Denver International Airport opens
February 281995

Denver International Airport opens

Milestone31 years ago
13historical events
60occurrences in earlier years
1921–2025years covered

Fact of the day

Sixteen months late and with an automated baggage system that never worked, Denver International Airport opens, the largest in the United States by area. Its terminal of white fabric peaks, evoking the snow-capped Rockies, is one of the most recognisable in the world.

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1921Airline Aircraft Transport and Travel closes

Aircraft Transport and Travel, the British company that in 1919 opened the world’s first daily international air service, between London and Paris, is wound up for lack of money.

1928Milestone Seletar, Singapore’s first airport, opens

Seletar aerodrome opens in Singapore, the island’s first airport and a stop on the great flights to Australia.

1931Milestone Imperial Airways reaches Lake Victoria

Imperial Airways opens a weekly passenger and mail service between London and Mwanza, on the southern shore of Lake Victoria, the first leg of the route meant to link England with Cape Town.

1959First flight The Aérospatiale Alouette III flies

The Aérospatiale Alouette III, a French helicopter built by Sud-Aviation, makes its first flight.

1961First flight The Cessna 336 Skymaster flies

The Cessna 336 Skymaster, an American utility aircraft, makes its first flight.

1964Milestone Timișoara airport opens

Timișoara airport opens in Romania, today named after pioneer Traian Vuia.

1966Accident Astronauts See and Bassett die

NASA astronauts Elliot See and Charles Bassett, prime crew of Gemini 9, die when their T-38 hits the McDonnell plant at St. Louis while trying to land in poor visibility.

1973Accident Aeroflot on take-off at Semey

An Aeroflot aircraft crashes during take-off at Semey airport, in present-day Kazakhstan, and 32 people die.

1981First flight The Valentin Taifun flies

The Valentin Taifun, a German two-seat motor glider with folding wings, makes its first flight.

2010Airline Eurofly merges with Meridiana

Eurofly, the Italian long-haul charter airline, is merged into Meridiana to form Meridiana Fly.

2013Milestone Teruel Airport opens

Teruel Airport opens, with no commercial flights but built to park and maintain aircraft: it will become Europe’s largest aircraft storage site.

2018Airline Meridiana becomes Air Italy

Meridiana, the Sardinian airline born in 1963 as Alisarda, is renamed Air Italy as Qatar Airways takes a stake.

This day in earlier years · 60

Occurrences recorded on February 28 in earlier years across the fleet we document; this year’s are in News. Each one opens the record of the aircraft involved.

S2-AFM · Biman Incident · Feb 28, 2025On February 28, 2025, the Boeing 737NG 83N/W aircraft (registration S2-AFM), operated by Biman, was involved in an incident at Dhaka. Source: Biman.BDS2-AFMBiman Boeing 737N811NW · Delta Air Lines Incident · Feb 28, 2025On February 28, 2025, the Airbus A330-323 aircraft (registration N811NW), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Atlanta. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN811NWDelta Air Lines Airbus A330PR-XMB · GOL Linhas Aéreas Incident · Feb 28, 2024On February 28, 2024, the Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft (registration PR-XMB), operated by GOL Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Belem. Source: CENIPA (Brazil).BRPR-XMBGOL Linhas Aéreas Boeing 737 MAXN790AN · American Airlines Incident · Feb 28, 2024On February 28, 2024, the Boeing 777-223(ER) aircraft (registration N790AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: American Airlines.USN790ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 777N644AS · Alaska Airlines Incident · Feb 28, 2024On February 28, 2024, the Boeing 737-790(WL) aircraft (registration N644AS), operated by Alaska Airlines, was involved in an incident at Juneau. Source: the FAA (United States).USN644ASAlaska Airlines Boeing 737C-GWJG · WestJet Incident · Feb 28, 2024On February 28, 2024, the Boeing 737-7CT (WL) aircraft (registration C-GWJG), operated by WestJet, was involved in an incident 8 nautical miles south-southwest of Leader (Canada) due to the presence of smoke. Source: WestJet.CAC-GWJGWestJet Boeing 737LV-KEF · Flybondi Incident · Feb 28, 2024On February 28, 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 737C-GDMP · Swoop Incident · Feb 28, 2023On February 28, 2023, the Boeing 737-8CT (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GDMP), operated by Swoop, was involved in an incident at Varadero due to a declared emergency with a MAYDAY distress call in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GDMPSwoop Boeing 737C-FEKH · Air Canada Jazz Incident · Feb 28, 2023On February 28, 2023, the Embraer ERJ 170-200 SU (Embraer) aircraft (registration C-FEKH), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Toronto. Source: Air Canada Jazz.CAC-FEKHAir Canada Jazz Embraer E170 / E175N718SK · American Eagle Incident · Feb 28, 2022On February 28, 2022, the Airbus A321-253NX(WL) aircraft (registration N718SK), operated by American Eagle, was involved in an incident at Montreal due to a fuel system failure during the climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN718SKAmerican Eagle Bombardier CRJN402YX · American Eagle Accident · Feb 28, 2022On February 28, 2022, the Embraer ERJ-175LR (ERJ-170-200 LR) aircraft (registration N402YX), operated by American Eagle, was involved in an accident at Washington. Source: the FAA (United States).USN402YXAmerican Eagle Embraer E170 / E175N258NN · American Eagle Accident · Feb 28, 2022On February 28, 2022, the Embraer ERJ-175LR (ERJ-170-200 LR) aircraft (registration N258NN), operated by American Eagle, was involved in an accident at Dallas. Source: the FAA (United States).USN258NNAmerican Eagle Embraer E170 / E175PR-AUF · Azul Linhas Aéreas Incident · Feb 28, 2021On February 28, 2021, the aircraft (registration PR-AUF), operated by Azul Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Belo Horizonte. Source: CENIPA (Brazil).BRPR-AUFAzul Linhas Aéreas Embraer E190 / E195C-GGAH · Air Canada Jazz Incident · Feb 28, 2021On February 28, 2021, the DHC-8-402 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GGAH), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Montreal due to a hydraulic system failure during the climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GGAHAir Canada Jazz De Havilland Canada Dash 8N143UP · UPS Airlines Incident · Feb 28, 2021On February 28, 2021, the Airbus A300 F4-622R aircraft (registration N143UP), operated by UPS Airlines, was involved in an incident at Louisville. Source: UPS Airlines.USN143UPUPS Airlines Airbus A300HB-JXK · easyJet Switzerland Incident · Feb 28, 2021On February 28, 2021, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration HB-JXK), operated by easyJet Switzerland, was involved in an incident at Geneva. Source: easyJet Switzerland.CHHB-JXKeasyJet Switzerland Airbus A320PH-BQD · KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Incident · Feb 28, 2021On February 28, 2021, the Boeing 777-206(ER) aircraft (registration PH-BQD), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.NLPH-BQDKLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 777N57111 · United Airlines Incident · Feb 28, 2021On February 28, 2021, the Boeing 757-224(WL) aircraft (registration N57111), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Orlando. Source: United Airlines.USN57111United Airlines Boeing 757HA-LPM · Wizz Incident · Feb 28, 2020On February 28, 2020, the Airbus A320 232 aircraft (registration HA-LPM), operated by Wizz, was involved in an incident at Oslo. Source: Wizz.HUHA-LPMWizz Airbus A320HA-LWY · Wizz Incident · Feb 28, 2020On February 28, 2020, the Airbus A320 232SL aircraft (registration HA-LWY), operated by Wizz, was involved in an incident at Sibiu. Source: Wizz.HUHA-LWYWizz Airbus A320AP-BLU · Pakistan International Airlines Incident · Feb 28, 2020On February 28, 2020, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration AP-BLU), operated by Pakistan International Airlines, was involved in an incident at Dubai. Source: Pakistan International Airlines.PKAP-BLUPakistan International Airlines Airbus A320N342DN · Delta Air Lines Incident · Feb 28, 2020On February 28, 2020, the Airbus A321-211(WL) aircraft (registration N342DN), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN342DNDelta Air Lines Airbus A3215Y-CGH · Fly540 Incident · Feb 28, 2020On February 28, 2020, the DHC-8 314Q aircraft (registration 5Y-CGH), operated by Fly540, was involved in an incident at Lokichar. Source: Fly540.KE5Y-CGHFly540 De Havilland Canada Dash 8CN-RGJ · Royal Maroc Incident · Feb 28, 2020On February 28, 2020, the Boeing 737NG 8B6/W aircraft (registration CN-RGJ), operated by Royal Maroc, was involved in an incident at London. Source: the AAIB (United Kingdom).MACN-RGJRoyal Maroc Boeing 737N817NW · Delta Air Lines Incident · Feb 28, 2019On February 28, 2019, the Airbus A330-323 aircraft (registration N817NW), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Minneapolis, Minnesota (United States). Source: Delta Air Lines.USN817NWDelta Air Lines Airbus A330VP-BIM · Bridge Cargo Incident · Feb 28, 2019On February 28, 2019, the Boeing 747 4HAERF aircraft (registration VP-BIM), operated by Bridge Cargo, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt. Source: the BFU (Germany).BMVP-BIMBridge Cargo Boeing 747G-FBEJ · Flybe Accident · Feb 28, 2019On February 28, 2019, the aircraft (registration G-FBEJ), operated by Flybe, was involved in an accident at Exeter. Source: the AAIB (United Kingdom).GBG-FBEJFlybe Embraer E190 / E195EC-MIE · Swiftair Incident · Feb 28, 2019On February 28, 2019, the Boeing 737 4Y0SF aircraft (registration EC-MIE), operated by Swiftair, was involved in an incident at Ljubljana. Source: Swiftair.ESEC-MIESwiftair Boeing 737TC-JVR · Turkish Airlines Incident · Feb 28, 2019On February 28, 2019, the Boeing 737-8F2(WL) aircraft (registration TC-JVR), operated by Turkish Airlines, was involved in an incident at Odessa. Source: Turkish Airlines.TRTC-JVRTurkish Airlines Boeing 737VP-BXQ · UTair Incident · Feb 28, 2019On February 28, 2019, the Boeing Boeing 737 524/W aircraft (registration VP-BXQ), operated by UTair, was involved in an incident at Ufa. Source: UTair.BMVP-BXQUTair Boeing 737N17104 · United Airlines Incident · Feb 28, 2019On February 28, 2019, the Boeing 757-224(WL) aircraft (registration N17104), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: United Airlines.USN17104United Airlines Boeing 757EI-FOV · Ryanair Incident · Feb 28, 2018On February 28, 2018, the Boeing BOEING 737-8AS aircraft (registration EI-FOV), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Lisbon. Source: Ryanair.IEEI-FOVRyanair Boeing 737TC-JGV · THY Incident · Feb 28, 2018On February 28, 2018, the Boeing 737NG 8F2/W aircraft (registration TC-JGV), operated by THY, was involved in an incident at Izmir. Source: THY.TRTC-JGVTHY Boeing 737EI-FYF · Norwegian Incident · Feb 28, 2018On February 28, 2018, the Boeing Boeing 737MAX 8 aircraft (registration EI-FYF), operated by Norwegian, was involved in an incident at Edimburgo. Source: Norwegian.IEEI-FYFNorwegian Boeing 737 MAXEC-IQR · Iberia Incident · Feb 28, 2018On February 28, 2018, the Airbus A340 642 aircraft (registration EC-IQR), operated by Iberia, was involved in an incident at Ciudad de Mexico. Source: Iberia.ESEC-IQRIberia Airbus A340N293UP · UPS Airlines Incident · Feb 28, 2018On February 28, 2018, the McDonnell Douglas MD-11F aircraft (registration N293UP), operated by UPS Airlines, was involved in an incident at Andaman Sea, south of Myanmar due to smoke or fumes in the cabin. Source: UPS Airlines.USN293UPUPS Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-11ES-SAN · SmartLynx Airlines Estonia Accident · Feb 28, 2018On February 28, 2018, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration ES-SAN), operated by SmartLynx Airlines Estonia, was involved in an accident at Tallin Airport (Estonia), leaving 2 injured. Source: the ESIB (Estonia).EEES-SANSmartLynx Airlines Estonia Airbus A320N293UP · UPS Airlines Incident · Feb 28, 2018On February 28, 2018, the aircraft (registration N293UP), operated by UPS Airlines, was involved in an incident at Yangon. Source: UPS Airlines.USN293UPUPS Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-11N351AX · Omni Air International Accident · Feb 28, 2017On February 28, 2017, the Boeing 767 33A aircraft (registration N351AX), operated by Omni Air International, was involved in an accident at Azraq (Jordan) due to a tail strike during landing. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN351AXOmni Air International Boeing 767C-GJAZ · Air Canada Jazz Incident · Feb 28, 2017On February 28, 2017, the Bombardier CL-600-2D24 (Series 900) (Bombardier) aircraft (registration C-GJAZ), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Edmonton due to a diversion for technical reasons in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GJAZAir Canada Jazz Bombardier CRJD-AIKO · Lufthansa Incident · Feb 28, 2017On February 28, 2017, the Airbus A330 343E aircraft (registration D-AIKO), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Athens. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIKOLufthansa Airbus A330HL7538 · Korean Incident · Feb 28, 2017On February 28, 2017, the Airbus A330 223 aircraft (registration HL7538), operated by Korean, was involved in an incident. Source: Korean.KRHL7538Korean Airbus A330G-PRPF · Flybe Incident · Feb 28, 2017On February 28, 2017, the Bombardier DHC-8-402 Dash 8 aircraft (registration G-PRPF), operated by Flybe, was involved in an incident at Edimburgo. Source: Flybe.GBG-PRPFFlybe De Havilland Canada Dash 8N928AN · American Airlines Incident · Feb 28, 2017On February 28, 2017, the Boeing 737-823(WL) aircraft (registration N928AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Jacksonville. Source: American Airlines.USN928ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 737A6-ANT · Arabia Accident · Feb 28, 2017On February 28, 2017, the Airbus A320 214SL aircraft (registration A6-ANT), operated by Arabia, was involved in an accident at Karachi, leaving 6 injured. Source: Arabia.AEA6-ANTArabia Airbus A320HL8209 · Korean Incident · Feb 28, 2017On February 28, 2017, the Boeing Boeing 777-3B5(ER) aircraft (registration HL8209), operated by Korean, was involved in an incident at Manila. Source: Korean.KRHL8209Korean Boeing 777YL-PSD · Primera Incident · Feb 28, 2016On February 28, 2016, the aircraft (registration YL-PSD), operated by Primera, was involved in an incident at Nantes. Source: Primera.LVYL-PSDPrimera Boeing 737CC-CPJ · LATAM Incident · Feb 28, 2016On February 28, 2016, the Airbus A319-132 aircraft (registration CC-CPJ), operated by LATAM, was involved in an incident at Iguassu Falls. Source: LATAM.CLCC-CPJLATAM Airbus A319PH-EXF · KLM Cityhopper Incident · Feb 28, 2016On February 28, 2016, the Embraer ERJ-190STD (ERJ-190-100) aircraft (registration PH-EXF), operated by KLM Cityhopper, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: DSB.NLPH-EXFKLM Cityhopper Embraer E190 / E195F-GZHA · Air Transat Incident · Feb 28, 2015On February 28, 2015, the Boeing 737NG 8GJ/W aircraft (registration F-GZHA), operated by Air Transat, was involved in an incident at Hamilton. Source: the TSB (Canada).FRF-GZHAAir Transat Boeing 737C-GONX · Air Canada Jazz Incident · Feb 28, 2015On February 28, 2015, the DHC-8-102 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GONX), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Halifax due to an engine oil system failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GONXAir Canada Jazz De Havilland Canada Dash 8ZS-SXC · SAA Incident · Feb 28, 2015On February 28, 2015, the Airbus A340 313E aircraft (registration ZS-SXC), operated by SAA, was involved in an incident. Source: SAA.ZAZS-SXCSAA Airbus A340D-AEMB · Lufthansa Cityline Incident · Feb 28, 2014On February 28, 2014, the Embraer Embraer EMB-195 LR aircraft (registration D-AEMB), operated by Lufthansa Cityline, was involved in an incident at Vienna. Source: Lufthansa Cityline.DED-AEMBLufthansa Cityline Embraer E190 / E195PT-MZX · TAM Linhas Aéreas Incident · Feb 28, 2014On February 28, 2014, the aircraft (registration PT-MZX), operated by TAM Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Rio de Janeiro. Source: the BEA (France).BRPT-MZXTAM Linhas Aéreas Airbus A320PT-MZX · TAM Linhas Aéreas Incident · Feb 28, 2014On February 28, 2014, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration PT-MZX), operated by TAM Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident near Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) due to an oxygen system failure. Source: TAM Linhas Aéreas.BRPT-MZXTAM Linhas Aéreas Airbus A320N644RW · Shuttle America Incident · Feb 28, 2014On February 28, 2014, the aircraft (registration N644RW), operated by Shuttle America, was involved in an incident at Denver. Source: the FAA (United States).USN644RWShuttle America Embraer E170 / E175N513AA · American Airlines Incident · Feb 28, 2014On February 28, 2014, the aircraft (registration N513AA), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Dallas. Source: the FAA (United States).USN513AAAmerican Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-809M-AFL · AirAsia Incident · Feb 28, 2014On February 28, 2014, the aircraft (registration 9M-AFL), operated by AirAsia, was involved in an incident at Taipéi. Source: AirAsia.MY9M-AFLAirAsia Airbus A320C-FFWN · Air Canada Incident · Feb 28, 2013On February 28, 2013, the Airbus A320-211 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-FFWN), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident due to a hydraulic system failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FFWNAir Canada Airbus A320VQ-BOC · Ural Accident · Feb 28, 2013On February 28, 2013, the Airbus A321 231 aircraft (registration VQ-BOC), operated by Ural, was involved in an accident at Hurghada. Source: Ural.BMVQ-BOCUral Airbus A321

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