The Tupolev Tu-204 flies
January 21989

The Tupolev Tu-204 flies

First flight37 years ago
9historical events
60occurrences in earlier years
1930–2025years covered

Fact of the day

The Tu-204 takes off for the first time, the single-aisle jet with which Russia, in the final years of the USSR, sought to replace the veteran Tu-154 and close the gap with the Boeings and Airbuses of its generation.

Also on this day · 8

1930Milestone Grumman is founded

Leroy Grumman, Leon Swirbul and William Schwendler found the Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation at Baldwin, Long Island, the future maker of the Gulfstreams.

1949Accident A charter C-47 burns at Boeing Field

A Seattle Air Charter C-47, only partly de-iced, drags a wing on take-off in fog at Boeing Field and crashes into a hangar: 14 of the 30 on board die.

1953First flight The Sud-Ouest Djinn flies

The Sud-Ouest Djinn, a French helicopter, makes its first flight.

1953Airline Mackey opens its Bahamas route

Mackey Air Transport, the future Mackey Airlines, makes its first flight from Fort Lauderdale to Palm Beach and Nassau.

1962Record PIA’s first 720B sets a London–Karachi record

On its delivery flight, Pakistan International’s first Boeing 720B, flown by captains Abdullah and Taimur Baig, covers London–Karachi in 6 hours 43 minutes, a speed record over a commercial route.

1971Accident A Comet hits the dunes at Tripoli

United Arab Airlines Flight 844 strikes sand dunes on approach to Tripoli in poor visibility: all 16 people on board die.

1988Accident Condor 3782 in Turkey

A Condor 737 crashes near Seferihisar on approach to Izmir: 16 lives lost.

2024Accident Runway collision at Haneda

A Japan Airlines A350 collides on landing at Tokyo Haneda with a Coast Guard aircraft: all 379 aboard the A350 escape the burning jet; five crew of the other aircraft die.

This day in earlier years · 60

Occurrences recorded on January 2 in earlier years across the fleet we document; this year’s are in News. Each one opens the record of the aircraft involved.

9H-WBI · Wizz Incident · Jan 2, 2025On January 2, 2025, the Airbus A21N aircraft (registration 9H-WBI), operated by Wizz, was involved in an incident at Cracovia. Source: Wizz.MT9H-WBIWizz Airbus A321N312NV · Allegiant Air Incident · Jan 2, 2025On January 2, 2025, the Airbus A319-111 aircraft (registration N312NV), operated by Allegiant Air, was involved in an incident at Las Vegas. Source: Allegiant.USN312NVAllegiant Air Airbus A319N438SW · Delta Connection Accident · Jan 2, 2025On January 2, 2025, the Bombardier Inc Cl-600-2B19 aircraft (registration N438SW), operated by Delta Connection, was involved in an accident at Stringtown, Mississippi (United States). Source: the NTSB (United States).USN438SWDelta Connection Bombardier CRJCS-TKP · Azores Incident · Jan 2, 2025On January 2, 2025, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration CS-TKP), operated by Azores, was involved in an incident at Ponta Delgada. Source: Azores.PTCS-TKPAzores Airbus A320G-SUNJ · Jet2.com Incident · Jan 2, 2025On January 2, 2025, the Airbus A321-251NX(WL) aircraft (registration G-SUNJ), operated by Jet2.com, was involved in an incident at Las Palmas. Source: Jet2.com.GBG-SUNJJet2.com Airbus A321AP-BHI · Pakistan International Airlines Incident · Jan 2, 2025On January 2, 2025, the ATR ATR 42 500 aircraft (registration AP-BHI), operated by Pakistan International Airlines, was involved in an incident at Karachi. Source: Pakistan International Airlines.PKAP-BHIPakistan International Airlines ATR 42 / 72S2-AJA · US-Bangla Airlines Incident · Jan 2, 2024On January 2, 2024, the Boeing 737-8Q8 (WL) aircraft (registration S2-AJA), operated by US-Bangla Airlines, was involved in an incident at Sylhet-Osmani (ZYL) International Airport (Bangladesh) due to a ground collision with another aircraft while taxiing. Source: US-Bangla Airlines.BDS2-AJAUS-Bangla Airlines Boeing 737A6-EDO · Emirates Incident · Jan 2, 2024On January 2, 2024, the Airbus A380-861 aircraft (registration A6-EDO), operated by Emirates, was involved in an incident near Istanbul (Turkey) due to a ground collision with another aircraft. Source: Emirates.AEA6-EDOEmirates Airbus A380OE-LZR · Austrian Airlines News · Jan 2, 2024On January 2, 2024, the Airbus A320-271N aircraft (registration OE-LZR), operated by Austrian Airlines, was in the news. Source: Austrian Airlines.ATOE-LZRAustrian Airlines Airbus A320JA13XJ · Japan Airlines Accident · Jan 2, 2024On January 2, 2024, the Airbus A350-941 aircraft (registration JA13XJ), operated by Japan Airlines, was involved in an accident at Tokyo, leaving 359 injured. Source: the JTSB (Japan).JPJA13XJJapan Airlines Airbus A350 XWBC-GFCI · Rouge Incident · Jan 2, 2024On January 2, 2024, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration C-GFCI), operated by Rouge, was involved in an incident at Punta Cana due to a pressurisation failure during the climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GFCIRouge Airbus A320G-EUYH · British Airways Incident · Jan 2, 2024On January 2, 2024, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration G-EUYH), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at Nantes. Source: British Airways.GBG-EUYHBritish Airways Airbus A320VT-ILR · IndiGo Accident · Jan 2, 2023On January 2, 2023, the Airbus A21N aircraft (registration VT-ILR), operated by IndiGo, was involved in an accident at Kolkata. Source: IndiGo.INVT-ILRIndiGo Airbus A321LV-GGQ · Argentina Incident · Jan 2, 2023On January 2, 2023, the Boeing 737NG 8HX/W aircraft (registration LV-GGQ), operated by Argentina, was involved in an incident at Buenos Aires. Source: Argentina.ARLV-GGQArgentina Boeing 737EI-KDF · Astana Accident · Jan 2, 2023On January 2, 2023, the Airbus A21N aircraft (registration EI-KDF), operated by Astana, was involved in an accident, leaving 7 injured. Source: Astana.IEEI-KDFAstana Airbus A321A6-AOQ · Arabia Incident · Jan 2, 2023On January 2, 2023, the Airbus A320 214SL aircraft (registration A6-AOQ), operated by Arabia, was involved in an incident at Coimbatore. Source: Arabia.AEA6-AOQArabia Airbus A320N928XJ · Delta Air Lines Accident · Jan 2, 2023On January 2, 2023, the Bombardier Inc Cl-600-2D24 aircraft (registration N928XJ), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an accident at New York, New York (United States) due to a ground collision with another aircraft. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN928XJDelta Air Lines Bombardier CRJPH-HXJ · Transavia Airlines Incident · Jan 2, 2023On January 2, 2023, the Boeing 737-8K2 (WL) aircraft (registration PH-HXJ), operated by Transavia Airlines, was involved in an incident at Rotterdam/The Hague (RTM) Airport (Netherlands) due to being struck by a ground vehicle or a piece of ground equipment. Source: Transavia Airlines.NLPH-HXJTransavia Airlines Boeing 737C-FHEN · WestJet Encore Incident · Jan 2, 2023On January 2, 2023, the DHC-8-402 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-FHEN), operated by WestJet Encore, was involved in an incident at Comox due to a false warning in the cockpit during the climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FHENWestJet Encore De Havilland Canada Dash 8PH-BXT · KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Incident · Jan 2, 2022On January 2, 2022, the Boeing 737-9K2(WL) aircraft (registration PH-BXT), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.NLPH-BXTKLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 737G-XWBC · British Airways Incident · Jan 2, 2022On January 2, 2022, the Airbus A350-1041 aircraft (registration G-XWBC), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at London. Source: the AAIB (United Kingdom).GBG-XWBCBritish Airways Airbus A350 XWBC-FGSJ · Cargojet Incident · Jan 2, 2022On January 2, 2022, the Boeing 767-39H (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-FGSJ), operated by Cargojet, was involved in an incident East Midlands. Source: Cargojet.CAC-FGSJCargojet Boeing 767N813NN · American Airlines Incident · Jan 2, 2021On January 2, 2021, the Boeing 737-823(WL) aircraft (registration N813NN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Nashville. Source: American Airlines.USN813NNAmerican Airlines Boeing 737N782SK · SkyWest Airlines Incident · Jan 2, 2021On January 2, 2021, the Bombardier CL-600-2C10 aircraft (registration N782SK), operated by SkyWest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Sioux Falls. Source: SkyWest Airlines.USN782SKSkyWest Airlines Bombardier CRJN990AN · American Airlines Incident · Jan 2, 2021On January 2, 2021, the Boeing 737-823(WL) aircraft (registration N990AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Boston. Source: American Airlines.USN990ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 737TC-JNI · Turkish Airlines Incident · Jan 2, 2020On January 2, 2020, the Airbus A330-343 aircraft (registration TC-JNI), operated by Turkish Airlines, was involved in an incident at Ciudad del Cabo. Source: Turkish Airlines.TRTC-JNITurkish Airlines Airbus A330G-EUYM · British Airways Accident · Jan 2, 2020On January 2, 2020, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration G-EUYM), operated by British Airways, was involved in an accident at London. Source: the AAIB (United Kingdom).GBG-EUYMBritish Airways Airbus A320N418MC · Atlas Air Incident · Jan 2, 2020On January 2, 2020, the Boeing 747-47UF aircraft (registration N418MC), operated by Atlas Air, was involved in an incident at Chicago. Source: Atlas Air.USN418MCAtlas Air Boeing 747VT-SUG · SpiceJet Incident · Jan 2, 2020On January 2, 2020, the DHC-8 402 NG aircraft (registration VT-SUG), operated by SpiceJet, was involved in an incident at Bangalore. Source: SpiceJet.INVT-SUGSpiceJet De Havilland Canada Dash 8C-FYJD · Sunwing Incident · Jan 2, 2019On January 2, 2019, the Boeing 737-8Q8 (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-FYJD), operated by Sunwing, was involved in an incident at Punta Cana. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FYJDSunwing Boeing 737N103NN · American Airlines Incident · Jan 2, 2019On January 2, 2019, the Airbus A321-231(WL) aircraft (registration N103NN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Phoenix. Source: American Airlines.USN103NNAmerican Airlines Airbus A321N332NV · Allegiant Air Incident · Jan 2, 2019On January 2, 2019, the Airbus A319-111 aircraft (registration N332NV), operated by Allegiant Air, was involved in an incident at Grand Junction. Source: Allegiant.USN332NVAllegiant Air Airbus A319N495AS · Alaska Airlines Incident · Jan 2, 2019On January 2, 2019, the Boeing 737-990ER (WL) aircraft (registration N495AS), operated by Alaska Airlines, was involved in an incident at Seattle/Tacoma (SEA) International Airport (United States) due to a bird strike. Source: Alaska Airlines.USN495ASAlaska Airlines Boeing 737G-EUUY · British Airways Incident · Jan 2, 2018On January 2, 2018, the Airbus AIRBUS A320-232 aircraft (registration G-EUUY), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at Geneva. Source: British Airways.GBG-EUUYBritish Airways Airbus A320EP-APP · Iran Aseman Incident · Jan 2, 2018On January 2, 2018, the Boeing 737 4H6 aircraft (registration EP-APP), operated by Iran Aseman, was involved in an incident at Tehran. Source: Iran Aseman.IREP-APPIran Aseman Boeing 737N172DN · Delta Air Lines Incident · Jan 2, 2018On January 2, 2018, the Boeing 767-332(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N172DN), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Goose Bay. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN172DNDelta Air Lines Boeing 767N830MH · Delta Air Lines Incident · Jan 2, 2018On January 2, 2018, the Boeing 767-432(ER) aircraft (registration N830MH), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Atlanta. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN830MHDelta Air Lines Boeing 767PK-LBJ · Batik Accident · Jan 2, 2018On January 2, 2018, the aircraft (registration PK-LBJ), operated by Batik, was involved in an accident at Surabaya, leaving 4 injured. Source: Batik.IDPK-LBJBatik Boeing 737HS-ABB · Thai AirAsia Accident · Jan 2, 2017On January 2, 2017, the Airbus A320 216 aircraft (registration HS-ABB), operated by Thai AirAsia, was involved in an accident at Khon Kaen. Source: Thai AirAsia.THHS-ABBThai AirAsia Airbus A320N389SW · Southwest Airlines Incident · Jan 2, 2017On January 2, 2017, the Boeing 737 3H4/W aircraft (registration N389SW), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Jacksonville. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN389SWSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737N280AY · American Airlines Accident · Jan 2, 2017On January 2, 2017, the Airbus A330-243 aircraft (registration N280AY), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an accident at Charlotte and Orlando. Source: American Airlines.USN280AYAmerican Airlines Airbus A330PH-OYI · TUI Nederland Incident · Jan 2, 2017On January 2, 2017, the Boeing 767 304ER/W aircraft (registration PH-OYI), operated by TUI Nederland, was involved in an incident at Paris. Source: TUI Nederland.NLPH-OYITUI Nederland Boeing 767OO-SFO · Brussels Airlines Incident · Jan 2, 2017On January 2, 2017, the Airbus A330 301 aircraft (registration OO-SFO), operated by Brussels Airlines, was involved in an incident at Basel. Source: Brussels Airlines.BEOO-SFOBrussels Airlines Airbus A330N957WN · Southwest Airlines Incident · Jan 2, 2015On January 2, 2015, the Boeing 737-7H4(WL) aircraft (registration N957WN), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Phoenix. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN957WNSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737G-ISLF · Blue Island Incident · Jan 2, 2015On January 2, 2015, the ATR ATR 42-500 aircraft (registration G-ISLF), operated by Blue Island, was involved in an incident Southend. Source: Blue Island.GBG-ISLFBlue Island ATR 42 / 72D-AIRM · Lufthansa Incident · Jan 2, 2015On January 2, 2015, the Airbus A321-131 aircraft (registration D-AIRM), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Hamburg. Source: the BEA (France).DED-AIRMLufthansa Airbus A321G-CIVN · British Airways Incident · Jan 2, 2014On January 2, 2014, the Boeing BOEING 747-436 aircraft (registration G-CIVN), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: British Airways.GBG-CIVNBritish Airways Boeing 747LN-NIF · Norwegian Incident · Jan 2, 2014On January 2, 2014, the aircraft (registration LN-NIF), operated by Norwegian, was involved in an incident at Trondheim. Source: Norwegian.NOLN-NIFNorwegian Boeing 737EI-REL · Arann Incident · Jan 2, 2014On January 2, 2014, the ATR ATR 72-212 A aircraft (registration EI-REL), operated by Arann, was involved in an incident at Cork. Source: the BEA (France).IEEI-RELArann ATR 42 / 72ZS-OKG · Comair Incident · Jan 2, 2013On January 2, 2013, the Boeing 737 376 aircraft (registration ZS-OKG), operated by Comair, was involved in an incident at Durban. Source: Comair.ZAZS-OKGComair Boeing 737G-EZDT · Easyjet Incident · Jan 2, 2013On January 2, 2013, the Airbus AIRBUS A319-111 aircraft (registration G-EZDT), operated by Easyjet, was involved in an incident at Isle of Man. Source: Easyjet.GBG-EZDTEasyjet Airbus A319ZS-NMO · SA Express Incident · Jan 2, 2013On January 2, 2013, the DHC-8 402 aircraft (registration ZS-NMO), operated by SA Express, was involved in an incident at Johannesburgo. Source: SA Express.ZAZS-NMOSA Express De Havilland Canada Dash 8N862GA · Allegiant Air Incident · Jan 2, 2012On January 2, 2012, the McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft (registration N862GA), operated by Allegiant Air, was involved in an incident at Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport - KYNG (United States) due to a taxiway excursion. Source: Allegiant Air.USN862GAAllegiant Air McDonnell Douglas MD-80C-GHKX · Air Canada Incident · Jan 2, 2012On January 2, 2012, the Airbus A330-343 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-GHKX), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Toronto due to the presence of smoke during the climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GHKXAir Canada Airbus A330A6-EYH · Etihad Airways Incident · Jan 2, 2012On January 2, 2012, the Airbus A330 243 aircraft (registration A6-EYH), operated by Etihad Airways, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt. Source: Etihad Airways.AEA6-EYHEtihad Airways Airbus A330N24202 · United Airlines Incident · Jan 2, 2012On January 2, 2012, the Boeing 737-824(WL) aircraft (registration N24202), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Denver. Source: United Airlines.USN24202United Airlines Boeing 737N3744F · Delta Air Lines Accident · Jan 2, 2012On January 2, 2012, the Boeing 737-832(WL) aircraft (registration N3744F), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an accident at Atlanta. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN3744FDelta Air Lines Boeing 737VP-BND · S7 Airlines Incident · Jan 2, 2012On January 2, 2012, the Boeing 737NG 83N/W aircraft (registration VP-BND), operated by S7 Airlines, was involved in an incident at Saint Petersburg. Source: S7 Airlines.BMVP-BNDS7 Airlines Boeing 737N13227 · United Airlines Incident · Jan 2, 2012On January 2, 2012, the Boeing 737-824(WL) aircraft (registration N13227), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Fukuoka. Source: United Airlines.USN13227United Airlines Boeing 737N864DA · Delta Air Lines Incident · Jan 2, 2009On January 2, 2009, the Boeing 777 aircraft (registration N864DA), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Atlanta, Georgia (United States) due to an engine failure. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN864DADelta Air Lines Boeing 777

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