
The Spanish airline ceases operations overnight and leaves thousands of passengers stranded, three and a half years after the Barajas accident that marked its history.
Visby Airport opens on the Swedish island of Gotland.
Lightning strikes Alitalia’s Savoia-Marchetti SM.95 on the Paris–Rome flight; the aircraft catches fire and crashes.
Ariana Afghan Airlines, Afghanistan’s flag carrier, is founded with a stake held by Pan Am.
The Convair 880 takes off, the jet with which Howard Hughes hoped to beat the 707 and the DC-8: faster, but smaller and less profitable.
The IAI Westwind, an American business jet built by Aero Commander, makes its first flight.
An Air Comores de Havilland Heron strikes a runway light on landing at Moroni, climbs again and falls into the Indian Ocean: 15 of the 16 on board die.
A King Air 200 carrying members of the Oklahoma State University basketball team crashes in a Colorado snowstorm: all ten on board die, two players among them.
The Onex, an American single-seat homebuilt with folding wings so it fits in a garage, makes its first flight.
Occurrences recorded on January 27 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 27, 2025On January 27, 2025, the Airbus A321-111 aircraft (registration F-GMZD), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident at Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) Airport (France) due to a bird strike. Source: Air France.FRF-GMZDAir France Airbus A321
Incident · Jan 27, 2025On January 27, 2025, the ATR ATR 72 600 aircraft (registration 9Y-TTC), operated by Caribbean, was involved in an incident at Port of Spain. Source: Caribbean.TT9Y-TTCCaribbean ATR 42 / 72
Incident · Jan 27, 2025On January 27, 2025, the Airbus A319-114 aircraft (registration N410DZ), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Minneapolis. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN410DZDelta Air Lines Airbus A330
Incident · Jan 27, 2025On January 27, 2025, the Boeing 737NG 7Q8/W aircraft (registration CP-2923), operated by BoA, was involved in an incident at Cochabamba. Source: BoA.BOCP-2923BoA Boeing 737
Incident · Jan 27, 2025On January 27, 2025, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration OO-SNJ), operated by Brussels Airlines, was involved in an incident at Brussels. Source: Brussels Airlines.BEOO-SNJBrussels Airlines Airbus A320
Incident · Jan 27, 2025On January 27, 2025, the Avro RJ100 aircraft (registration C-GSUI), operated by North Cariboo Flying, was involved in an incident at Terrace (YXT) Airport (Canada) due to low oil pressure in one engine. Source: North Cariboo Flying.CAC-GSUINorth Cariboo Flying BAe 146 / Avro RJ
News · Jan 27, 2024On January 27, 2024, the Airbus A321-271NX(WL) aircraft (registration XA-VXH), operated by VivaAerobus, was in the news. Source: VivaAerobus.MXXA-VXHVivaAerobus Airbus A321
Accident · Jan 27, 2024On January 27, 2024, the Airbus A321-253NX(WL) aircraft (registration N416AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an accident at Kahului. Source: the FAA (United States).USN416ANAmerican Airlines Airbus A321
Incident · Jan 27, 2024On January 27, 2024, the Boeing 737NG 8FZ/W aircraft (registration 9M-MLH), operated by Firefly, was involved in an incident at Singapore. Source: Firefly.MY9M-MLHFirefly Boeing 737
Incident · Jan 27, 2024On January 27, 2024, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft (registration G-VZIG), operated by Virgin Atlantic, was involved in an incident at London. Source: Virgin Atlantic.GBG-VZIGVirgin Atlantic Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Incident · Jan 27, 2024On January 27, 2024, the Boeing Boeing 737-8U3 aircraft (registration LV-KEF), operated by Flybondi, was involved in an incident at Buenos Aires. Source: Flybondi.ARLV-KEFFlybondi Boeing 737
Incident · Jan 27, 2023On January 27, 2023, the McDonnell Douglas MD-11F aircraft (registration N275UP), operated by United Parcel Service - UPS, was involved in an incident at Louisville-Muhammad Ali (SDF) International Airport (United States) due to an emergency evacuation. Source: United Parcel Service - UPS.USN275UPUnited Parcel Service - UPS McDonnell Douglas MD-11
Incident · Jan 27, 2023On January 27, 2023, the Boeing 777 319ER aircraft (registration ZK-OKN), operated by Air New Zealand, was involved in an incident at Auckland. Source: TAIC.NZZK-OKNAir New Zealand Boeing 777
Incident · Jan 27, 2023On January 27, 2023, the aircraft (registration N275UP), operated by UPS Airlines, was involved in an incident at Louisville. Source: the FAA (United States).USN275UPUPS Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-11
Incident · Jan 27, 2023On January 27, 2023, the Boeing 737-86N (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GKVU), operated by Sunwing, was involved in an incident at Toronto due to a loss of engine power in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GKVUSunwing Boeing 737
Incident · Jan 27, 2023On January 27, 2023, the Airbus AIRBUS A320-232 aircraft (registration G-MIDS), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at Manchester. Source: British Airways.GBG-MIDSBritish Airways Airbus A320
Incident · Jan 27, 2022On January 27, 2022, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N640JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at Fort Lauderdale. Source: the FAA (United States).USN640JBJetBlue Airways Airbus A320
Incident · Jan 27, 2022On January 27, 2022, the Boeing 787 9 aircraft (registration ZK-NZH), operated by Air New Zealand, was involved in an incident at Hong Kong. Source: Air New Zealand.NZZK-NZHAir New Zealand Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Incident · Jan 27, 2021On January 27, 2021, the Boeing 737-376 (BDSF) aircraft (registration VH-XMO), operated by Qantas Freight, opb Express Freighters, was involved in an incident near Sydney-Kingsford Smith International Airport, NSW (SYD) (Australia) due to an EGPWS terrain proximity alert. Source: Qantas Freight, opb Express Freighters.AUVH-XMOQantas Freight, opb Express Freighters Boeing 737
Incident · Jan 27, 2020On January 27, 2020, the Boeing 737-790(WL) aircraft (registration N644AS), operated by Alaska Airlines, was involved in an incident at Cordova. Source: Alaska Airlines.USN644ASAlaska Airlines Boeing 737
Incident · Jan 27, 2020On January 27, 2020, the Airbus A330 202 aircraft (registration 5A-LAT), operated by Libyan, was involved in an incident at Mitiga. Source: Libyan.LY5A-LATLibyan Airbus A330
Accident · Jan 27, 2020On January 27, 2020, the DC-9 83 aircraft (registration EP-CPZ), operated by Caspian, was involved in an accident at Mahshahr (Iran). Source: Caspian.IREP-CPZCaspian McDonnell Douglas MD-80
Incident · Jan 27, 2019On January 27, 2019, the Airbus A319-132 aircraft (registration N694AV), operated by Avianca, was involved in an incident at Bogota. Source: Avianca.USN694AVAvianca Airbus A319
Incident · Jan 27, 2019On January 27, 2019, the Boeing Boeing 737 524/W aircraft (registration VQ-BJS), operated by UTair, was involved in an incident at Moscow. Source: UTair.BMVQ-BJSUTair Boeing 737
Incident · Jan 27, 2019On January 27, 2019, the Airbus A320-211 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-FLSS), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Colorado Springs due to turbulence in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FLSSAir Canada Airbus A320
Incident · Jan 27, 2018On January 27, 2018, the DC-9 83 aircraft (registration LV-BEG), operated by Andes, was involved in an incident at Cordoba. Source: Andes.ARLV-BEGAndes McDonnell Douglas MD-80
Incident · Jan 27, 2018On January 27, 2018, the aircraft (registration LN-DYE), operated by Norwegian, was involved in an incident at Oslo. Source: Norwegian.NOLN-DYENorwegian Boeing 737
Incident · Jan 27, 2018On January 27, 2018, the Airbus A330-323 aircraft (registration N278AY), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Phoenix. Source: American Airlines.USN278AYAmerican Airlines Airbus A330
Incident · Jan 27, 2017On January 27, 2017, the Boeing 757 230/W aircraft (registration F-HAVN), operated by OpenSkies, was involved in an incident. Source: the TSB (Canada).FRF-HAVNOpenSkies Boeing 757
Incident · Jan 27, 2017On January 27, 2017, the Boeing BOEING 767-336 aircraft (registration G-BZHB), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at Bordeaux. Source: British Airways.GBG-BZHBBritish Airways Boeing 767
Incident · Jan 27, 2016On January 27, 2016, the aircraft (registration N119UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Ketchikan. Source: United Airlines.USN119UAUnited Airlines Boeing 747
Incident · Jan 27, 2016On January 27, 2016, the Bombardier CRJ 700 aircraft (registration N503MJ), operated by Mesa Airlines, was involved in an incident at Madison. Source: Mesa Airlines.USN503MJMesa Airlines Bombardier CRJ
Incident · Jan 27, 2016On January 27, 2016, the Boeing 737-8K2(WL) aircraft (registration PH-BXY), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.NLPH-BXYKLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 737
Incident · Jan 27, 2016On January 27, 2016, the Boeing 747 406 aircraft (registration PH-BFL), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.NLPH-BFLKLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 747
Incident · Jan 27, 2016On January 27, 2016, the Bombardier Inc Cl600 2D24 aircraft (registration N316PQ), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Detroit, Michigan (United States) due to a runway incursion. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN316PQDelta Air Lines Bombardier CRJ
Incident · Jan 27, 2015On January 27, 2015, the Airbus Airbus A320 232 aircraft (registration TC-JPB), operated by THY, was involved in an incident at Istanbul. Source: THY.TRTC-JPBTHY Airbus A320
Accident · Jan 27, 2015On January 27, 2015, the Bombardier CL-600-2C10 aircraft (registration N784SK), operated by SkyWest Airlines, was involved in an accident at Chicago. Source: the FAA (United States).USN784SKSkyWest Airlines Bombardier CRJ
Incident · Jan 27, 2014On January 27, 2014, the Airbus A330-243 aircraft (registration N384HA), operated by Hawaiian Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: Hawaiian Airlines.USN384HAHawaiian Airlines Airbus A330
Incident · Jan 27, 2014On January 27, 2014, the Boeing 737-86N aircraft (registration PR-GIV), operated by Gol Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Brasília International Airport (Brazil) due to a hailstorm. Source: Gol Linhas Aéreas.BRPR-GIVGol Linhas Aéreas Boeing 737
Accident · Jan 27, 2014On January 27, 2014, the Embraer ERJ-175-LR (ERJ-170-200 LR) aircraft (registration N406YX), operated by Brickyard, was involved in an accident at Chicago, leaving 2 injured. Source: the FAA (United States).USN406YXBrickyard Embraer E170 / E175
Incident · Jan 27, 2014On January 27, 2014, the aircraft (registration N12157), operated by ExpressJet, was involved in an incident at Wichita. Source: ExpressJet.USN12157ExpressJet Embraer ERJ 135 / 145
Incident · Jan 27, 2014On January 27, 2014, the aircraft (registration PR-GIV), operated by GOL Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Brasilia. Source: GOL Linhas Aéreas.BRPR-GIVGOL Linhas Aéreas Boeing 737
Incident · Jan 27, 2013On January 27, 2013, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration CS-TNG), operated by TAP Air Portugal, was involved in an incident. Source: TAP Air Portugal.PTCS-TNGTAP Air Portugal Airbus A320
Incident · Jan 27, 2013On January 27, 2013, the Boeing 767 33AER/W aircraft (registration N582HA), operated by Hawaiian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Honolulu. Source: the FAA (United States).USN582HAHawaiian Airlines Boeing 767
Incident · Jan 27, 2013On January 27, 2013, the Avro 146 RJ100 aircraft (registration OO-DWH), operated by Brussels Airlines, was involved in an incident at Brussels. Source: Brussels Airlines.BEOO-DWHBrussels Airlines BAe 146 / Avro RJ
Incident · Jan 27, 2013On January 27, 2013, the Boeing 757 330/W aircraft (registration D-ABOH), operated by Condor, was involved in an incident. Source: the BFU (Germany).DED-ABOHCondor Boeing 757
Incident · Jan 27, 2012On January 27, 2012, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration G-EZUI), operated by easyJet, was involved in an incident at Manchester. Source: easyJet.GBG-EZUIeasyJet Airbus A320
Incident · Jan 27, 2011On January 27, 2011, the Boeing Boeing 777-31H(ER) aircraft (registration A6-ECG), operated by Emirates, was involved in an incident at Johannesburgo. Source: Emirates.AEA6-ECGEmirates Boeing 777
Incident · Jan 27, 2008On January 27, 2008, the Boeing 737-3H4 aircraft (registration N353SW), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Spokane (GEG) International Airport (United States) due to a taxiway excursion. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN353SWSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737
Incident · Jan 27, 2008On January 27, 2008, the Boeing 767-332ER aircraft (registration N177DN), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Moskva-Sheremetyevo (SVO) Airport (Russia) due to a tailstrike. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN177DNDelta Air Lines Boeing 767
Incident · Jan 27, 2006On January 27, 2006, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N453UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Las Vegas-McCarran (LAS) International Airport (United States) due to a loss of separation with another aircraft (airprox). Source: United Airlines.USN453UAUnited Airlines Airbus A320
Incident · Jan 27, 2003On January 27, 2003, the Boeing 767-381ER aircraft (registration JA605A), operated by All Nippon Airways - ANA, opf. Air'Japan, was involved in an incident at Narita Airport (Japan) due to a taxiway excursion. Source: All Nippon Airways - ANA, opf. Air'Japan.JPJA605AAll Nippon Airways - ANA, opf. Air'Japan Boeing 767
Incident · Jan 27, 2002On January 27, 2002, the Fokker 70 aircraft (registration PH-KZB), operated by KLM Cityhopper, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam-Schiphol (AMS) International Airport (Netherlands) due to a hydraulic failure. Source: KLM Cityhopper.NLPH-KZBKLM Cityhopper Fokker 70
Incident · Jan 27, 1996On January 27, 1996, the Boeing 737-406 aircraft (registration PH-BDU), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident at London Heathrow (LHR) Airport (United Kingdom) due to a taxiway excursion. Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.NLPH-BDUKLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 737
Incident · Jan 27, 1995On January 27, 1995, the Boeing 737-2H4 aircraft (registration N71SW), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Dallas (United States) due to ice accretion on the aircraft. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN71SWSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737
Incident · Jan 27, 1986On January 27, 1986, the Boeing 747-123 aircraft (registration N9674), operated by Pan American World Airways, was involved in an incident at Miami (United States) due to smoke in the cabin. Source: Pan American World Airways.USN9674Pan American World Airways Boeing 747Photo: Pedro Aragão · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons