Spanish aviator Fernando Rein Loring leaves Madrid for the Philippines in a civil light aircraft: a raid of thousands of kilometres that linked Spain and the Asian archipelago by air.
French captain Georges Pelletier d’Oisy takes off from Paris in a Breguet 19 to fly around the world eastbound; he will reach Shanghai and Tokyo, but the journey ends there.
The Kellett K-2, an American two-seat autogyro built under Cierva licence, makes its first flight.
At Bielsko, Piotr Mynarski makes the first flight of the IS-2 Mucha, a Polish single-seat training sailplane.
Aeroflot puts the Tupolev Tu-114 “Rossiya” into service, the largest and fastest passenger turboprop in the world.
The PZL-104 Wilga, the Polish short-take-off utility aircraft that will tow gliders across half of Europe, makes its first flight.
The VFW-Fokker FK-3 flies, a single-seat competition sailplane built by apprentices at the Speyer factory; that same year it won the Italian championship.
The Partenavia P.70 Alpha flies, an Italian two-seat aerobatic trainer designed by Luigi Pascale.
A DC-3 ditches in Botany Bay after take-off from Sydney; all 25 people on board survive.
South African Express begins flying, the state-owned South African regional that would feed the South African Airways network; it would close in April 2020.
Borajet suspends operations, the private Istanbul airline that had flown since 2010.
Virgin America, the Californian airline of the purple-lit cabins, makes its last flight and is absorbed into Alaska Airlines.
Occurrences recorded on April 24 in earlier years across the fleet we document; this year’s are in News. Each one opens the record of the aircraft involved.
Report · Apr 24, 2025On April 24, 2025, the Boeing 737-8-200 MAX aircraft (registration EI-HEZ), operated by Ryanair, was the subject of a report at London. Source: the AAIB (United Kingdom).IEEI-HEZRyanair Boeing 737 MAX
Incident · Apr 24, 2025On April 24, 2025, the Boeing 757-222 (SF) aircraft (registration N792FD), operated by FedEx Express, was involved in an incident at Reno/Tahoe (RNO) International Airport (United States) due to a mechanical failure. Source: FedEx Express.USN792FDFedEx Express Boeing 757
Incident · Apr 24, 2025On April 24, 2025, the Bombardier CL-600-2B19 Challenger 850 aircraft (registration 9H-ILI), operated by VistaJet, was involved in an incident near Ibiza (Spain) due to a bird strike. Source: VistaJet.MT9H-ILIVistaJet Bombardier CRJ
Incident · Apr 24, 2024On April 24, 2024, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration EI-DEJ), operated by Lingus, was involved in an incident at Madrid and Dublin. Source: the AAIB (United Kingdom).IEEI-DEJLingus Airbus A320
Incident · Apr 24, 2024On April 24, 2024, the Boeing 777-228(ER) aircraft (registration F-GSPY), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident at Baku. Source: Air France.FRF-GSPYAir France Boeing 777
Incident · Apr 24, 2024On April 24, 2024, the Boeing 787 8 aircraft (registration JA804A), operated by All Nippon Airways, was involved in an incident at Sapporo. Source: ANA.JPJA804AAll Nippon Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner
News · Apr 24, 2024On April 24, 2024, the Airbus A320-271N(WL) aircraft (registration D-ANCZ), operated by Condor, was in the news. Source: Condor.DED-ANCZCondor Airbus A320
Incident · Apr 24, 2023On April 24, 2023, the Boeing 737NG 8KN/W aircraft (registration A6-FED), operated by flydubai, was involved in an incident at Kathmandu. Source: flydubai.AEA6-FEDflydubai Boeing 737
Incident · Apr 24, 2022On April 24, 2022, the Embraer ERJ-190LR (ERJ-190-100 LR) aircraft (registration OH-LKO), operated by Finnair, was involved in an incident at Copenhagen. Source: Finnair.FIOH-LKOFinnair Embraer E190 / E195
Incident · Apr 24, 2021On April 24, 2021, the Airbus A321-231 aircraft (registration N975UY), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Phoenix. Source: American Airlines.USN975UYAmerican Airlines Airbus A321
Incident · Apr 24, 2021On April 24, 2021, the Airbus A321-231(WL) aircraft (registration OH-LZT), operated by Finnair, was involved in an incident at Copenhagen. Source: Finnair.FIOH-LZTFinnair Airbus A321
Incident · Apr 24, 2021On April 24, 2021, the Boeing 737NG 7K2/W aircraft (registration PH-XRX), operated by Transavia, was involved in an incident at Rotterdam. Source: DSB.NLPH-XRXTransavia Boeing 737
Incident · Apr 24, 2020On April 24, 2020, the Embraer ERJ 170-200 LR aircraft (registration N731YX), operated by Republic Airways, was involved in an incident at Charlotte. Source: the FAA (United States).USN731YXRepublic Airways Embraer E170 / E175
Incident · Apr 24, 2019On April 24, 2019, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration G-EZTD), operated by easyJet, was involved in an incident at Lisbon. Source: the AAIB (United Kingdom).GBG-EZTDeasyJet Airbus A320
Incident · Apr 24, 2019On April 24, 2019, the Airbus A330 302 aircraft (registration EC-LUX), operated by Iberia, was involved in an incident at Johannesburgo. Source: Iberia.ESEC-LUXIberia Airbus A330
Incident · Apr 24, 2019On April 24, 2019, the Boeing 737NG 8K5/W aircraft (registration D-ATUO), operated by TUIFly, was involved in an incident at Paris. Source: TUIFly.DED-ATUOTUIFly Boeing 737
Accident · Apr 24, 2019On April 24, 2019, the Airbus A321-231(WL) aircraft (registration N679NK), operated by Spirit Airlines, was involved in an accident at Baltimore. Source: Spirit Airlines.USN679NKSpirit Airlines Airbus A321
Incident · Apr 24, 2018On April 24, 2018, the Airbus A380-841 aircraft (registration G-XLEG), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident. Source: British Airways.GBG-XLEGBritish Airways Airbus A380
Incident · Apr 24, 2018On April 24, 2018, the Embraer ERJ 190-200 LR Embraer 195 aircraft (registration G-FBEL), operated by Flybe, was involved in an incident at Newquay. Source: Flybe.GBG-FBELFlybe Embraer E190 / E195
Incident · Apr 24, 2018On April 24, 2018, the Airbus A320-251N(WL) aircraft (registration N326FR), operated by Frontier Airlines, was involved in an incident at Kansas City. Source: Frontier Airlines.USN326FRFrontier Airlines Airbus A320
Incident · Apr 24, 2017On April 24, 2017, the Airbus A330 243 aircraft (registration C-GJDA), operated by Air Transat, was involved in an incident at Jacksonville due to the presence of smoke in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GJDAAir Transat Airbus A330
Incident · Apr 24, 2017On April 24, 2017, the Boeing 737-824(WL) aircraft (registration N16234), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Liberia. Source: United Airlines.USN16234United Airlines Boeing 737
Incident · Apr 24, 2017On April 24, 2017, the DHC-8 402 NG aircraft (registration VT-SUS), operated by SpiceJet, was involved in an incident at Vijayawada. Source: SpiceJet.INVT-SUSSpiceJet De Havilland Canada Dash 8
Incident · Apr 24, 2017On April 24, 2017, the Airbus A321 211 aircraft (registration VT-PPM), operated by Air India, was involved in an incident at Kozhikode. Source: Air India.INVT-PPMAir India Airbus A321
Incident · Apr 24, 2017On April 24, 2017, the Boeing 787 8 aircraft (registration VT-ANJ), operated by Air India, was involved in an incident at Kolkata. Source: Air India.INVT-ANJAir India Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Incident · Apr 24, 2016On April 24, 2016, the Airbus A321-211 aircraft (registration N189UW), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Charlotte. Source: American Airlines.USN189UWAmerican Airlines Airbus A321
Incident · Apr 24, 2016On April 24, 2016, the Boeing 747 406 aircraft (registration PH-BFB), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.NLPH-BFBKLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 747
Incident · Apr 24, 2016On April 24, 2016, the Boeing 767-424(ER) aircraft (registration N76065), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Zurich. Source: United Airlines.USN76065United Airlines Boeing 767
Incident · Apr 24, 2016On April 24, 2016, the Boeing Boeing 767 3KYER/W aircraft (registration P4-KEB), operated by Astana, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt. Source: the BFU (Germany).AWP4-KEBAstana Boeing 767
Incident · Apr 24, 2015On April 24, 2015, the Boeing 737NG 91MER/W aircraft (registration A4O-BY), operated by Oman, was involved in an incident at Lahore. Source: Oman.OMA4O-BYOman Boeing 737
Incident · Apr 24, 2015On April 24, 2015, the Boeing 737-9GPER (WL) aircraft (registration PK-LFT), operated by Lion Air, was involved in an incident at Medan-Kualanamu (KNO) International Airport (Indonesia). Source: Lion Air.IDPK-LFTLion Air Boeing 737
Incident · Apr 24, 2015On April 24, 2015, the DHC-8 315Q aircraft (registration VH-TQM), operated by Eastern Australia, was involved in an incident at Adelaide. Source: the ATSB (Australia).AUVH-TQMEastern Australia De Havilland Canada Dash 8
Incident · Apr 24, 2015On April 24, 2015, the AVRO 146-RJ85 aircraft (registration EI-RJR), operated by Cityjet, was involved in an incident at Dublin. Source: the AAIU (Ireland).IEEI-RJRCityjet BAe 146 / Avro RJ
Incident · Apr 24, 2015On April 24, 2015, the Embraer ERJ-190AR (ERJ-190-100 IGW) aircraft (registration C-FHIU), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Winnipeg due to a hydraulic system failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FHIUAir Canada Embraer E190 / E195
Incident · Apr 24, 2015On April 24, 2015, the Boeing 777-333ER (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-FIUV), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FIUVAir Canada Boeing 777
Incident · Apr 24, 2015On April 24, 2015, the DC-9 88 aircraft (registration N915DL), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Jacksonville. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN915DLDelta Air Lines McDonnell Douglas MD-80
Accident · Apr 24, 2015On April 24, 2015, the Boeing 737-8H4(WL) aircraft (registration N8647A), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an accident at Denver. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN8647ASouthwest Airlines Boeing 737
Incident · Apr 24, 2014On April 24, 2014, the Embraer Emb 145Xr aircraft (registration N11176), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Newark, New Jersey (United States). Source: the NTSB (United States).USN11176United Airlines Embraer ERJ 135 / 145
Incident · Apr 24, 2014On April 24, 2014, the Boeing 737-824(WL) aircraft (registration N77520), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Newark. Source: the FAA (United States).USN77520United Airlines Boeing 737
Incident · Apr 24, 2014On April 24, 2014, the Embraer ERJ-145LR aircraft (registration N935AE), operated by American Eagle, was involved in an incident at Tampa. Source: American Eagle.USN935AEAmerican Eagle Embraer ERJ 135 / 145
Incident · Apr 24, 2013On April 24, 2013, the Boeing 767-322(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N670UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Buenos Aires. Source: United Airlines.USN670UAUnited Airlines Boeing 767
Incident · Apr 24, 2012On April 24, 2012, the Bombardier CL-600-2B19 aircraft (registration N457AW), operated by Wisconsin, was involved in an incident at Quebec due to an electrical system failure on final approach. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN457AWWisconsin Bombardier CRJ
Incident · Apr 24, 2012On April 24, 2012, the Boeing 737 4S3 aircraft (registration ZS-OAP), operated by Kulula, was involved in an incident at Johannesburgo. Source: Kulula.ZAZS-OAPKulula Boeing 737
Incident · Apr 24, 2012On April 24, 2012, the Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW aircraft (registration N178JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident Westchester. Source: the FAA (United States).USN178JBJetBlue Airways Embraer E190 / E195
Incident · Apr 24, 2012On April 24, 2012, the Boeing 737NG 7BD aircraft (registration LV-GOO), operated by Aerolíneas Argentinas, was involved in an incident at Rio Grande. Source: Aerolíneas Argentinas.ARLV-GOOAerolíneas Argentinas Boeing 737
Incident · Apr 24, 2012On April 24, 2012, the aircraft (registration EI-DLE), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Milan. Source: Ryanair.IEEI-DLERyanair Boeing 737
Incident · Apr 24, 2012On April 24, 2012, the IL-76 TD aircraft (registration UR-BXQ), operated by Maximus Air Cargo, was involved in an incident at Aqaba. Source: Maximus Air Cargo.UAUR-BXQMaximus Air Cargo Ilyushin Il-76
Accident · Apr 24, 2011On April 24, 2011, the aircraft (registration D-ALCP), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an accident. Source: the BFU (Germany).DED-ALCPLufthansa McDonnell Douglas MD-11
Incident · Apr 24, 2011On April 24, 2011, the Bombardier DHC-8 402 NG aircraft (registration YL-BAH), operated by AirBaltic, was involved in an incident at Copenhagen. Source: AirBaltic.LVYL-BAHAirBaltic De Havilland Canada Dash 8
Incident · Apr 24, 2011On April 24, 2011, the aircraft (registration EC-KOX), operated by Spanair, was involved in an incident at Milan. Source: Spanair.ESEC-KOXSpanair Airbus A320
Incident · Apr 24, 2010On April 24, 2010, the DHC-8 102A aircraft (registration SX-BIO), operated by Olympic Air, was involved in an incident. Source: the AAIB (United Kingdom).GRSX-BIOOlympic Air De Havilland Canada Dash 8
Incident · Apr 24, 2009On April 24, 2009, the Boeing 777-233LR aircraft (registration C-FIUJ), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident 120 nautical miles southwest of Honolulu, HI, USA due to turbulence. Source: Air Canada.CAC-FIUJAir Canada Boeing 777
Incident · Apr 24, 2008On April 24, 2008, the Bombardier Inc Cl600-2D24 aircraft (registration N918XJ), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Minneapolis, Minnesota (United States) due to an engine failure. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN918XJDelta Air Lines Bombardier CRJ
Accident · Apr 24, 2007On April 24, 2007, the Boeing 757-24Apf aircraft (registration N402UP), operated by UPS Airlines, was involved in an accident at Burbank, California (United States). Source: the NTSB (United States).USN402UPUPS Airlines Boeing 757