The first Argentine airmail
February 231919

The first Argentine airmail

Milestone107 years ago
10historical events
60occurrences in earlier years
1909–2025years covered

Fact of the day

Lieutenant Pedro Leandro Zanni carries out the first official transport of mail by air within Argentina in a Nieuport biplane: the starting point of the postal routes of the Southern Cone.

Also on this day · 9

1909First flight The first flight in Canada

Over the ice of Bras d’Or Lake, Nova Scotia, the Aerial Experiment Association’s Silver Dart makes the first powered flight in Canada and the British Empire.

1914First flight The Bristol Scout, born to race, flies

Frank Barnwell’s Bristol Scout flies, a single-seat rotary-engined biplane designed as a racing aircraft; its speed would see the war turn it into the scout of British airmen.

1934First flight The Lockheed Electra flies

The Lockheed Model 10 Electra takes off, the twin with which Amelia Earhart would attempt to fly around the world.

1945Accident American 009 in Virginia

An American Airlines DC-3 crashes into a mountain near Rural Retreat, Virginia: 17 of the 22 on board die.

1964Accident An Egyptian Viscount is wrecked landing at Beirut

A United Arab Airlines Vickers Viscount (SU-AKX) is damaged beyond repair in a heavy landing at Beirut airport.

1966First flight The Dornier Do 28D Skyservant flies

The Do 28D Skyservant flies, Dornier’s twin-engined short-takeoff utility aircraft to be shown at the Paris Air Show; its unobstructed cabin will make it a staple of short routes and air forces.

1987Airline McClain Airlines closes

McClain Airlines ceases operations and files for bankruptcy, the small Boeing 727 airline with a gold phoenix on the tail; in its three years it never had a fatal accident.

1996Milestone The Tupolev Tu-204 enters service

The Tupolev Tu-204, a Russian narrow-body airliner, enters service.

2019Accident Atlas Air 3591 in Trinity Bay

An Atlas Air 767 freighter flying for Amazon falls into Trinity Bay near Houston: all three people on board die.

This day in earlier years · 60

Occurrences recorded on February 23 in earlier years across the fleet we document; this year’s are in News. Each one opens the record of the aircraft involved.

N1217A · Atlas Air Accident · Feb 23, 2019On February 23, 2019, the Boeing 767 aircraft (registration N1217A), operated by Atlas Air, was involved in a fatal accident at Trinity Bay, Texas (United States), leaving 3 dead. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN1217AAtlas Air Boeing 7678Q-IAK · Maldivian Incident · Feb 23, 2025On February 23, 2025, the DHC-8 315Q aircraft (registration 8Q-IAK), operated by Maldivian, was involved in an incident at Fuvahmulah Island. Source: Maldivian.MV8Q-IAKMaldivian De Havilland Canada Dash 8B-LIF · Cathay Pacific Incident · Feb 23, 2025On February 23, 2025, the Boeing Boeing 747-467ER(F) aircraft (registration B-LIF), operated by Cathay Pacific, was involved in an incident at Hong Kong. Source: Cathay Pacific.CNB-LIFCathay Pacific Boeing 747PR-GUJ · GOL Linhas Aéreas Incident · Feb 23, 2025On February 23, 2025, the Boeing 737-8EH(WL) aircraft (registration PR-GUJ), operated by GOL Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Brasilia. Source: GOL Linhas Aéreas.BRPR-GUJGOL Linhas Aéreas Boeing 737HL8382 · Asiana Incident · Feb 23, 2025On February 23, 2025, the Airbus A350-941 aircraft (registration HL8382), operated by Asiana, was involved in an incident at San Francisco. Source: Asiana.KRHL8382Asiana Airbus A350 XWBRP-C7202 · Airswift Incident · Feb 23, 2024On February 23, 2024, the ATR AT76 aircraft (registration RP-C7202), operated by Airswift, was involved in an incident at El Nido. Source: Airswift.PHRP-C7202Airswift ATR 42 / 72N662NK · Spirit Airlines Incident · Feb 23, 2024On February 23, 2024, the Airbus A321-231(WL) aircraft (registration N662NK), operated by Spirit Airlines, was involved in an incident at Chicago. Source: Spirit Airlines.USN662NKSpirit Airlines Airbus A321VT-TYF · Vistara Incident · Feb 23, 2024On February 23, 2024, the Airbus A320-251N aircraft (registration VT-TYF), operated by Vistara, was involved in an incident at Srinagar-Sheikh ul-Alam (SXR) International Airport (India) due to a bird strike. Source: Vistara.INVT-TYFVistara Airbus A320VT-TYF · Vistara Incident · Feb 23, 2024On February 23, 2024, the aircraft (registration VT-TYF), operated by Vistara, was involved in an incident at Srinagar. Source: Vistara.INVT-TYFVistara Airbus A320VH-UYI · Alliance Incident · Feb 23, 2024On February 23, 2024, the Embraer E190 aircraft (registration VH-UYI), operated by Alliance, was involved in an incident at Honiara. Source: the ATSB (Australia).AUVH-UYIAlliance Embraer E190 / E195VH-UYI · Alliance Airlines Incident · Feb 23, 2024On February 23, 2024, the Embraer E190 aircraft (registration VH-UYI), operated by Alliance Airlines, was involved in an incident near Honiara International Airport. Source: the ATSB (Australia).AUVH-UYIAlliance Airlines Embraer E190 / E195TC-LSZ · Turkish Airlines Incident · Feb 23, 2023On February 23, 2023, the Airbus A321-271NX(WL) aircraft (registration TC-LSZ), operated by Turkish Airlines, was involved in an incident at Istanbul. Source: Turkish Airlines.TRTC-LSZTurkish Airlines Airbus A321XA-UYR · AeroUnion Incident · Feb 23, 2023On February 23, 2023, the Airbus A300F4-605 aircraft (registration XA-UYR), operated by AeroUnion, was involved in an incident at San Jose. Source: AeroUnion.MXXA-UYRAeroUnion Airbus A300TS-IND · Nouvelair Incident · Feb 23, 2022On February 23, 2022, the Airbus A320 aircraft (registration TS-IND), operated by Nouvelair, was involved in an incident at Alghero. Source: Nouvelair.TNTS-INDNouvelair Airbus A320N105UW · American Airlines Incident · Feb 23, 2022On February 23, 2022, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration N105UW), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Aruba. Source: American Airlines.USN105UWAmerican Airlines Airbus A320N289UP · UPS Airlines Incident · Feb 23, 2021On February 23, 2021, the aircraft (registration N289UP), operated by UPS Airlines, was involved in an incident at Denver. Source: UPS Airlines.USN289UPUPS Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-11N777UA · United Airlines Directive · Feb 23, 2021On February 23, 2021, the Boeing 777 aircraft (registration N777UA), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to a fatigue failure of a fan blade on the Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engine, prompting repetitive inspections and structural reinforcement of the inlet. Source: la FAA.USN777UAUnited Airlines Boeing 777N768UA · United Airlines Directive · Feb 23, 2021On February 23, 2021, the Boeing 777 aircraft (registration N768UA), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to a fatigue failure of a fan blade on the Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engine, prompting repetitive inspections and structural reinforcement of the inlet. Source: la FAA.USN768UAUnited Airlines Boeing 777N797UA · United Airlines Directive · Feb 23, 2021On February 23, 2021, the Boeing 777 aircraft (registration N797UA), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to a fatigue failure of a fan blade on the Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engine, prompting repetitive inspections and structural reinforcement of the inlet. Source: la FAA.USN797UAUnited Airlines Boeing 777N799UA · United Airlines Directive · Feb 23, 2021On February 23, 2021, the Boeing 777 aircraft (registration N799UA), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to a fatigue failure of a fan blade on the Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engine, prompting repetitive inspections and structural reinforcement of the inlet. Source: la FAA.USN799UAUnited Airlines Boeing 777N795UA · United Airlines Directive · Feb 23, 2021On February 23, 2021, the Boeing 777 aircraft (registration N795UA), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to a fatigue failure of a fan blade on the Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engine, prompting repetitive inspections and structural reinforcement of the inlet. Source: la FAA.USN795UAUnited Airlines Boeing 777N798UA · United Airlines Directive · Feb 23, 2021On February 23, 2021, the Boeing 777 aircraft (registration N798UA), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to a fatigue failure of a fan blade on the Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engine, prompting repetitive inspections and structural reinforcement of the inlet. Source: la FAA.USN798UAUnited Airlines Boeing 777N773UA · United Airlines Directive · Feb 23, 2021On February 23, 2021, the Boeing 777 aircraft (registration N773UA), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to a fatigue failure of a fan blade on the Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engine, prompting repetitive inspections and structural reinforcement of the inlet. Source: la FAA.USN773UAUnited Airlines Boeing 777N772UA · United Airlines Directive · Feb 23, 2021On February 23, 2021, the Boeing 777 aircraft (registration N772UA), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to a fatigue failure of a fan blade on the Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engine, prompting repetitive inspections and structural reinforcement of the inlet. Source: la FAA.USN772UAUnited Airlines Boeing 777N796UA · United Airlines Directive · Feb 23, 2021On February 23, 2021, the Boeing 777 aircraft (registration N796UA), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to a fatigue failure of a fan blade on the Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engine, prompting repetitive inspections and structural reinforcement of the inlet. Source: la FAA.USN796UAUnited Airlines Boeing 777N771UA · United Airlines Directive · Feb 23, 2021On February 23, 2021, the Boeing 777 aircraft (registration N771UA), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to a fatigue failure of a fan blade on the Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engine, prompting repetitive inspections and structural reinforcement of the inlet. Source: la FAA.USN771UAUnited Airlines Boeing 777N791UA · United Airlines Directive · Feb 23, 2021On February 23, 2021, the Boeing 777 aircraft (registration N791UA), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to a fatigue failure of a fan blade on the Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engine, prompting repetitive inspections and structural reinforcement of the inlet. Source: la FAA.USN791UAUnited Airlines Boeing 777N792UA · United Airlines Directive · Feb 23, 2021On February 23, 2021, the Boeing 777 aircraft (registration N792UA), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to a fatigue failure of a fan blade on the Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engine, prompting repetitive inspections and structural reinforcement of the inlet. Source: la FAA.USN792UAUnited Airlines Boeing 777N774UA · United Airlines Directive · Feb 23, 2021On February 23, 2021, the Boeing 777 aircraft (registration N774UA), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to a fatigue failure of a fan blade on the Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engine, prompting repetitive inspections and structural reinforcement of the inlet. Source: la FAA.USN774UAUnited Airlines Boeing 777N776UA · United Airlines Directive · Feb 23, 2021On February 23, 2021, the Boeing 777 aircraft (registration N776UA), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to a fatigue failure of a fan blade on the Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engine, prompting repetitive inspections and structural reinforcement of the inlet. Source: la FAA.USN776UAUnited Airlines Boeing 777N786UA · United Airlines Directive · Feb 23, 2021On February 23, 2021, the Boeing 777 aircraft (registration N786UA), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to a fatigue failure of a fan blade on the Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engine, prompting repetitive inspections and structural reinforcement of the inlet. Source: la FAA.USN786UAUnited Airlines Boeing 777N787UA · United Airlines Directive · Feb 23, 2021On February 23, 2021, the Boeing 777 aircraft (registration N787UA), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to a fatigue failure of a fan blade on the Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engine, prompting repetitive inspections and structural reinforcement of the inlet. Source: la FAA.USN787UAUnited Airlines Boeing 777N778UA · United Airlines Directive · Feb 23, 2021On February 23, 2021, the Boeing 777 aircraft (registration N778UA), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to a fatigue failure of a fan blade on the Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engine, prompting repetitive inspections and structural reinforcement of the inlet. Source: la FAA.USN778UAUnited Airlines Boeing 777N779UA · United Airlines Directive · Feb 23, 2021On February 23, 2021, the Boeing 777 aircraft (registration N779UA), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to a fatigue failure of a fan blade on the Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engine, prompting repetitive inspections and structural reinforcement of the inlet. Source: la FAA.USN779UAUnited Airlines Boeing 777N788UA · United Airlines Directive · Feb 23, 2021On February 23, 2021, the Boeing 777 aircraft (registration N788UA), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to a fatigue failure of a fan blade on the Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engine, prompting repetitive inspections and structural reinforcement of the inlet. Source: la FAA.USN788UAUnited Airlines Boeing 777N780UA · United Airlines Directive · Feb 23, 2021On February 23, 2021, the Boeing 777 aircraft (registration N780UA), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to a fatigue failure of a fan blade on the Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engine, prompting repetitive inspections and structural reinforcement of the inlet. Source: la FAA.USN780UAUnited Airlines Boeing 777N781UA · United Airlines Directive · Feb 23, 2021On February 23, 2021, the Boeing 777 aircraft (registration N781UA), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to a fatigue failure of a fan blade on the Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engine, prompting repetitive inspections and structural reinforcement of the inlet. Source: la FAA.USN781UAUnited Airlines Boeing 777N793UA · United Airlines Directive · Feb 23, 2021On February 23, 2021, the Boeing 777 aircraft (registration N793UA), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to a fatigue failure of a fan blade on the Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engine, prompting repetitive inspections and structural reinforcement of the inlet. Source: la FAA.USN793UAUnited Airlines Boeing 777N782UA · United Airlines Directive · Feb 23, 2021On February 23, 2021, the Boeing 777 aircraft (registration N782UA), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to a fatigue failure of a fan blade on the Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engine, prompting repetitive inspections and structural reinforcement of the inlet. Source: la FAA.USN782UAUnited Airlines Boeing 777N783UA · United Airlines Directive · Feb 23, 2021On February 23, 2021, the Boeing 777 aircraft (registration N783UA), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to a fatigue failure of a fan blade on the Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engine, prompting repetitive inspections and structural reinforcement of the inlet. Source: la FAA.USN783UAUnited Airlines Boeing 777N784UA · United Airlines Directive · Feb 23, 2021On February 23, 2021, the Boeing 777 aircraft (registration N784UA), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to a fatigue failure of a fan blade on the Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engine, prompting repetitive inspections and structural reinforcement of the inlet. Source: la FAA.USN784UAUnited Airlines Boeing 777N794UA · United Airlines Directive · Feb 23, 2021On February 23, 2021, the Boeing 777 aircraft (registration N794UA), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to a fatigue failure of a fan blade on the Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engine, prompting repetitive inspections and structural reinforcement of the inlet. Source: la FAA.USN794UAUnited Airlines Boeing 777N785UA · United Airlines Directive · Feb 23, 2021On February 23, 2021, the Boeing 777 aircraft (registration N785UA), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to a fatigue failure of a fan blade on the Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engine, prompting repetitive inspections and structural reinforcement of the inlet. Source: la FAA.USN785UAUnited Airlines Boeing 777N204UA · United Airlines Directive · Feb 23, 2021On February 23, 2021, the Boeing 777 aircraft (registration N204UA), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to a fatigue failure of a fan blade on the Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engine, prompting repetitive inspections and structural reinforcement of the inlet. Source: la FAA.USN204UAUnited Airlines Boeing 777PR-TYQ · LATAM Brasil Incident · Feb 23, 2021On February 23, 2021, the Airbus A320 aircraft (registration PR-TYQ), operated by LATAM Brasil, was involved in an incident at Porto Alegre due to a system or component failure in cruise. Source: CENIPA (Brazil).BRPR-TYQLATAM Brasil Airbus A320C-GJYZ · Perimeter Incident · Feb 23, 2020On February 23, 2020, the DHC-8-314 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GJYZ), operated by Perimeter, was involved in an incident at Winnipeg due to an engine oil system failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GJYZPerimeter De Havilland Canada Dash 8N323FR · Frontier Airlines Incident · Feb 23, 2020On February 23, 2020, the Airbus A320-251N(WL) aircraft (registration N323FR), operated by Frontier Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: the FAA (United States).USN323FRFrontier Airlines Airbus A320D-AKNV · Eurowings Incident · Feb 23, 2020On February 23, 2020, the Airbus A319 112 aircraft (registration D-AKNV), operated by Eurowings, was involved in an incident at Berlin. Source: the BFU (Germany).DED-AKNVEurowings Airbus A319D-AGWY · Eurowings Incident · Feb 23, 2020On February 23, 2020, the Airbus A319 132 aircraft (registration D-AGWY), operated by Eurowings, was involved in an incident at Nuremberg. Source: Eurowings.DED-AGWYEurowings Airbus A319N947JB · JetBlue Airways Incident · Feb 23, 2020On February 23, 2020, the Airbus A321-231(WL) aircraft (registration N947JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at Boston. Source: the FAA (United States).USN947JBJetBlue Airways Airbus A321AP-BHM · Pakistan International Airlines Incident · Feb 23, 2020On February 23, 2020, the ATR ATR 42 500 aircraft (registration AP-BHM), operated by Pakistan International Airlines, was involved in an incident at Sukkur. Source: PIA.PKAP-BHMPakistan International Airlines ATR 42 / 72OK-YBA · CSA Incident · Feb 23, 2019On February 23, 2019, the Airbus Airbus A330 323X aircraft (registration OK-YBA), operated by CSA, was involved in an incident at Kazan. Source: CSA.CZOK-YBACSA Airbus A330XA-MBA · Interjet Incident · Feb 23, 2018On February 23, 2018, the Airbus A320 214SL aircraft (registration XA-MBA), operated by Interjet, was involved in an incident at Tuxtla Gutierrez. Source: Interjet.MXXA-MBAInterjet Airbus A320D-AIUI · Lufthansa Incident · Feb 23, 2018On February 23, 2018, the Airbus A320-214 (WL) aircraft (registration D-AIUI), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident near Brussels (Belgium) due to a loss of separation in flight (airprox). Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIUILufthansa Airbus A320RA-67234 · Severstal Incident · Feb 23, 2018On February 23, 2018, the Bombardier Bombardier CRJ 200ER aircraft (registration RA-67234), operated by Severstal, was involved in an incident at Cherepovets. Source: Severstal.RURA-67234Severstal Bombardier CRJES-ACJ · LOT Polish Airlines Incident · Feb 23, 2018On February 23, 2018, the Bombardier CRJ 900 ER NG aircraft (registration ES-ACJ), operated by LOT Polish Airlines, was involved in an incident at Copenhagen. Source: LOT Polish Airlines.EEES-ACJLOT Polish Airlines Bombardier CRJEC-LFZ · Air Europa Incident · Feb 23, 2018On February 23, 2018, the Embraer ERJ-195LR (ERJ-190-200 LR) aircraft (registration EC-LFZ), operated by Air Europa, was involved in an incident near Brussels (Belgium) due to a loss of separation in flight (airprox). Source: Air Europa.ESEC-LFZAir Europa Embraer E190 / E195N642UA · United Airlines Incident · Feb 23, 2018On February 23, 2018, the Boeing 767-322(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N642UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Chicago. Source: United Airlines.USN642UAUnited Airlines Boeing 767N30401 · United Airlines Incident · Feb 23, 2018On February 23, 2018, the Boeing 737-924(WL) aircraft (registration N30401), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Green Bay. Source: the FAA (United States).USN30401United Airlines Boeing 737EC-LFZ · Europa Incident · Feb 23, 2018On February 23, 2018, the aircraft (registration EC-LFZ), operated by Europa, was involved in an incident at Brussels. Source: the AAIU (Ireland).ESEC-LFZEuropa Embraer E190 / E195

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