Boeing 777
Incident · Jun 28, 2001On June 28, 2001, the Boeing 757-208 aircraft (registration TF-FIJ), operated by Icelandair Flugfélag Islands, was involved in an incident at Copenhagen-Kastrup Airport (Denmark) due to a landing gear failure. Source: Icelandair Flugfélag Islands.ISTF-FIJIcelandair Flugfélag Islands Boeing 757
Accident · Jun 15, 2001On June 15, 2001, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N661AW), operated by America West Airlines, was involved in an accident at San Diego, California (United States), leaving 1 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN661AWAmerica West Airlines Airbus A320
Incident · Jun 10, 2001On June 10, 2001, the Boeing 737-36N aircraft (registration OO-VEG), operated by Virgin Express, was involved in an incident at London-Heathrow (LHR) Airport (United Kingdom) due to being struck by a ground vehicle or a piece of ground equipment. Source: Virgin Express.BEOO-VEGVirgin Express Boeing 737
Incident · May 11, 2001On May 11, 2001, the Fokker 50 aircraft (registration PH-KXM), operated by KLM Cityhopper, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam-Schiphol (AMS) International Airport (Netherlands) due to ice accretion on the aircraft. Source: KLM Cityhopper.NLPH-KXMKLM Cityhopper Fokker 50
Incident · Apr 11, 2001On April 11, 2001, the Airbus A330-243 aircraft (registration 4R-ALD), operated by SriLankan Airlines, was involved in an incident at Colombo-Bandaranaike (CMB) International Airport (Sri Lanka) due to the presence of smoke. Source: SriLankan Airlines.LK4R-ALDSriLankan Airlines Airbus A330
Incident · Apr 9, 2001On April 9, 2001, the Boeing 767-223ER aircraft (registration N328AA), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Boston-Logan (BOS) International Airport (United States) due to a ground collision with another aircraft while taxiing. Source: American Airlines.USN328AAAmerican Airlines Boeing 767
Incident · Apr 3, 2001On April 3, 2001, the de Havilland Canada DHC-8-102 aircraft (registration C-GANS), operated by Air Canada Regional Airlines, was involved in an incident at Sydney, Nueva Escocia (Canada). Source: Air Canada Regional Airlines.CAC-GANSAir Canada Regional Airlines De Havilland Dash 8 Incident · Apr 2, 2001On April 2, 2001, the Boeing 767-323ER aircraft (registration N376AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident near Paris (France) due to a cabin depressurisation. Source: American Airlines.USN376ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 767
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News · Sep 11, 2001On September 11, 2001, after the attacks on the United States, the FAA ordered the complete closure of US airspace and the immediate grounding of all civil aviation. This aircraft —then registered N358NW and operated by Northwest Airlines— remained on the ground until traffic gradually resumed from September 13. Source: the FAA (United States).USN358NWNorthwest Airlines Airbus A320 News · Sep 11, 2001On September 11, 2001, after the attacks on the United States, the FAA ordered the complete closure of US airspace and the immediate grounding of all civil aviation. This aircraft —then registered N361NW and operated by Northwest Airlines— remained on the ground until traffic gradually resumed from September 13. Source: the FAA (United States).USN361NWNorthwest Airlines Airbus A320 News · Sep 11, 2001On September 11, 2001, after the attacks on the United States, the FAA ordered the complete closure of US airspace and the immediate grounding of all civil aviation. This aircraft —then registered N427UE in the United States— remained on the ground until traffic gradually resumed from September 13. Source: the FAA (United States).USN427UELinea Aerea SAPSA Jetstream 31-3101 Incident · Sep 7, 2001On September 7, 2001, the Boeing 767-332ER (WL) aircraft (registration N194DN), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident near Buenos Aires (Argentina) due to turbulence. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN194DNDelta Air Lines Boeing 767 Incident · Sep 5, 2001On September 5, 2001, the Avro RJ100 aircraft (registration TC-THB), operated by Turkish Airlines, was involved in an incident at Istanbul-Atatürk (ISL) Airport (Turkey) due to a ground collision with another aircraft during pushback. Source: Turkish Airlines.TRTC-THBTurkish Airlines BAe 146 / Avro RJ Incident · Aug 24, 2001On August 24, 2001, the Airbus A319-112 aircraft (registration D-AKNH), operated by Eurowings, was involved in an incident at Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden (FKB) Airport (Germany). Source: Eurowings.DED-AKNHEurowings Airbus A319 Incident · Aug 9, 2001On August 9, 2001, the Boeing 737-5H4 aircraft (registration N512SW), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Klamath Falls (United States) due to turbulence, leaving 1 injured. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN512SWSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Accident · Aug 9, 2001On August 9, 2001, the Boeing 717-200 aircraft (registration N2417F), operated by TWA, was involved in an accident at Mascoutah, Illinois (United States). Source: the NTSB (United States).USN2417FTWA Boeing 717 Incident · Aug 4, 2001On August 4, 2001, the Boeing 737-2H4 Adv. aircraft (registration C-FRYG), operated by Canada 3000, was involved in an incident at Fort Lauderdale, Florida (United States) due to low oil pressure in one engine. Source: Canada 3000.CAC-FRYGCanada 3000 Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 24, 2001On July 24, 2001, the Airbus A340-311 aircraft (registration 4R-ADC), operated by SriLankan Airlines, was involved in an incident at Colombo-Bandaranaike (CMB) International Airport (Sri Lanka). Source: SriLankan Airlines.LK4R-ADCSriLankan Airlines Airbus A340 Accident · Jul 24, 2001On July 24, 2001, the Airbus A340-312 aircraft (registration 4R-ADD), operated by SriLankan Airlines, was involved in an accident at Colombo-Bandaranaike (Sri Lanka) due to a bird strike. Source: SriLankan Airlines.LK4R-ADDSriLankan Airlines Airbus A340 Accident · Jul 24, 2001On July 24, 2001, the Airbus A320-231 aircraft (registration 4R-ABA), operated by Air Lanka, was involved in an accident at Colombo. Source: Air Lanka.LK4R-ABAAir Lanka Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 17, 2001On July 17, 2001, the Boeing 767-375ER aircraft (registration CC-CRH), operated by LAN Chile, was involved in an incident near Buenos Aires (Argentina) due to turbulence. Source: LAN Chile.CLCC-CRHLAN Chile Boeing 767 Incident · Jul 11, 2001On July 11, 2001, the Airbus A340-313 aircraft (registration D-AIFA), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt (FRA) International Airport (Germany) due to a tailstrike. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIFALufthansa Airbus A340 Incident · Jul 10, 2001On July 10, 2001, the Antonov An-12BP aircraft (registration LZ-SFK), operated by Air Sofia, was involved in an incident at Exeter (EXT) Airport (United Kingdom). Source: Air Sofia.BGLZ-SFKAir Sofia Antonov An-12 Incident · Jul 8, 2001On July 8, 2001, the Boeing 777 aircraft (registration N768UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt (Germany). Source: the NTSB (United States).USN768UAUnited Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Jun 28, 2001On June 28, 2001, the Boeing 757-208 aircraft (registration TF-FIJ), operated by Icelandair Flugfélag Islands, was involved in an incident at Copenhagen-Kastrup Airport (Denmark) due to a landing gear failure. Source: Icelandair Flugfélag Islands.ISTF-FIJIcelandair Flugfélag Islands Boeing 757 Accident · Jun 15, 2001On June 15, 2001, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N661AW), operated by America West Airlines, was involved in an accident at San Diego, California (United States), leaving 1 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN661AWAmerica West Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Jun 10, 2001On June 10, 2001, the Boeing 737-36N aircraft (registration OO-VEG), operated by Virgin Express, was involved in an incident at London-Heathrow (LHR) Airport (United Kingdom) due to being struck by a ground vehicle or a piece of ground equipment. Source: Virgin Express.BEOO-VEGVirgin Express Boeing 737 Incident · May 11, 2001On May 11, 2001, the Fokker 50 aircraft (registration PH-KXM), operated by KLM Cityhopper, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam-Schiphol (AMS) International Airport (Netherlands) due to ice accretion on the aircraft. Source: KLM Cityhopper.NLPH-KXMKLM Cityhopper Fokker 50 Incident · Apr 11, 2001On April 11, 2001, the Airbus A330-243 aircraft (registration 4R-ALD), operated by SriLankan Airlines, was involved in an incident at Colombo-Bandaranaike (CMB) International Airport (Sri Lanka) due to the presence of smoke. Source: SriLankan Airlines.LK4R-ALDSriLankan Airlines Airbus A330 Incident · Apr 9, 2001On April 9, 2001, the Boeing 767-223ER aircraft (registration N328AA), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Boston-Logan (BOS) International Airport (United States) due to a ground collision with another aircraft while taxiing. Source: American Airlines.USN328AAAmerican Airlines Boeing 767 Incident · Apr 3, 2001On April 3, 2001, the de Havilland Canada DHC-8-102 aircraft (registration C-GANS), operated by Air Canada Regional Airlines, was involved in an incident at Sydney, Nueva Escocia (Canada). Source: Air Canada Regional Airlines.CAC-GANSAir Canada Regional Airlines De Havilland Dash 8 Incident · Apr 2, 2001On April 2, 2001, the Boeing 767-323ER aircraft (registration N376AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident near Paris (France) due to a cabin depressurisation. Source: American Airlines.USN376ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 767Explore the encyclopedia
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