
Pan Am operates the first commercial flight of the Boeing 747, from New York to London: the aircraft that democratised long-haul travel and defined aviation for half a century.
The Dornier Wal Plus Ultra, with Ramón Franco, Julio Ruiz de Alda, Juan Manuel Durán and mechanic Pablo Rada, takes off from Palos de la Frontera bound for Buenos Aires: the first flight between Spain and South America begins.
The de Havilland Comet receives its certificate of airworthiness: the world’s first jet airliner is cleared to carry passengers, which it would do in May with BOAC.
The Payen Pa 49 Katy flies, a small tailless delta-wing experimental designed by Roland Payen: the first French aircraft of its kind and the smallest jet aircraft of its day.
A British Midland Vickers Viscount (G-AWXI) suffers an engine fire on takeoff from Heathrow; it makes an emergency landing without casualties but is written off.
The Cessna XMC, an experimental pusher-propeller demonstrator with which Cessna tested new ideas for its light aircraft, makes its first flight.
A man hijacks a Boeing 727 at Milwaukee and takes it to Cuba; he would have gone to Algeria had it been possible.
A 707 chartered by Nigeria Airways to bring pilgrims home from Mecca crashes and burns on landing at Kano: 176 lives lost.
Kenya Airways is founded after the break-up of East African Airways; it would begin flying on 4 February.
Norwegian Air Shuttle is founded to fly regional routes along Norway’s west coast with Fokker 50s; a decade later it will become Scandinavia’s big low-cost carrier.
Occurrences recorded on January 22 in earlier years across the fleet we document; this year’s are in News. Each one opens the record of the aircraft involved.
Incident · Jan 22, 2025On January 22, 2025, the Airbus A321-271N aircraft (registration N543VL), operated by Volaris, was involved in an incident at Hermosillo, Other Foreign (Mexico) due to an engine fire. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN543VLVolaris Airbus A321
Incident · Jan 22, 2024On January 22, 2024, the Boeing 737-823(WL) aircraft (registration N935AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Houston. Source: American Airlines.USN935ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 737
Incident · Jan 22, 2024On January 22, 2024, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration VH-VGJ), operated by Jetstar Airways, was involved in an incident at Sydney-Kingsford Smith International Airport, NSW (SYD) (Australia) due to being struck by a ground vehicle or a piece of ground equipment. Source: Jetstar Airways.AUVH-VGJJetstar Airways Airbus A320
Accident · Jan 22, 2023On January 22, 2023, the Airbus A350-1041 aircraft (registration G-XWBL), operated by British Airways, was involved in an accident. Source: the AAIB (United Kingdom).GBG-XWBLBritish Airways Airbus A350 XWB
Incident · Jan 22, 2023On January 22, 2023, the Boeing 777-323(ER) aircraft (registration N730AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at São Paulo. Source: CENIPA (Brazil).USN730ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 777
Incident · Jan 22, 2023On January 22, 2023, the Boeing 737-824(WL) aircraft (registration N27205), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Las Vegas. Source: United Airlines.USN27205United Airlines Boeing 737
Incident · Jan 22, 2023On January 22, 2023, the Boeing 737-7EH(WL) aircraft (registration PR-GED), operated by GOL Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Port Seguro. Source: GOL Linhas Aéreas.BRPR-GEDGOL Linhas Aéreas Boeing 737
Incident · Jan 22, 2023On January 22, 2023, the Boeing 777 31HER aircraft (registration A6-EPB), operated by Emirates, was involved in an incident at Vienna. Source: Emirates.AEA6-EPBEmirates Boeing 777
Incident · Jan 22, 2023On January 22, 2023, the Boeing 737NG 838/W aircraft (registration VH-VZT), operated by Qantas, was involved in an incident at Nadi. Source: Qantas.AUVH-VZTQantas Boeing 737
Incident · Jan 22, 2022On January 22, 2022, the aircraft (registration EC-LFZ), operated by Nova, was involved in an incident at Madrid. Source: CIAIAC (Spain).ESEC-LFZNova Embraer E190 / E195
Incident · Jan 22, 2022On January 22, 2022, the Bombardier CL-600-2B19 (Series 100) (Bombardier) aircraft (registration C-GUJA), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Toronto due to a fire on final approach. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GUJAAir Canada Jazz Bombardier CRJ
Incident · Jan 22, 2022On January 22, 2022, the Bombardier Cl600 2D24 aircraft (registration 9XR-WH), operated by RwandAir, was involved in an incident at Kigali due to a loss of separation with another aircraft (TCAS alert). Source: the NTSB (United States).RW9XR-WHRwandAir Bombardier CRJ
Incident · Jan 22, 2022On January 22, 2022, the Boeing 737-800 aircraft (registration ET-AQN), operated by Ethopian Air, was involved in an incident at Kigali due to a loss of separation with another aircraft (TCAS alert) during initial climb. Source: the NTSB (United States).ETET-AQNEthopian Air Boeing 737
Accident · Jan 22, 2022On January 22, 2022, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N760JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an accident at Hayden, Colorado (United States). Source: the NTSB (United States).USN760JBJetBlue Airways Airbus A320
Incident · Jan 22, 2022On January 22, 2022, the Airbus A320-251N(WL) aircraft (registration G-UZHR), operated by easyJet, was involved in an incident at Friedrichshafen. Source: easyJet.GBG-UZHReasyJet Airbus A320
Incident · Jan 22, 2021On January 22, 2021, the Bombardier CL-600-2D24 (Series 900) (Bombardier) aircraft (registration C-GJZS), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Toronto due to a return to the departure airport during the climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GJZSAir Canada Jazz Bombardier CRJ
Incident · Jan 22, 2021On January 22, 2021, the Airbus A319 111 aircraft (registration VQ-BAU), operated by Rossiya Airlines, was involved in an incident at St .Petersburg. Source: Rossiya Airlines.BMVQ-BAURossiya Airlines Airbus A319
Incident · Jan 22, 2021On January 22, 2021, the Boeing 737-8EH (WL) aircraft (registration PR-GYD), operated by Gol Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont (SDU) Airport (Brazil) due to a ground collision with another aircraft. Source: Gol Linhas Aéreas.BRPR-GYDGol Linhas Aéreas Boeing 737
Incident · Jan 22, 2020On January 22, 2020, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N661JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at Grenada. Source: JetBlue Airways.USN661JBJetBlue Airways Airbus A320
Incident · Jan 22, 2020On January 22, 2020, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration PR-MHR), operated by LATAM Brazil, was involved in an incident at Rio de Janeiro. Source: LATAM Brazil.BRPR-MHRLATAM Brazil Airbus A320
Incident · Jan 22, 2020On January 22, 2020, the Boeing 777 aircraft (registration N2333U), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Sydney (Australia). Source: the NTSB (United States).USN2333UUnited Airlines Boeing 777
Incident · Jan 22, 2019On January 22, 2019, the Bombardier DHC-8-402 Dash 8 aircraft (registration G-PRPF), operated by Flybe, was involved in an incident at Birmingham. Source: Flybe.GBG-PRPFFlybe De Havilland Canada Dash 8
Incident · Jan 22, 2019On January 22, 2019, the Boeing 777 2Q8ER aircraft (registration AP-BMH), operated by Pakistan International Airlines, was involved in an incident at Peshawar. Source: PIA.PKAP-BMHPakistan International Airlines Boeing 777
Incident · Jan 22, 2019On January 22, 2019, the BAE 146-300 aircraft (registration VH-NJZ), operated by National Express, was involved in an incident at Sydney. Source: the ATSB (Australia).AUVH-NJZNational Express BAe 146 / Avro RJ
Incident · Jan 22, 2018On January 22, 2018, the Boeing 737 528/W aircraft (registration UR-GAT), operated by UIA, was involved in an incident at Kyiv. Source: UIA.UAUR-GATUIA Boeing 737
Incident · Jan 22, 2018On January 22, 2018, the Boeing B738 aircraft (registration LV-HKS), operated by Bondi, was involved in an incident at Cordoba. Source: Bondi.ARLV-HKSBondi Boeing 737
Incident · Jan 22, 2018On January 22, 2018, the Boeing 777 FZN aircraft (registration D-AALH), operated by AeroLogic, was involved in an incident at Leipzig. Source: AeroLogic.DED-AALHAeroLogic Boeing 777
Incident · Jan 22, 2017On January 22, 2017, the Boeing 737NG 838/W aircraft (registration VT-JTD), operated by Jet Airways, was involved in an incident at Dhaka. Source: Jet Airways.INVT-JTDJet Airways Boeing 737
Incident · Jan 22, 2017On January 22, 2017, the Boeing 737-36N aircraft (registration PK-TXZ), operated by Express Air, was involved in an incident at Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta (CGK) International Airport (Indonesia) due to a mechanical failure. Source: Express Air.IDPK-TXZExpress Air Boeing 737
Incident · Jan 22, 2017On January 22, 2017, the Airbus A330-343 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-GHLM), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Vancouver due to a declared emergency with the airport fire service on standby in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GHLMAir Canada Airbus A330
Incident · Jan 22, 2017On January 22, 2017, the Bombardier CRJ 200ER aircraft (registration N882AS), operated by ExpressJet, was involved in an incident at Roanoke. Source: the FAA (United States).USN882ASExpressJet Bombardier CRJ
Incident · Jan 22, 2017On January 22, 2017, the Airbus A321-231(WL) aircraft (registration N106NN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at San Francisco. Source: American Airlines.USN106NNAmerican Airlines Airbus A321
Incident · Jan 22, 2017On January 22, 2017, the Boeing 737-76N(WL) aircraft (registration PR-GEK), operated by GOL Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Brasilia. Source: GOL Linhas Aéreas.BRPR-GEKGOL Linhas Aéreas Boeing 737
Incident · Jan 22, 2017On January 22, 2017, the Boeing 767 323ER/W aircraft (registration N390AA), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: American Airlines.USN390AAAmerican Airlines Boeing 767
Incident · Jan 22, 2017On January 22, 2017, the Airbus A320 232SL aircraft (registration 9V-JSR), operated by Jetstar Asia, was involved in an incident at Singapore. Source: Jetstar Asia.SG9V-JSRJetstar Asia Airbus A320
Incident · Jan 22, 2017On January 22, 2017, the Boeing Boeing 737NG 883 aircraft (registration LN-RCN), operated by SAS Scandinavian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Trondheim. Source: SAS Scandinavian Airlines.NOLN-RCNSAS Scandinavian Airlines Boeing 737
Incident · Jan 22, 2016On January 22, 2016, the Airbus AIRBUS A319-111 aircraft (registration G-EZIT), operated by Easyjet, was involved in an incident at Zurich. Source: Easyjet.GBG-EZITEasyjet Airbus A319
Incident · Jan 22, 2016On January 22, 2016, the ATR ATR 42-320 (Aerospatiale) aircraft (registration C-FCIJ), operated by Calm, was involved in an incident at Thompson. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FCIJCalm ATR 42 / 72
Incident · Jan 22, 2016On January 22, 2016, the Boeing 737 4Y0 aircraft (registration ZS-JRE), operated by Safair, was involved in an incident at Johannesburgo. Source: Safair.ZAZS-JRESafair Boeing 737
Incident · Jan 22, 2016On January 22, 2016, the Boeing 737-924(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N36444), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Chicago. Source: United Airlines.USN36444United Airlines Boeing 737
Incident · Jan 22, 2015On January 22, 2015, the Boeing 787 8 aircraft (registration VT-ANL), operated by Air India, was involved in an incident at Budapest. Source: Air India.INVT-ANLAir India Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Incident · Jan 22, 2014On January 22, 2014, the aircraft (registration N7542A), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Dallas. Source: American Airlines.USN7542AAmerican Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-80
Incident · Jan 22, 2013On January 22, 2013, the Boeing 737-7CT (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GWCM), operated by WestJet, was involved in an incident at Orlando due to a fuel system failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GWCMWestJet Boeing 737
Incident · Jan 22, 2013On January 22, 2013, the DHC-8-402 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GKQF), operated by Porter Airlines, was involved in an incident at Toronto. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GKQFPorter Airlines De Havilland Canada Dash 8
Incident · Jan 22, 2013On January 22, 2013, the Boeing 757-24APF aircraft (registration N427UP), operated by UPS Airlines, was involved in an incident at Winnipeg due to a declared emergency with the airport fire service on standby on final approach. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN427UPUPS Airlines Boeing 757
Incident · Jan 22, 2013On January 22, 2013, the Boeing 737-890(WL) aircraft (registration N597AS), operated by Alaska Airlines, was involved in an incident at Las Vegas. Source: Alaska Airlines.USN597ASAlaska Airlines Boeing 737
Incident · Jan 22, 2012On January 22, 2012, the Boeing 777 3D7 aircraft (registration HS-TKE), operated by Thai, was involved in an incident at Moscow. Source: Thai.THHS-TKEThai Boeing 777
Incident · Jan 22, 2012On January 22, 2012, the DHC-8-301 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GTAG), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Quebec due to a declared emergency with the airport fire service on standby. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GTAGAir Canada Jazz De Havilland Canada Dash 8
Accident · Jan 22, 2012On January 22, 2012, the Boeing 757-223 aircraft (registration N185AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an accident. Source: the FAA (United States).USN185ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 757
Incident · Jan 22, 2012On January 22, 2012, the Boeing 747-422 aircraft (registration N182UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Tokyo. Source: United Airlines.USN182UAUnited Airlines Boeing 747
Incident · Jan 22, 2011On January 22, 2011, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration OH-LXL), operated by Finnair, was involved in an incident at Berlin. Source: Finnair.FIOH-LXLFinnair Airbus A320
Incident · Jan 22, 2011On January 22, 2011, the Boeing 737NG 8Q8/W aircraft (registration A4O-BP), operated by Oman Air, was involved in an incident at Mumbai. Source: Oman Air.OMA4O-BPOman Air Boeing 737
Incident · Jan 22, 2009On January 22, 2009, the Airbus A330-332X aircraft (registration N808NW), operated by Northwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Midway Islands (United States) due to turbulence. Source: Northwest Airlines.USN808NWNorthwest Airlines Airbus A330
Incident · Jan 22, 2006On January 22, 2006, the Boeing 767-381 aircraft (registration JA8669), operated by All Nippon Airways - ANA, was involved in an incident 18 km north of Matsuyama (Japan) due to turbulence, leaving 1 injured. Source: All Nippon Airways - ANA.JPJA8669All Nippon Airways - ANA Boeing 767
Incident · Jan 22, 2002On January 22, 2002, the Boeing 757-208 aircraft (registration TF-FIO), operated by Icelandair Flugfélag Islands, was involved in an incident near Oslo-Gardermoen (OSL) Airport (Norway) due to a go-around on approach. Source: Icelandair Flugfélag Islands.ISTF-FIOIcelandair Flugfélag Islands Boeing 757
Incident · Jan 22, 1999On January 22, 1999, the Boeing 737-2K2 aircraft (registration EI-CKP), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Dublin (DUB) Airport (Ireland) due to a medical emergency on board. Source: Ryanair.IEEI-CKPRyanair Boeing 737
News · Jan 22, 2025On January 22, 2025, the Boeing B738 aircraft (registration EC-NLK), operated by Alba Star, was in the news. Source: Alba Star.ESEC-NLKAlba Star Boeing 737Photo: Aldo Bidini · GFDL 1.2 · Wikimedia Commons