Hyderabad’s new airport opens
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Hyderabad’s new airport opens

Milestone18 years ago
12historical events
47occurrences in earlier years
1911–2025years covered

Fact of the day

India opens Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad, one of the country’s first large airports built and run through a public-private partnership. It replaced old Begumpet and became a model for the modernisation of Indian airports.

Also on this day · 11

1911Record Breguet carries eleven passengers

Louis Breguet takes off at Douai with eleven passengers aboard his biplane and covers five kilometres: never had an aeroplane carried so many people. The next day Roger Sommer raises the bar to twelve.

1936Milestone Imperial Airways links Penang with Hong Kong

The first flight of Imperial Airways’ new branch line to Hong Kong leaves Penang, connecting with the London–Australia route: mail that had left London on 14 March reaches the colony this way.

1943Milestone Keflavík opens

Keflavík airfield, built by the United States in Iceland and today the country’s air gateway, enters service.

1948Record Cunningham climbs to 18,119 metres in a Vampire

John Cunningham takes a de Havilland Vampire to 18,119 metres, a new world altitude record.

1952Accident A KLM Constellation crashes at Bangkok and everyone survives

A KLM Lockheed L-749 (PH-TFF) crashes on landing at Bangkok: all 44 on board survive.

1954Milestone The Comet flies again

After two months on the ground following the loss of the Comet off Elba, BOAC resumes the jet’s services once sabotage has been ruled out. The confidence lasts sixteen days: on 8 April another Comet will fall off Naples.

1962First flight The Merville D.63 flies

The Merville D.63 flies, a French light aircraft that will appear at the Cannes light aircraft show in July.

1991Accident An Aeroflot An-24 overruns at Navoi

An Aeroflot An-24 overruns the runway on landing at Navoi, Uzbekistan, and strikes concrete slabs: 34 of the 63 people on board die.

1994Accident A child at the controls: Aeroflot 593

The captain lets his children touch the controls of the A310 in cruise; the autopilot disconnects silently and the aircraft comes down in Siberia: 75 lives lost.

2008First flight The Roko Aero NG4 flies

The Roko Aero NG4 flies, a Czech light sport aircraft derived from the SportCruiser.

2009Accident FedEx 80 at Narita

An MD-11 freighter bounces on landing in gusty winds at Tokyo-Narita, flips over and burns: both pilots die.

This day in earlier years · 47

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

N618AS · Alaska Airlines Incident · Mar 23, 2025On March 23, 2025, the Boeing 737-790(WL) aircraft (registration N618AS), operated by Alaska Airlines, was involved in an incident at Ketchikan. Source: Alaska Airlines.USN618ASAlaska Airlines Boeing 737N372CM · ABX Accident · Mar 23, 2024On March 23, 2024, the Boeing 767-338(ER) aircraft (registration N372CM), operated by ABX, was involved in an accident at Ciudad de Panamá. Source: ABX.USN372CMABX Boeing 767EC-OFM · Iberia News · Mar 23, 2024On March 23, 2024, the Airbus A350-941 aircraft (registration EC-OFM), operated by Iberia, was in the news. Source: Iberia.ESEC-OFMIberia Airbus A350 XWBN845MH · Delta Air Lines Incident · Mar 23, 2024On March 23, 2024, the Boeing 767-432(ER) aircraft (registration N845MH), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident due to a declared emergency with the airport fire service on standby in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN845MHDelta Air Lines Boeing 767F-GMZD · Air France Incident · Mar 23, 2024On March 23, 2024, the Airbus A321-111 aircraft (registration F-GMZD), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident at Nice. Source: Air France.FRF-GMZDAir France Airbus A321N37535 · United Airlines Incident · Mar 23, 2024On March 23, 2024, the Boeing 737-9 MAX aircraft (registration N37535), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at San Francisco. Source: the FAA (United States).USN37535United Airlines Boeing 737 MAXN3118J · JetBlue Airways Accident · Mar 23, 2024On March 23, 2024, the Airbus A220-300 aircraft (registration N3118J), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an accident at Richmond. Source: the FAA (United States).USN3118JJetBlue Airways Airbus A220D-AEAH · EAT Leipzig Incident · Mar 23, 2023On March 23, 2023, the Airbus A300 B4-622RF aircraft (registration D-AEAH), operated by EAT Leipzig, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: EAT Leipzig.DED-AEAHEAT Leipzig Airbus A3004X-EKI · El Al Incident · Mar 23, 2023On March 23, 2023, the Boeing 737NG 86N/W aircraft (registration 4X-EKI), operated by El Al, was involved in an incident. Source: El Al.IL4X-EKIEl Al Boeing 737G-EUUC · British Airways Incident · Mar 23, 2023On March 23, 2023, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration G-EUUC), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at Zurich. Source: British Airways.GBG-EUUCBritish Airways Airbus A3209H-HFA · Hifly Accident · Mar 23, 2023On March 23, 2023, the Airbus A330-343 aircraft (registration 9H-HFA), operated by Hifly, was involved in an accident, leaving 12 injured. Source: Hifly.MT9H-HFAHifly Airbus A330N2039J · JetBlue Airways Incident · Mar 23, 2021On March 23, 2021, the Airbus A321-271NX(WL) aircraft (registration N2039J), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at Fort Lauderdale. Source: JetBlue Airways.USN2039JJetBlue Airways Airbus A321A7-BAE · Qatar Airways Incident · Mar 23, 2021On March 23, 2021, the Boeing 777 3DZER aircraft (registration A7-BAE), operated by Qatar Airways, was involved in an incident at Doha. Source: Qatar Airways.QAA7-BAEQatar Airways Boeing 777C-FGRC · Air Canada Jazz Incident · Mar 23, 2019On March 23, 2019, the DHC-8-102 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-FGRC), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Toronto. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FGRCAir Canada Jazz De Havilland Canada Dash 8N492UA · United Airlines Incident · Mar 23, 2019On March 23, 2019, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N492UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Toronto. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN492UAUnited Airlines Airbus A320N438AM · Aeroméxico Incident · Mar 23, 2019On March 23, 2019, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft (registration N438AM), operated by Aeroméxico, was involved in an incident at Lima. Source: Aeroméxico.USN438AMAeroméxico Boeing 787 DreamlinerSP-LRF · LOT Polish Airlines Incident · Mar 23, 2018On March 23, 2018, the Boeing Boeing 787-8 aircraft (registration SP-LRF), operated by LOT Polish Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: the FAA (United States).PLSP-LRFLOT Polish Airlines Boeing 787 DreamlinerC-GFAF · Air Canada Incident · Mar 23, 2018On March 23, 2018, the Airbus A330-343 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-GFAF), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Zurich. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GFAFAir Canada Airbus A330OK-TVP · Smartwings Accident · Mar 23, 2018On March 23, 2018, the Boeing Boeing 737NG 8K5/W aircraft (registration OK-TVP), operated by Smartwings, was involved in an accident at Budapest. Source: Smartwings.CZOK-TVPSmartwings Boeing 737VH-RXS · REX Incident · Mar 23, 2017On March 23, 2017, the 340 B aircraft (registration VH-RXS), operated by REX, was involved in an incident at Dubbo. Source: the ATSB (Australia).AUVH-RXSREX Saab 340 / 2000LN-NGZ · Norwegian Air Shuttle Incident · Mar 23, 2017On March 23, 2017, the Boeing 737-8JP(WL) aircraft (registration LN-NGZ), operated by Norwegian Air Shuttle, was involved in an incident at Milwaukee. Source: the FAA (United States).NOLN-NGZNorwegian Air Shuttle Boeing 737N951DL · Delta Air Lines Incident · Mar 23, 2017On March 23, 2017, the DC-9 88 aircraft (registration N951DL), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Cincinnati. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN951DLDelta Air Lines McDonnell Douglas MD-80N683DA · Delta Air Lines Accident · Mar 23, 2017On March 23, 2017, the Boeing 757-232 aircraft (registration N683DA), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an accident at Denver, leaving 2 injured. Source: the FAA (United States).USN683DADelta Air Lines Boeing 757JU-8883 · Hunnu Air Incident · Mar 23, 2016On March 23, 2016, the Fokker 50 aircraft (registration JU-8883), operated by Hunnu Air, was involved in an incident near Manzhouli Xijiao (NZH) Airport (China) due to a hydraulic failure. Source: Hunnu Air.MNJU-8883Hunnu Air Fokker 50EI-RJG · Cityjet Accident · Mar 23, 2016On March 23, 2016, the AVRO 146-RJ85 aircraft (registration EI-RJG), operated by Cityjet, was involved in an accident at Florence. Source: ANSV (Italy).IEEI-RJGCityjet BAe 146 / Avro RJN656FE · FedEx Express Incident · Mar 23, 2016On March 23, 2016, the Airbus A300 F4-605R aircraft (registration N656FE), operated by FedEx Express, was involved in an incident at Vancouver due to an electrical system failure. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN656FEFedEx Express Airbus A300N824DN · Delta Air Lines Incident · Mar 23, 2016On March 23, 2016, the Boeing 737-932(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N824DN), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Baltimore. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN824DNDelta Air Lines Boeing 737C-FIUW · Air Canada Incident · Mar 23, 2015On March 23, 2015, the Boeing 777-333ER (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-FIUW), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Toronto due to a declared emergency with the airport fire service on standby. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FIUWAir Canada Boeing 777EC-MEO · Pan Incident · Mar 23, 2015On March 23, 2015, the BAe 146 300QT aircraft (registration EC-MEO), operated by Pan, was involved in an incident at Rennes. Source: Pan.ESEC-MEOPan BAe 146 / Avro RJ9M-MTC · Malaysia Incident · Mar 23, 2014On March 23, 2014, the Airbus A330 323E aircraft (registration 9M-MTC), operated by Malaysia, was involved in an incident at Hong Kong. Source: Malaysia.MY9M-MTCMalaysia Airbus A330N408QX · Horizon Air Incident · Mar 23, 2013On March 23, 2013, the DHC-8 402 aircraft (registration N408QX), operated by Horizon Air, was involved in an incident at Calgary due to a landing gear failure on final approach. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN408QXHorizon Air De Havilland Canada Dash 8N978TW · American Airlines Incident · Mar 23, 2013On March 23, 2013, the McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft (registration N978TW), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Washington. Source: American Airlines.USN978TWAmerican Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-80OO-DWB · Brussels Airlines Incident · Mar 23, 2012On March 23, 2012, the Avro 146 RJ100 aircraft (registration OO-DWB), operated by Brussels Airlines, was involved in an incident at Copenhagen. Source: Brussels Airlines.BEOO-DWBBrussels Airlines BAe 146 / Avro RJVH-ZLH · REX Incident · Mar 23, 2012On March 23, 2012, the 340 B aircraft (registration VH-ZLH), operated by REX, was involved in an incident at Taree. Source: the ATSB (Australia).AUVH-ZLHREX Saab 340 / 2000N859NW · Delta Air Lines Incident · Mar 23, 2012On March 23, 2012, the Airbus A330-223 aircraft (registration N859NW), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN859NWDelta Air Lines Airbus A330VP-BYL · UTair Incident · Mar 23, 2012On March 23, 2012, the Boeing Boeing 737 524 aircraft (registration VP-BYL), operated by UTair, was involved in an incident at Novosibirsk. Source: UTair.BMVP-BYLUTair Boeing 737D-ABEC · Lufthansa Incident · Mar 23, 2012On March 23, 2012, the Boeing Boeing 737 330 aircraft (registration D-ABEC), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt. Source: Lufthansa.DED-ABECLufthansa Boeing 737LN-WIV · Wideroe Incident · Mar 23, 2012On March 23, 2012, the DHC-8 103 aircraft (registration LN-WIV), operated by Wideroe, was involved in an incident at Mo I Rana. Source: Wideroe.NOLN-WIVWideroe De Havilland Canada Dash 8N33182 · ExpressJet Incident · Mar 23, 2011On March 23, 2011, the aircraft (registration N33182), operated by ExpressJet, was involved in an incident at Queretaro. Source: ExpressJet.USN33182ExpressJet Embraer ERJ 135 / 145N612FE · FedEx Express Incident · Mar 23, 2010On March 23, 2010, the aircraft (registration N612FE), operated by FedEx Express, was involved in an incident at Budapest due to a fuel problem in cruise. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN612FEFedEx Express McDonnell Douglas MD-11N612FE · FedEx Express Incident · Mar 23, 2010On March 23, 2010, the McDonnell Douglas MD-11F aircraft (registration N612FE), operated by FedEx Express, was involved in an incident at Budapest-FIR (Hungary) due to a mechanical failure. Source: FedEx Express.USN612FEFedEx Express McDonnell Douglas MD-11N309UA · United Airlines Incident · Mar 23, 2006On March 23, 2006, the Boeing 737-322 aircraft (registration N309UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Chicago-O'Hare (ORD) International Airport (United States) due to a loss of separation with another aircraft (airprox). Source: United Airlines.USN309UAUnited Airlines Boeing 737EI-DHX · Ryanair Incident · Mar 23, 2006On March 23, 2006, the Boeing 737-8AS aircraft (registration EI-DHX), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident near Knock (Ireland) due to an EGPWS terrain proximity alert. Source: Ryanair.IEEI-DHXRyanair Boeing 737N503UA · United Airlines Accident · Mar 23, 1996On March 23, 1996, the Boeing B-757-222 aircraft (registration N503UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an accident at TAOS, New Mexico (United States), leaving 1 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN503UAUnited Airlines Boeing 757HK-2762X · ACES Colombia Incident · Mar 23, 1990On March 23, 1990, the De Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 aircraft (registration HK-2762X), operated by ACES Colombia, was involved in an incident at Manizales (Colombia). Source: ACES Colombia.COHK-2762XACES Colombia De Havilland Canada Twin OtterN447AA · American Airlines Incident · Mar 23, 1989On March 23, 1989, the Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9 aircraft (registration N447AA), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Houston (United States) due to being struck by a ground vehicle or a piece of ground equipment. Source: American Airlines.USN447AAAmerican Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-80N7381F · Frontier Airlines Incident · Mar 23, 1983On March 23, 1983, the Boeing 737-2H4 aircraft (registration N7381F), operated by Frontier Airlines, was involved in an incident at Casper/Natrona County (CPR) International Airport (United States) due to an EGPWS terrain proximity alert. Source: Frontier Airlines.USN7381FFrontier Airlines Boeing 737

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