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Occurrences recorded on April 16 in earlier years across the fleet we document; this year’s are in News. Each one opens the record of the aircraft involved.

Incident · Apr 16, 2025On April 16, 2025, the Airbus A321-211 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-FJQL), operated by Rouge, was involved in an incident at Des Moines due to a declared emergency with a PAN urgency call. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FJQLRouge Airbus A321 Incident · Apr 16, 2025On April 16, 2025, the Bombardier CL-600-2D24 aircraft (registration N313PQ), operated by Endeavor Air, was involved in an incident at Mosinee. Source: the FAA (United States).USN313PQEndeavor Air Bombardier CRJ Incident · Apr 16, 2025On April 16, 2025, the Boeing Boeing 787-9 aircraft (registration HL7208), operated by Korean, was involved in an incident at Jeju. Source: Korean.KRHL7208Korean Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Apr 16, 2025On April 16, 2025, the Airbus A350-1041 aircraft (registration G-XWBG), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at Ciudad del Cabo. Source: British Airways.GBG-XWBGBritish Airways Airbus A350 XWB Accident · Apr 16, 2025On April 16, 2025, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration CS-TNK), operated by TAP Air Portugal, was involved in an accident at Porto. Source: TAP Air Portugal.PTCS-TNKTAP Air Portugal Airbus A320 Accident · Apr 16, 2024On April 16, 2024, the Boeing 787 9 aircraft (registration ZK-NZC), operated by Air New Zealand, was involved in an accident. Source: ANZ.NZZK-NZCAir New Zealand Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Apr 16, 2023On April 16, 2023, the Airbus A321-211 aircraft (registration B-16227), operated by EVA Air, was involved in an incident at Taiwan Taoyuan (TPE) International Airport due to a ground collision with another aircraft while under tow. Source: EVA Air.CNB-16227EVA Air Airbus A321 Incident · Apr 16, 2023On April 16, 2023, the Boeing 777-35EER aircraft (registration B-16740), operated by EVA Air, was involved in an incident at Taiwan Taoyuan (TPE) International Airport due to a ground collision with another aircraft while under tow. Source: EVA Air.CNB-16740EVA Air Boeing 777 Incident · Apr 16, 2023On April 16, 2023, the DHC-8-402 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GLQB), operated by Porter Airlines, was involved in an incident at Sault Ste Marie due to a runway overrun on landing. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GLQBPorter Airlines De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Apr 16, 2023On April 16, 2023, the Airbus A350 941 aircraft (registration A7-ALN), operated by Qatar Airways, was involved in an incident at Islamabad. Source: Qatar Airways.QAA7-ALNQatar Airways Airbus A350 XWB Incident · Apr 16, 2022On April 16, 2022, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft (registration N27957), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Houston. Source: United Airlines.USN27957United Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Apr 16, 2022On April 16, 2022, the Airbus A220-300 aircraft (registration N3062J), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at Buffalo. Source: JetBlue Airways.USN3062JJetBlue Airways Airbus A220 Incident · Apr 16, 2021On April 16, 2021, the Airbus A321-231 aircraft (registration N540UW), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Dallas. Source: the FAA (United States).USN540UWAmerican Airlines Airbus A321 Incident · Apr 16, 2021On April 16, 2021, the Airbus A21N aircraft (registration PR-YJA), operated by Azul Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at São Paulo due to a system or component failure during the climb. Source: CENIPA (Brazil).BRPR-YJAAzul Linhas Aéreas Airbus A321 Incident · Apr 16, 2021On April 16, 2021, the Airbus Airbus A330 343E aircraft (registration VQ-BQZ), operated by Aeroflot, was involved in an incident at Vladivostok. Source: Aeroflot.BMVQ-BQZAeroflot Airbus A330 Incident · Apr 16, 2021On April 16, 2021, the Airbus A340-313 aircraft (registration HB-JMA), operated by Swiss International Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Zurich. Source: Swiss.CHHB-JMASwiss International Air Lines Airbus A340 Incident · Apr 16, 2021On April 16, 2021, the Boeing 737NG 8SH/W aircraft (registration VT-SZN), operated by SpiceJet, was involved in an incident at Zahedan. Source: SpiceJet.INVT-SZNSpiceJet Boeing 737 Incident · Apr 16, 2021On April 16, 2021, the aircraft (registration PR-AYV), operated by Azul Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at São Paulo due to a system or component failure during the climb. Source: CENIPA (Brazil).BRPR-AYVAzul Linhas Aéreas Embraer E190 / E195 Incident · Apr 16, 2021On April 16, 2021, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft (registration N24974), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: United Airlines.USN24974United Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Apr 16, 2020On April 16, 2020, the Boeing 777-367ER aircraft (registration B-KPD), operated by Cathay Pacific Airways, was involved in an incident at Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok Airport (Hong Kong) due to a ground collision with another aircraft while under tow. Source: Cathay Pacific Airways.CNB-KPDCathay Pacific Airways Boeing 777 Incident · Apr 16, 2020On April 16, 2020, the Airbus A350-941 aircraft (registration B-LRE), operated by Cathay Pacific Airways, was involved in an incident at Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok Airport (Hong Kong) due to a ground collision with another aircraft while under tow. Source: Cathay Pacific Airways.CNB-LRECathay Pacific Airways Airbus A350 XWB Incident · Apr 16, 2019On April 16, 2019, the ATR ATR 72-202 (Aerospatiale) aircraft (registration C-FJCQ), operated by Calm, was involved in an incident at Thompson due to an engine instrumentation failure during the climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FJCQCalm ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Apr 16, 2019On April 16, 2019, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft (registration G-VBEL), operated by Virgin Atlantic, was involved in an incident due to a pressurisation failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).GBG-VBELVirgin Atlantic Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Apr 16, 2018On April 16, 2018, the Airbus A321 aircraft (registration 9S-ASB), operated by CAA, was involved in an incident at Mbuji-Mayi. Source: CAA.CD9S-ASBCAA Airbus A321 Incident · Apr 16, 2018On April 16, 2018, the Airbus A330-243 aircraft (registration N293AY), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Charlotte. Source: the FAA (United States).USN293AYAmerican Airlines Airbus A330 Incident · Apr 16, 2018On April 16, 2018, the Boeing 737-824(WL) aircraft (registration N35236), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Dover-Cheswold. Source: United Airlines.USN35236United Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Apr 16, 2018On April 16, 2018, the Airbus A319-131 aircraft (registration G-EUPU), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at London. Source: British Airways.GBG-EUPUBritish Airways Airbus A319 Incident · Apr 16, 2017On April 16, 2017, the Airbus A330-343 aircraft (registration C-GFUR), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, QC (YUL) (Canada) due to a mechanical failure. Source: Air Canada.CAC-GFURAir Canada Airbus A330 Incident · Apr 16, 2017On April 16, 2017, the Airbus A340 313X aircraft (registration LN-RKP), operated by SAS Scandinavian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Goose Bay due to a cabin cooling system failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).NOLN-RKPSAS Scandinavian Airlines Airbus A340 Incident · Apr 16, 2017On April 16, 2017, the Airbus Airbus A340 313X aircraft (registration F-GLZS), operated by France, was involved in an incident at Fort de France. Source: France.FRF-GLZSFrance Airbus A340 Incident · Apr 16, 2017On April 16, 2017, the Boeing 737-924(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N69818), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at San Francisco. Source: United Airlines.USN69818United Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Apr 16, 2017On April 16, 2017, the Boeing BOEING 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft (registration G-TUIE), operated by Thomson, was involved in an incident at Manchester. Source: Thomson.GBG-TUIEThomson Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Apr 16, 2016On April 16, 2016, the Airbus A330 202 aircraft (registration EC-MIL), operated by Iberia, was involved in an incident at Fortaleza. Source: CENIPA (Brazil).ESEC-MILIberia Airbus A330 Incident · Apr 16, 2016On April 16, 2016, the Airbus A321-131 aircraft (registration D-AIRH), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Venice. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIRHLufthansa Airbus A321 Incident · Apr 16, 2016On April 16, 2016, the Boeing BOEING 747-436 aircraft (registration G-CIVJ), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident. Source: British Airways.GBG-CIVJBritish Airways Boeing 747 Incident · Apr 16, 2016On April 16, 2016, the Airbus A321-231 aircraft (registration D-AIDV), operated by Eurowings, was involved in an incident at Barcelona. Source: Eurowings.DED-AIDVEurowings Airbus A321 Incident · Apr 16, 2016On April 16, 2016, the Airbus A319 115 aircraft (registration A5-RGG), operated by Druk, was involved in an incident at Guwahati. Source: Druk.BTA5-RGGDruk Airbus A319 Incident · Apr 16, 2016On April 16, 2016, the Airbus A319-111 aircraft (registration G-EZDL), operated by easyJet, was involved in an incident at Manchester. Source: easyJet.GBG-EZDLeasyJet Airbus A319 Incident · Apr 16, 2016On April 16, 2016, the Airbus Airbus A340 642X aircraft (registration A6-EHF), operated by Etihad Airways, was involved in an incident at Munich. Source: Etihad Airways.AEA6-EHFEtihad Airways Airbus A340 Accident · Apr 16, 2016On April 16, 2016, the Airbus AIRBUS A319-111 aircraft (registration G-EZAP), operated by Easyjet, was involved in an accident at Toulouse. Source: Easyjet.GBG-EZAPEasyjet Airbus A319 Incident · Apr 16, 2015On April 16, 2015, the Boeing 737-8AS(WL) aircraft (registration EI-EVB), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Alghero. Source: Ryanair.IEEI-EVBRyanair Boeing 737 Incident · Apr 16, 2015On April 16, 2015, the DHC-8 315Q aircraft (registration VH-TQL), operated by Eastern Australia, was involved in an incident at Port Lincoln. Source: Eastern Australia.AUVH-TQLEastern Australia De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Apr 16, 2015On April 16, 2015, the Boeing 777 367 aircraft (registration B-HNO), operated by Cathay Pacific, was involved in an incident at Tokyo. Source: Cathay Pacific.CNB-HNOCathay Pacific Boeing 777 Incident · Apr 16, 2015On April 16, 2015, the Airbus A380-842 aircraft (registration VH-OQF), operated by Qantas, was involved in an incident at Mascot Engineering Base (Australia). Source: Qantas.AUVH-OQFQantas Airbus A380 Incident · Apr 16, 2014On April 16, 2014, the Airbus Airbus A319 114 aircraft (registration VP-BTO), operated by Sibir, was involved in an incident at Prague. Source: Sibir.BMVP-BTOSibir Airbus A319 Incident · Apr 16, 2014On April 16, 2014, the Boeing 777 212ER aircraft (registration 9V-SVC), operated by Singapore Airlines, was involved in an incident at Singapore. Source: the AAIB (United Kingdom).SG9V-SVCSingapore Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Apr 16, 2014On April 16, 2014, the Boeing 747-47UF aircraft (registration N477MC), operated by Atlas Air, was involved in an incident at Santiago. Source: Atlas Air.USN477MCAtlas Air Boeing 747 Incident · Apr 16, 2013On April 16, 2013, the ATR ATR 42-320 (Aerospatiale) aircraft (registration C-FECI), operated by Calm, was involved in an incident at Winnipeg due to a powerplant failure on final approach. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FECICalm ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Apr 16, 2013On April 16, 2013, the Airbus Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration TC-JPU), operated by THY, was involved in an incident at Ankara. Source: THY.TRTC-JPUTHY Airbus A320 Incident · Apr 16, 2013On April 16, 2013, the Boeing 747-406 aircraft (registration PH-BFN), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident at Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta (NBO) International Airport (Kenya) due to an anomaly in the flight surfaces (flaps/slats). Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.NLPH-BFNKLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 747 Incident · Apr 16, 2013On April 16, 2013, the aircraft (registration N7540A), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Dallas. Source: the FAA (United States).USN7540AAmerican Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Incident · Apr 16, 2013On April 16, 2013, the Airbus A330 202 aircraft (registration EC-JPF), operated by Air Europa, was involved in an incident at Madrid. Source: CIAIAC (Spain).ESEC-JPFAir Europa Airbus A330 Incident · Apr 16, 2012On April 16, 2012, the DHC-8-311 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GEWQ), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Edmonton due to a landing gear failure. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GEWQAir Canada Jazz De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Accident · Apr 16, 2012On April 16, 2012, the Boeing 777 367 aircraft (registration B-HNI), operated by Cathay Pacific, was involved in an accident at Hong Kong. Source: Cathay Pacific.CNB-HNICathay Pacific Boeing 777 Incident · Apr 16, 2012On April 16, 2012, the Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW (Embraer) aircraft (registration C-FMYV), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Ottawa due to a flight control failure. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FMYVAir Canada Embraer E190 / E195 Incident · Apr 16, 2012On April 16, 2012, the Airbus A330-343X aircraft (registration G-VSXY), operated by Virgin Atlantic Airways, was involved in an incident at London-Gatwick (LGW) Airport (United Kingdom) due to smoke in the cabin. Source: Virgin Atlantic Airways.GBG-VSXYVirgin Atlantic Airways Airbus A330 Incident · Apr 16, 2012On April 16, 2012, the Airbus A330-202 aircraft (registration EI-LAX), operated by Aer Lingus, was involved in an incident at Madrid. Source: Aer Lingus.IEEI-LAXAer Lingus Airbus A330 Incident · Apr 16, 2012On April 16, 2012, the Boeing 777-222 aircraft (registration N772UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Shannon (United States). Source: United Airlines.USN772UAUnited Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Apr 16, 2012On April 16, 2012, the Boeing 767-332(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N189DN), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Dublin. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN189DNDelta Air Lines Boeing 767 Accident · Apr 16, 2011On April 16, 2011, the Boeing 757-2B7 aircraft (registration N200UU), operated by US Airways, was involved in an accident at Cheltenham, Maryland (United States), leaving 1 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN200UUUS Airways Boeing 757

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