
Ruth Carol Taylor flies with Mohawk Airlines and breaks the racial barrier of the cabin in a still-segregated United States: a small great step towards aviation for everyone.
The second prototype of Sikorsky’s giant takes off from Saint Petersburg on its first demonstration flight with sixteen passengers aboard, a world record for people carried by an aeroplane.
A National Airlines DC-6 crashes on Elizabeth, New Jersey, after take-off from Newark, the third crash on the town in under two months: 29 on board and four residents die, and Newark airport is temporarily closed.
The McDonnell 119, the only four-engined business jet ever built, of which just one example was made, makes its first flight.
A Pacific Western 737 aborts its landing at Cranbrook, Canada, to avoid a snowplough on the runway, but its thrust reversers fail to stow and it crashes: 42 of the 49 on board die.
Ben Abruzzo, the man who crossed the Atlantic and the Pacific by balloon, dies with his wife and four passengers when his Cessna 421 crashes at Albuquerque.
The Cirrus VK-30, a pusher-propeller homebuilt and the first design of the company that today builds the world’s best-selling light aircraft, makes its first flight.
A passenger hijacks a Lufthansa A310 flying from Frankfurt to Addis Ababa and has it cross the Atlantic to New York’s Kennedy airport, where he surrenders without violence.
JetBlue begins operations from New York-JFK with brand-new Airbus A320s and a TV at every seat: low cost with style.
The Airbus A340-500, the longest-range airliner of its day, which will link Singapore with New York non-stop, makes its first flight.
An An-148 comes down shortly after take-off from Domodedovo with iced-up airspeed probes: all 71 people on board die.
Air Italy, the successor to Meridiana part-owned by Qatar Airways, goes into liquidation after barely two years of flying.
Namibia’s government liquidates Air Namibia, its flag carrier, after years of losses.
Occurrences recorded on February 11 in earlier years across the fleet we document; this year’s are in News. Each one opens the record of the aircraft involved.
Incident · Feb 11, 2025On February 11, 2025, the Boeing 777-323(ER) aircraft (registration N717AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Charlotte. Source: the FAA (United States).USN717ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 777
Incident · Feb 11, 2025On February 11, 2025, the Airbus A330-302 aircraft (registration EI-FNH), operated by Lingus, was involved in an incident at Dublin. Source: Lingus.IEEI-FNHLingus Airbus A330
Accident · Feb 11, 2025On February 11, 2025, the Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft (registration PS-GPP), operated by GOL Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an accident at Rio de Janeiro due to a runway incursion during take-off. Source: CENIPA (Brazil).BRPS-GPPGOL Linhas Aéreas Boeing 737 MAX
Incident · Feb 11, 2024On February 11, 2024, the Airbus A20N aircraft (registration VT-IZN), operated by IndiGo, was involved in an incident at Delhi. Source: IndiGo.INVT-IZNIndiGo Airbus A320
Incident · Feb 11, 2023On February 11, 2023, the Embraer ERJ-175LR (ERJ-170-200 LR) aircraft (registration N244NN), operated by Envoy Air, was involved in an incident at Reno. Source: Envoy Air.USN244NNEnvoy Air Embraer E170 / E175
Incident · Feb 11, 2023On February 11, 2023, the Boeing 767-323 aircraft (registration N378CX), operated by Ameri, was involved in an incident at Miami. Source: the FAA (United States).USN378CXAmeri Boeing 767
Incident · Feb 11, 2023On February 11, 2023, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft (registration F-HRBA), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident at Paris. Source: Air France.FRF-HRBAAir France Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Incident · Feb 11, 2022On February 11, 2022, the DHC-8-402 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GWFE), operated by WestJet Encore, was involved in an incident at Kamloops due to a flap system failure during initial climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GWFEWestJet Encore De Havilland Canada Dash 8
Incident · Feb 11, 2022On February 11, 2022, the Boeing 747 8KZF aircraft (registration JA14KZ), operated by Nippon Cargo, was involved in an incident at Tokyo. Source: Nippon Cargo.JPJA14KZNippon Cargo Boeing 747
Incident · Feb 11, 2021On February 11, 2021, the Boeing 777-333ER (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-FIVR), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FIVRAir Canada Boeing 777
Incident · Feb 11, 2021On February 11, 2021, the Airbus A20N aircraft (registration PR-YRK), operated by Azul Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at São Paulo. Source: CENIPA (Brazil).BRPR-YRKAzul Linhas Aéreas Airbus A320
Incident · Feb 11, 2020On February 11, 2020, the Boeing 737-8AS(WL) aircraft (registration EI-EKJ), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Alicante. Source: Ryanair.IEEI-EKJRyanair Boeing 737
Incident · Feb 11, 2020On February 11, 2020, the Boeing 737-890(WL) aircraft (registration N536AS), operated by Alaska Airlines, was involved in an incident at San Jose. Source: Alaska Airlines.USN536ASAlaska Airlines Boeing 737
Incident · Feb 11, 2020On February 11, 2020, the Airbus Airbus A319 114 aircraft (registration VP-BHQ), operated by S7 Airlines, was involved in an incident at Novosibirsk. Source: S7 Airlines.BMVP-BHQS7 Airlines Airbus A319
Incident · Feb 11, 2020On February 11, 2020, the aircraft (registration TC-CPI), operated by Pegasus, was involved in an incident at Istanbul. Source: Pegasus.TRTC-CPIPegasus Boeing 737
Incident · Feb 11, 2019On February 11, 2019, the Bombardier CRJ-900LR aircraft (registration N580NN), operated by Blue Streak, was involved in an incident at Tri-Cities. Source: the FAA (United States).USN580NNBlue Streak Bombardier CRJ
Incident · Feb 11, 2018On February 11, 2018, the Airbus A380-841 aircraft (registration D-AIML), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt and San Francisco. Source: the BFU (Germany).DED-AIMLLufthansa Airbus A380
Accident · Feb 11, 2018On February 11, 2018, the Airbus A380-841 aircraft (registration D-AIML), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an accident at San Francisco and Frankfurt. Source: the BFU (Germany).DED-AIMLLufthansa Airbus A380
Accident · Feb 11, 2018On February 11, 2018, the Boeing 747-830 aircraft (registration D-ABYR), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an accident at São Paulo. Source: Lufthansa.DED-ABYRLufthansa Boeing 747
Incident · Feb 11, 2018On February 11, 2018, the Boeing 777-306(ER) aircraft (registration PH-BVB), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident at Buenos Aires. Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.NLPH-BVBKLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 777
Accident · Feb 11, 2018On February 11, 2018, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N602NK), operated by Spirit Airlines, was involved in an accident. Source: the FAA (United States).USN602NKSpirit Airlines Airbus A320
Incident · Feb 11, 2017On February 11, 2017, the Boeing 787 8 aircraft (registration HS-TQA), operated by Thai, was involved in an incident at Bangkok. Source: Thai.THHS-TQAThai Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Incident · Feb 11, 2017On February 11, 2017, the Airbus AIRBUS A320-232 aircraft (registration G-MEDK), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at Lisbon. Source: British Airways.GBG-MEDKBritish Airways Airbus A320
Incident · Feb 11, 2017On February 11, 2017, the Boeing 777-29MLR aircraft (registration YI-AQZ), operated by Iraqi Airways, was involved in an incident at Yeda-King Abdulaziz (JED) International Airport (Saudi Arabia) due to contact with the boarding bridge. Source: Iraqi Airways.IQYI-AQZIraqi Airways Boeing 777
Accident · Feb 11, 2017On February 11, 2017, the Boeing 737 76N aircraft (registration N7822A), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an accident at Phoenix, Arizona (United States) due to a ground occurrence during operations. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN7822ASouthwest Airlines Boeing 737
Incident · Feb 11, 2016On February 11, 2016, the Boeing 737-890(WL) aircraft (registration N597AS), operated by Alaska Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: Alaska Airlines.USN597ASAlaska Airlines Boeing 737
Incident · Feb 11, 2016On February 11, 2016, the Airbus A330-303 aircraft (registration N763US), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Los Angeles. Source: American Airlines.USN763USAmerican Airlines Airbus A319
Incident · Feb 11, 2014On February 11, 2014, the Boeing 777-333ER (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-FIUW), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident due to a fuel system failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FIUWAir Canada Boeing 777
Incident · Feb 11, 2014On February 11, 2014, the Airbus A340-642 aircraft (registration D-AIGM), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Malta Luqa (MLA) (Malta) due to an impact against a building. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIGMLufthansa Airbus A340
Incident · Feb 11, 2013On February 11, 2013, the Airbus A380 861 aircraft (registration A6-EDT), operated by Emirates, was involved in an incident at Hong Kong. Source: GCAA.AEA6-EDTEmirates Airbus A380
Incident · Feb 11, 2013On February 11, 2013, the Bombardier CL-600-2B19 aircraft (registration N831AY), operated by Pinnacle, was involved in an incident at Montreal due to a landing gear failure during initial climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN831AYPinnacle Bombardier CRJ
Incident · Feb 11, 2013On February 11, 2013, the Bombardier DHC-8-402 Dash 8 aircraft (registration G-FLBA), operated by Flybe, was involved in an incident at Belfast. Source: Flybe.GBG-FLBAFlybe De Havilland Canada Dash 8
Incident · Feb 11, 2013On February 11, 2013, the Boeing 777 3M0ER aircraft (registration VP-BGB), operated by Aeroflot, was involved in an incident at Moscow. Source: Aeroflot.BMVP-BGBAeroflot Boeing 777
Incident · Feb 11, 2012On February 11, 2012, the Airbus A380-842 aircraft (registration VH-OQC), operated by Qantas, was involved in an incident at London. Source: Qantas.AUVH-OQCQantas Airbus A380
Incident · Feb 11, 2012On February 11, 2012, the Boeing 737-8AS (WL) aircraft (registration EI-EFS), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Leipzig (LEJ) Airport (Germany) due to an impact or fall involving the passenger stairs. Source: Ryanair.IEEI-EFSRyanair Boeing 737
Incident · Feb 11, 2012On February 11, 2012, the aircraft (registration PR-MAR), operated by TAM Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Porto Alegre. Source: TAM Linhas Aéreas.BRPR-MARTAM Linhas Aéreas Airbus A320
Incident · Feb 11, 2011On February 11, 2011, the ATR ATR 42-320 (Aerospatiale) aircraft (registration C-GULU), operated by First Air, was involved in an incident at Yellowknife due to a fire during the climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GULUFirst Air ATR 42 / 72
Incident · Feb 11, 2011On February 11, 2011, the Airbus A340 313X aircraft (registration 3B-NBE), operated by Air Mauritius, was involved in an incident. Source: Air Mauritius.MU3B-NBEAir Mauritius Airbus A340
Incident · Feb 11, 2011On February 11, 2011, the Boeing 737-8FE(WL) aircraft (registration VH-VUZ), operated by Virgin Blue, was involved in an incident at Melbourne. Source: Virgin Blue.AUVH-VUZVirgin Blue Boeing 737
Incident · Feb 11, 2009On February 11, 2009, the Boeing 777-268ER aircraft (registration HZ-AKC), operated by Saudi Arabian Airlines, was involved in an incident at London-Heathrow (LHR) Airport (United Kingdom) due to a hydraulic failure. Source: Saudi Arabian Airlines.SAHZ-AKCSaudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 777
Incident · Feb 11, 2007On February 11, 2007, the Airbus A320-211 aircraft (registration D-AIPM), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Budapest (Hungary) due to a precautionary return or diversion. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIPMLufthansa Airbus A320
Incident · Feb 11, 2002On February 11, 2002, the Boeing 737-2A3 Adv. aircraft (registration CX-BOO), operated by PLUNA, was involved in an incident near Montevideo (Uruguay) due to turbulence, leaving 1 injured. Source: PLUNA.UYCX-BOOPLUNA Boeing 737
Incident · Feb 11, 1988On February 11, 1988, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 aircraft (registration N123AA), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Chicago (United States) due to a vehicle or obstacle on the runway. Source: American Airlines.USN123AAAmerican Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-10
Incident · Feb 11, 1987On February 11, 1987, the Boeing 747-122 aircraft (registration N4718U), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Detroit-Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW) Airport (United States) due to an unruly passenger or a threat on board. Source: United Airlines.USN4718UUnited Airlines Boeing 747Photo: Ilan Ossendryver · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons