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Occurrences recorded on February 18 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 18, 2025On February 18, 2025, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration AP-BLC), operated by Pakistan International Airlines, was involved in an incident at Lahore. Source: Pakistan International Airlines.PKAP-BLCPakistan International Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Feb 18, 2025On February 18, 2025, the Boeing 747-8F aircraft (registration N612UP), operated by UPS Airlines, was involved in an incident at Louisville. Source: UPS Airlines.USN612UPUPS Airlines Boeing 747 Incident · Feb 18, 2025On February 18, 2025, the Boeing 737 MAX 8-200 aircraft (registration EI-IJR), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Tallinn-Lennart Meri (TLL) Airport (Estonia) due to a ground collision with another aircraft while taxiing. Source: Ryanair.IEEI-IJRRyanair Boeing 737 MAX Accident · Feb 18, 2024On February 18, 2024, the Boeing 767-332(ER) aircraft (registration N176DZ), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an accident, leaving 5 injured. Source: the FAA (United States).USN176DZDelta Air Lines Boeing 767 Incident · Feb 18, 2024On February 18, 2024, the Airbus A320-232(WL) aircraft (registration XA-VAU), operated by VivaAerobus, was involved in an incident at Chicago. Source: VivaAerobus.MXXA-VAUVivaAerobus Airbus A320 Incident · Feb 18, 2024On February 18, 2024, the Airbus A320 aircraft (registration 9H-IHL), operated by Lauda Europe, was involved in an incident at Tallinn. Source: Lauda Europe.MT9H-IHLLauda Europe Airbus A320 Incident · Feb 18, 2024On February 18, 2024, the Airbus A320-214(WL) aircraft (registration D-AEWN), operated by Eurowings, was involved in an incident at Hamburg. Source: Eurowings.DED-AEWNEurowings Airbus A320 Incident · Feb 18, 2024On February 18, 2024, the Boeing 737-8EH (WL) aircraft (registration PR-GXA), operated by Gol Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Natal-Governador Aluízio Alves International Airport, RN (NAT) (Brazil) due to a bird strike. Source: Gol Linhas Aéreas.BRPR-GXAGol Linhas Aéreas Boeing 737 News · Feb 18, 2024On February 18, 2024, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration HB-JLP), operated by Swiss International Air Lines, was in the news. Source: Swiss International Air Lines.CHHB-JLPSwiss International Air Lines Airbus A320 Incident · Feb 18, 2024On February 18, 2024, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N589JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at Merida (Mexico). Source: the NTSB (United States).USN589JBJetBlue Airways Airbus A320 Incident · Feb 18, 2023On February 18, 2023, the Airbus A321-211(WL) aircraft (registration D-ATCG), operated by Condor, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt. Source: Condor.DED-ATCGCondor Airbus A321 Incident · Feb 18, 2023On February 18, 2023, the Boeing 767-322(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N641UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Newark. Source: United Airlines.USN641UAUnited Airlines Boeing 767 Incident · Feb 18, 2022On February 18, 2022, the Boeing 737-2Q2C (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GMAI), operated by Inuit, was involved in an incident at La Grande Riviere due to an engine oil system failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GMAIInuit Boeing 737 Incident · Feb 18, 2022On February 18, 2022, the Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft (registration A6-FML), operated by flydubai, was involved in an incident at Belgrade. Source: flydubai.AEA6-FMLflydubai Boeing 737 MAX Incident · Feb 18, 2022On February 18, 2022, the Boeing 737-800(WL) aircraft (registration PH-HXN), operated by Transavia, was involved in an incident at Faro. Source: Transavia.NLPH-HXNTransavia Boeing 737 Incident · Feb 18, 2022On February 18, 2022, the Boeing 787 8 aircraft (registration SP-LRG), operated by LOT Polish Airlines, was involved in an incident at Warsaw. Source: LOT Polish Airlines.PLSP-LRGLOT Polish Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Feb 18, 2022On February 18, 2022, the Bombardier CL-600-2B19 Challenger 850 aircraft (registration UP-C8503), operated by Khozu-Avia, was involved in an incident at Larnaca (LCA) Airport (Cyprus). Source: Khozu-Avia.KZUP-C8503Khozu-Avia Bombardier CRJ Incident · Feb 18, 2021On February 18, 2021, the Airbus A319 132 aircraft (registration PT-TMG), operated by LATAM Brasil, was involved in an incident at São Paulo due to a system or component failure in cruise. Source: CENIPA (Brazil).BRPT-TMGLATAM Brasil Airbus A319 Incident · Feb 18, 2021On February 18, 2021, the ATR ATR 42 500 aircraft (registration G-LMRB), operated by Logan, was involved in an incident at Shetland. Source: Logan.GBG-LMRBLogan ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Feb 18, 2020On February 18, 2020, the Boeing 737-76N (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GWSH), operated by WestJet, was involved in an incident at New York due to a diversion for technical reasons on approach. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GWSHWestJet Boeing 737 Incident · Feb 18, 2020On February 18, 2020, the Airbus A319-114 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-GAQL), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at New York and Toronto due to a brake failure during take-off. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GAQLAir Canada Airbus A319 Incident · Feb 18, 2020On February 18, 2020, the Bombardier DHC-8 402 NG aircraft (registration YL-BAH), operated by Baltic, was involved in an incident at Riga. Source: Baltic.LVYL-BAHBaltic De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Feb 18, 2020On February 18, 2020, the Airbus A20N aircraft (registration VT-WGY), operated by GoAir, was involved in an incident at Ahmedabad. Source: GoAir.INVT-WGYGoAir Airbus A320 Incident · Feb 18, 2019On February 18, 2019, the Fokker 100 aircraft (registration UP-F1011), operated by Bek Air, was involved in an incident at Almaty (ALA) Airport (Kazakhstan) due to being struck by a ground vehicle or a piece of ground equipment. Source: Bek Air.KZUP-F1011Bek Air Fokker 100 Incident · Feb 18, 2018On February 18, 2018, the Bombardier CL-600-2D24 aircraft (registration N802SK), operated by SkyWest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Appleton. Source: SkyWest Airlines.USN802SKSkyWest Airlines Bombardier CRJ Incident · Feb 18, 2018On February 18, 2018, the Boeing 737-724(WL) aircraft (registration N29717), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Washington. Source: United Airlines.USN29717United Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Feb 18, 2018On February 18, 2018, the Boeing 737-7BD(WL) aircraft (registration N7724A), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Houston. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN7724ASouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Feb 18, 2018On February 18, 2018, the DHC-8 402 NG aircraft (registration HS-DQA), operated by Nok, was involved in an incident at Sakon Nakhon. Source: Nok.THHS-DQANok De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Feb 18, 2018On February 18, 2018, the Boeing 737-86N (WL) aircraft (registration PK-GFI), operated by Garuda Indonesia Airways, was involved in an incident near Surabaya (Indonesia) due to a loss of separation in flight (airprox). Source: Garuda Indonesia Airways.IDPK-GFIGaruda Indonesia Airways Boeing 737 Incident · Feb 18, 2017On February 18, 2017, the Airbus A340 212 aircraft (registration SU-GBM), operated by Leisure Egypt, was involved in an incident at Cairo. Source: Leisure Egypt.EGSU-GBMLeisure Egypt Airbus A340 Incident · Feb 18, 2017On February 18, 2017, the Airbus A320 214SL aircraft (registration B-9965), operated by Spring, was involved in an incident at Shenyang. Source: Spring.CNB-9965Spring Airbus A320 Incident · Feb 18, 2017On February 18, 2017, the Bombardier CL-600-2C10 aircraft (registration N776SK), operated by SkyWest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Chicago. Source: SkyWest Airlines.USN776SKSkyWest Airlines Bombardier CRJ Accident · Feb 18, 2017On February 18, 2017, the DHC-8 314Q aircraft (registration 8Q-IAR), operated by Maldivian, was involved in an accident at Kooddoo Island. Source: Maldivian.MV8Q-IARMaldivian De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Feb 18, 2016On February 18, 2016, the aircraft (registration N632AE), operated by Envoy, was involved in an incident at Waterloo. Source: Envoy.USN632AEEnvoy Embraer ERJ 135 / 145 Incident · Feb 18, 2016On February 18, 2016, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N604AW), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Las Vegas. Source: American Airlines.USN604AWAmerican Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Feb 18, 2016On February 18, 2016, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft (registration G-ZBKD), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident. Source: British Airways.GBG-ZBKDBritish Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Feb 18, 2015On February 18, 2015, the Airbus A321-231 aircraft (registration TC-JSE), operated by Turkish Airlines, was involved in an incident at Istanbul-Ataturk (IST) Airport, Yesilkoy (Turkey) due to a taxiway excursion. Source: Turkish Airlines.TRTC-JSETurkish Airlines Airbus A321 Incident · Feb 18, 2015On February 18, 2015, the Bombardier CRJ-900LR aircraft (registration D-ACNJ), operated by Lufthansa Cityline, was involved in an incident at Stuttgart. Source: Lufthansa Cityline.DED-ACNJLufthansa Cityline Bombardier CRJ Incident · Feb 18, 2015On February 18, 2015, the Boeing 767 3G5ER aircraft (registration VP-BOZ), operated by Ikar, was involved in an incident at Phuket. Source: Ikar.BMVP-BOZIkar Boeing 767 Incident · Feb 18, 2014On February 18, 2014, the Embraer ERJ-190AR (ERJ-190-100 IGW) aircraft (registration N958UW), operated by US Airways, was involved in an incident at Boston-Logan (BOS) International Airport (United States) due to being struck by a ground vehicle or a piece of ground equipment. Source: US Airways.USN958UWUS Airways Embraer E190 / E195 Accident · Feb 18, 2014On February 18, 2014, the aircraft (registration N964DL), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an accident at Madison. Source: the FAA (United States).USN964DLDelta Air Lines McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Incident · Feb 18, 2013On February 18, 2013, the aircraft (registration N26141), operated by ExpressJet, was involved in an incident at Bentonville. Source: ExpressJet.USN26141ExpressJet Embraer ERJ 135 / 145 Incident · Feb 18, 2013On February 18, 2013, the Boeing 737NG 89P/W aircraft (registration B-5705), operated by China United, was involved in an incident at Lianyungang. Source: China United.CNB-5705China United Boeing 737 Incident · Feb 18, 2013On February 18, 2013, the Boeing 737-824(WL) aircraft (registration N34222), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Ciudad de Mexico. Source: United Airlines.USN34222United Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Feb 18, 2013On February 18, 2013, the Boeing 737-8AS(WL) aircraft (registration EI-DHE), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Pisa. Source: Ryanair.IEEI-DHERyanair Boeing 737 Incident · Feb 18, 2013On February 18, 2013, the Airbus A320 232 aircraft (registration B-6786), operated by China Southern, was involved in an incident at Harbin. Source: China Southern.CNB-6786China Southern Airbus A320 Incident · Feb 18, 2012On February 18, 2012, the Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW (Embraer) aircraft (registration C-FMZR), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Ottawa due to a declared emergency with the airport fire service on standby in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FMZRAir Canada Embraer E190 / E195 Incident · Feb 18, 2012On February 18, 2012, the Boeing 767-332(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N180DN), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN180DNDelta Air Lines Boeing 767 Incident · Feb 18, 2012On February 18, 2012, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N585JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at Washington. Source: JetBlue Airways.USN585JBJetBlue Airways Airbus A320 Accident · Feb 18, 2012On February 18, 2012, the Boeing 737-832 aircraft (registration N374DA), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an accident at Detroit, Michigan (United States), leaving 4 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN374DADelta Air Lines Boeing 737 Incident · Feb 18, 2011On February 18, 2011, the Bombardier CRJ 700 702 aircraft (registration N162GJ), operated by Gojet, was involved in an incident at Chicago. Source: Gojet.USN162GJGojet Bombardier CRJ Incident · Feb 18, 2011On February 18, 2011, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N585JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at Boston. Source: JetBlue Airways.USN585JBJetBlue Airways Airbus A320 Incident · Feb 18, 2011On February 18, 2011, the Embraer ERJ-175-LR (ERJ-170-200 LR) aircraft (registration N127HQ), operated by Brickyard, was involved in an incident at Washington. Source: Brickyard.USN127HQBrickyard Embraer E170 / E175 Incident · Feb 18, 2010On February 18, 2010, the Airbus A330-203 aircraft (registration VH-EBG), operated by Qantas, was involved in an incident at In flight near Sydney (Australia) due to a landing gear failure. Source: Qantas.AUVH-EBGQantas Airbus A330 Incident · Feb 18, 2008On February 18, 2008, the McDonnell Douglas MD-88 aircraft (registration N935DL), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Austin (United States) due to a ground collision with another aircraft. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN935DLDelta Air Lines McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Accident · Feb 18, 2007On February 18, 2007, the Embraer Erj-170 aircraft (registration N862RW), operated by Shuttle America, was involved in an accident at Cleveland, Ohio (United States). Source: the NTSB (United States).USN862RWShuttle America Embraer E170 / E175 Accident · Feb 18, 1991On February 18, 1991, the De Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 aircraft (registration HK-2758X), operated by ACES Colombia, was involved in an accident at Otú (Antioquia) (Colombia). Source: ACES Colombia.COHK-2758XACES Colombia De Havilland Canada Twin Otter

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