
First flight of the Convair 990 Coronado, which with its wing fairings became the fastest airliner of its era: an attempt by Convair to win on speed what it could not win on sales against Boeing and Douglas.
The Blériot 111, a French four-seat touring monoplane, makes its first flight.
The Armstrong Whitworth Ensign, a British airliner, makes its first flight.
The definitive prototype of the Beechcraft King Air, the best-selling executive turboprop in history, in production for almost six decades since, makes its first flight.
A 707 strikes Mont Blanc on approach to Geneva: all 117 people on board die, among them physicist Homi Bhabha, father of India’s nuclear programme.
The Aérospatiale SA 365 Dauphin, a French helicopter, makes its first flight.
An Air Algérie Nord 262 flies too low on approach to Béchar and crashes 15 kilometres from the airport: 14 of the 23 on board die.
A bomb explodes in the arrivals hall of Moscow’s Domodedovo airport: at least 35 dead and 180 injured.
LIAT, the Antigua-based Caribbean airline that linked the Lesser Antilles for half a century, ceases operations.
Occurrences recorded on January 24 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 24, 2025On January 24, 2025, the ATR ATR 72-600 aircraft (registration F-OSIT), operated by Caraibes, was involved in an incident at Pointe-a-Pitre. Source: Caraibes.FRF-OSITCaraibes ATR 42 / 72
Incident · Jan 24, 2025On January 24, 2025, the Airbus A319-131 aircraft (registration N837UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Memphis. Source: United Airlines.USN837UAUnited Airlines Airbus A319
Incident · Jan 24, 2025On January 24, 2025, the Boeing 737-823(WL) aircraft (registration N907NN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Miami. Source: the FAA (United States).USN907NNAmerican Airlines Boeing 737
Incident · Jan 24, 2025On January 24, 2025, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration HB-JXF), operated by easyJet Switzerland, was involved in an incident at Stockholm. Source: easyJet Switzerland.CHHB-JXFeasyJet Switzerland Airbus A320
Incident · Jan 24, 2025On January 24, 2025, the Boeing 737-8-200 MAX aircraft (registration EI-HGM), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Bucharest. Source: Ryanair.IEEI-HGMRyanair Boeing 737 MAX
Accident · Jan 24, 2025On January 24, 2025, the Boeing 787-8 aircraft (registration N27903), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an accident at Dabouzra (Ivory Coast), leaving 16 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN27903United Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Incident · Jan 24, 2025On January 24, 2025, the Boeing 737-800 aircraft (registration A6-FEK), operated by Fly Dubai, was involved in an incident at Dubai (United Arab Emirates) due to an air traffic conflict during a rejected take-off. Source: the NTSB (United States).AEA6-FEKFly Dubai Boeing 737
Incident · Jan 24, 2024On January 24, 2024, the Boeing Boeing 747-48E(F) aircraft (registration HL7420), operated by Asiana, was involved in an incident at San Francisco. Source: Asiana.KRHL7420Asiana Boeing 747
Incident · Jan 24, 2024On January 24, 2024, the Airbus A321-271NX(WL) aircraft (registration N14503), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Chicago. Source: United Airlines.USN14503United Airlines Airbus A321
Incident · Jan 24, 2024On January 24, 2024, the Boeing 747-8F aircraft (registration N860GT), operated by Atlas, was involved in an incident at Anchorage. Source: the FAA (United States).USN860GTAtlas Boeing 747
Incident · Jan 24, 2024On January 24, 2024, the DC-9 82 aircraft (registration EP-MDE), operated by Iran Airtours, was involved in an incident at Tabriz. Source: Iran Airtours.IREP-MDEIran Airtours McDonnell Douglas MD-80
Incident · Jan 24, 2024On January 24, 2024, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N653AW), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at en ruta entre Dallas y Des Moines (United States) due to turbulence. Source: American Airlines.USN653AWAmerican Airlines Airbus A320
Incident · Jan 24, 2023On January 24, 2023, the Boeing 737-8FE aircraft (registration VH-YQM), operated by Virgin Australia, was involved in an incident at Coolangatta. Source: the TSB (Canada).AUVH-YQMVirgin Australia Boeing 737
Incident · Jan 24, 2022On January 24, 2022, the Embraer ERJ-195LR (ERJ-190-200 LR) aircraft (registration SP-LND), operated by LOT Polskie Linie Lotnicze, was involved in an incident over Dessau-Rosslau (Germany) due to a cabin depressurisation. Source: LOT Polskie Linie Lotnicze.PLSP-LNDLOT Polskie Linie Lotnicze Embraer E190 / E195
Incident · Jan 24, 2021On January 24, 2021, the Embraer ERJ-195-E2 (190-400STD) aircraft (registration PS-AED), operated by Azul Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Teresina due to a system or component failure during landing. Source: CENIPA (Brazil).BRPS-AEDAzul Linhas Aéreas Embraer E190 / E195
Incident · Jan 24, 2021On January 24, 2021, the Boeing 777-223(ER) aircraft (registration N782AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Los Angeles. Source: American Airlines.USN782ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 777
Incident · Jan 24, 2021On January 24, 2021, the Boeing 737-7H4(WL) aircraft (registration N409WN), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at San Luis. Source: the FAA (United States).USN409WNSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737
Incident · Jan 24, 2021On January 24, 2021, the Airbus A319-114 aircraft (registration N318NB), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Tampa. Source: the FAA (United States).USN318NBDelta Air Lines Airbus A319
Incident · Jan 24, 2021On January 24, 2021, the Embraer ERJ-195AR ->195LR aircraft (registration SP-LNH), operated by LOT Polish Airlines, was involved in an incident at Da Nang. Source: LOT Polish Airlines.PLSP-LNHLOT Polish Airlines Embraer E190 / E195
Incident · Jan 24, 2021On January 24, 2021, the Airbus A321 231SL aircraft (registration B-8189), operated by Capital Beijing, was involved in an incident at Beijing. Source: Capital Beijing.CNB-8189Capital Beijing Airbus A321
Incident · Jan 24, 2021On January 24, 2021, the Boeing Boeing 737NG 8MC/W aircraft (registration VP-BPF), operated by Aeroflot, was involved in an incident at Moscow. Source: Aeroflot.BMVP-BPFAeroflot Boeing 737
Incident · Jan 24, 2020On January 24, 2020, the Airbus A321-231 aircraft (registration N970UY), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Nassau. Source: American Airlines.USN970UYAmerican Airlines Airbus A321
Incident · Jan 24, 2020On January 24, 2020, the Airbus A320 aircraft (registration N528VL), operated by Volaris, was involved in an incident at Ciudad de Mexico (Mexico). Source: the NTSB (United States).USN528VLVolaris Airbus A320
Incident · Jan 24, 2019On January 24, 2019, the Airbus A330-243 aircraft (registration N381HA), operated by Hawaiian Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: Hawaiian Airlines.USN381HAHawaiian Airlines Airbus A330
Incident · Jan 24, 2019On January 24, 2019, the Airbus A320 232 aircraft (registration ZK-OJB), operated by Air New Zealand, was involved in an incident. Source: ANZ.NZZK-OJBAir New Zealand Airbus A320
Incident · Jan 24, 2019On January 24, 2019, the Boeing 777-328(ER) aircraft (registration F-GZNG), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident. Source: Air France.FRF-GZNGAir France Boeing 777
Accident · Jan 24, 2019On January 24, 2019, the Airbus A321-211 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-GEZD), operated by Air Transat, was involved in an accident at Quebec City due to the presence of smoke while stationary. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GEZDAir Transat Airbus A321
Incident · Jan 24, 2018On January 24, 2018, the Embraer ERJ-190LR (ERJ-190-100 LR) aircraft (registration OH-LKF), operated by Finnair, was involved in an incident at Helsinki-Vantaa (HEL) Airport (Finland) due to a runway incursion. Source: Finnair.FIOH-LKFFinnair Embraer E190 / E195
Incident · Jan 24, 2018On January 24, 2018, the Boeing 777-F16 aircraft (registration N776LA), operated by Latam Cargo, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: Latam Cargo.USN776LALatam Cargo Boeing 777
Incident · Jan 24, 2018On January 24, 2018, the Airbus Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration A9C-AM), operated by Gulf, was involved in an incident at Bahrain. Source: Gulf.BHA9C-AMGulf Airbus A320
Incident · Jan 24, 2017On January 24, 2017, the aircraft (registration OE-LDD), operated by Austrian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: Austrian Airlines.ATOE-LDDAustrian Airlines Airbus A319
Accident · Jan 24, 2017On January 24, 2017, the Airbus A319-114 aircraft (registration D-AILY), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an accident at Naples and Munich. Source: the BFU (Germany).DED-AILYLufthansa Airbus A319
Incident · Jan 24, 2017On January 24, 2017, the Boeing 777-31HER aircraft (registration A6-EGL), operated by Emirates, was involved in an incident at Denpasar. Source: Emirates.AEA6-EGLEmirates Boeing 777
Incident · Jan 24, 2017On January 24, 2017, the Airbus A330-343 aircraft (registration HB-JHD), operated by Swiss International Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Nantes. Source: Swiss International Air Lines.CHHB-JHDSwiss International Air Lines Airbus A330
Incident · Jan 24, 2017On January 24, 2017, the Bombardier DHC-8-402 Dash 8 aircraft (registration G-ECOH), operated by Flybe, was involved in an incident Southampton. Source: Flybe.GBG-ECOHFlybe De Havilland Canada Dash 8
Incident · Jan 24, 2017On January 24, 2017, the Airbus A319 133 aircraft (registration XA-VOE), operated by Volaris, was involved in an incident at Tijuana. Source: Volaris.MXXA-VOEVolaris Airbus A319
Incident · Jan 24, 2016On January 24, 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 24, 2016On January 24, 2016, the Boeing 757-232(WL) aircraft (registration N6713Y), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Saint Thomas. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN6713YDelta Air Lines Boeing 757
Accident · Jan 24, 2016On January 24, 2016, the Boeing 767 323ER/W aircraft (registration N342AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an accident, leaving 7 injured. Source: the FAA (United States).USN342ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 767
Incident · Jan 24, 2015On January 24, 2015, the Boeing 737-8K2(WL) aircraft (registration PH-BCA), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.NLPH-BCAKLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 737
Incident · Jan 24, 2015On January 24, 2015, the Boeing 737-7H4(WL) aircraft (registration N908WN), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Atlanta. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN908WNSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737
Incident · Jan 24, 2015On January 24, 2015, the Boeing 737-832(WL) aircraft (registration N3735D), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN3735DDelta Air Lines Boeing 737
Incident · Jan 24, 2014On January 24, 2014, the Boeing 737 3H4/W aircraft (registration N646SW), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at San Diego. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN646SWSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737
Incident · Jan 24, 2013On January 24, 2013, the Boeing 737-7CT (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-FWSV), operated by WestJet, was involved in an incident at Vancouver due to a declared emergency with the airport fire service on standby during initial climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FWSVWestJet Boeing 737
Incident · Jan 24, 2013On January 24, 2013, the DC-9 88 aircraft (registration N996DL), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Cancun. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN996DLDelta Air Lines McDonnell Douglas MD-80
Incident · Jan 24, 2013On January 24, 2013, the Boeing 757-223 aircraft (registration N182AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Miami. Source: American Airlines.USN182ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 757
Incident · Jan 24, 2013On January 24, 2013, the DHC-8-301 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GTAQ), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Vancouver due to a hydraulic system failure during initial climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GTAQAir Canada Jazz De Havilland Canada Dash 8
Incident · Jan 24, 2013On January 24, 2013, the Airbus A321-231 aircraft (registration D-AIDU), operated by Eurowings, was involved in an incident at Ankara. Source: Eurowings.DED-AIDUEurowings Airbus A321
Incident · Jan 24, 2013On January 24, 2013, the Boeing 737-7CT (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GWBJ), operated by WestJet, was involved in an incident at Ottawa due to a fuel system failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GWBJWestJet Boeing 737
Incident · Jan 24, 2012On January 24, 2012, the Embraer Emb-145Lr aircraft (registration N639AE), operated by Envoy Air, was involved in an incident at Farmersville, Texas (United States) due to a lightning strike. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN639AEEnvoy Air Embraer ERJ 135 / 145
Incident · Jan 24, 2012On January 24, 2012, the Bombardier CRJ 1000 EL NG aircraft (registration F-HMLI), operated by Britair, was involved in an incident at Paris. Source: Britair.FRF-HMLIBritair Bombardier CRJ
Accident · Jan 24, 2012On January 24, 2012, the Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW aircraft (registration N266JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an accident at Orlando. Source: the FAA (United States).USN266JBJetBlue Airways Embraer E190 / E195
Incident · Jan 24, 2012On January 24, 2012, the Boeing 737-824(WL) aircraft (registration N14228), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at San Antonio. Source: United Airlines.USN14228United Airlines Boeing 737
Incident · Jan 24, 2012On January 24, 2012, the Boeing 777-236(ER) aircraft (registration G-VIIL), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident. Source: British Airways.GBG-VIILBritish Airways Boeing 777
Incident · Jan 24, 2012On January 24, 2012, the Boeing 737 36E aircraft (registration VP-CKZ), operated by Cayman, was involved in an incident at Grand Cayman. Source: Cayman.KYVP-CKZCayman Boeing 737
Incident · Jan 24, 2012On January 24, 2012, the Airbus A330-303 aircraft (registration VH-QPD), operated by Qantas, was involved in an incident. Source: Qantas.AUVH-QPDQantas Airbus A330
Incident · Jan 24, 2011On January 24, 2011, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N592JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at Hartford. Source: JetBlue Airways.USN592JBJetBlue Airways Airbus A320
Incident · Jan 24, 2011On January 24, 2011, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N564JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at Salt Lake City. Source: JetBlue Airways.USN564JBJetBlue Airways Airbus A320
Incident · Jan 24, 2011On January 24, 2011, the Airbus A330 302 aircraft (registration B-18310), operated by China Airlines, was involved in an incident at Taipéi. Source: China Airlines.CNB-18310China Airlines Airbus A330
Incident · Jan 24, 2011On January 24, 2011, the Airbus Airbus A340 642X aircraft (registration A6-EHH), operated by Etihad Airways, was involved in an incident at London. Source: Etihad Airways.AEA6-EHHEtihad Airways Airbus A340Photo: San Diego Air & Space Museum Archives · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons