April 241932

From Madrid to Manila in a light aircraft

Milestone94 years ago
12historical events
54occurrences in earlier years
1924–2025years covered

Fact of the day

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.

Also on this day · 11

1924Milestone Pelletier d’Oisy leaves Paris for Tokyo

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.

1931First flight The Kellett K-2 autogyro flies

The Kellett K-2, an American two-seat autogyro built under Cierva licence, makes its first flight.

1948First flight The IS-2 Mucha flies

At Bielsko, Piotr Mynarski makes the first flight of the IS-2 Mucha, a Polish single-seat training sailplane.

1961Milestone The Tu-114 enters service

Aeroflot puts the Tupolev Tu-114 “Rossiya” into service, the largest and fastest passenger turboprop in the world.

1962First flight The PZL-104 Wilga flies

The PZL-104 Wilga, the Polish short-take-off utility aircraft that will tow gliders across half of Europe, makes its first flight.

1968First flight The FK-3, the apprentices’ sailplane, flies

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.

1972First flight The Partenavia Alpha flies

The Partenavia P.70 Alpha flies, an Italian two-seat aerobatic trainer designed by Luigi Pascale.

1994Accident A DC-3 ditches in Botany Bay

A DC-3 ditches in Botany Bay after take-off from Sydney; all 25 people on board survive.

1994Airline South African Express takes off

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.

2017Airline Borajet suspends its flights

Borajet suspends operations, the private Istanbul airline that had flown since 2010.

2018Airline Virgin America’s last flight

Virgin America, the Californian airline of the purple-lit cabins, makes its last flight and is absorbed into Alaska Airlines.

This day in earlier years · 54

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.

EI-HEZ · Ryanair 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 MAXN792FD · FedEx Express 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 7579H-ILI · VistaJet 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 CRJEI-DEJ · Lingus 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 A320F-GSPY · Air France 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 777JA804A · All Nippon Airways 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 DreamlinerD-ANCZ · Condor 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 A320A6-FED · flydubai 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 737OH-LKO · Finnair 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 / E195N975UY · American Airlines 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 A321OH-LZT · Finnair 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 A321PH-XRX · Transavia 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 737N731YX · Republic Airways 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 / E175G-EZTD · easyJet 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 A320EC-LUX · Iberia 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 A330D-ATUO · TUIFly 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 737N679NK · Spirit Airlines 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 A321G-XLEG · British Airways 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 A380G-FBEL · Flybe 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 / E195N326FR · Frontier Airlines 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 A320C-GJDA · Air Transat 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 A330N16234 · United Airlines 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 737VT-SUS · SpiceJet 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 8VT-PPM · Air India 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 A321VT-ANJ · Air India 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 DreamlinerN189UW · American Airlines 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 A321PH-BFB · KLM Royal Dutch Airlines 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 747N76065 · United Airlines 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 767P4-KEB · Astana 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 767A4O-BY · Oman 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 737PK-LFT · Lion Air 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 737VH-TQM · Eastern Australia 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 8EI-RJR · Cityjet 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 RJC-FHIU · Air Canada 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 / E195C-FIUV · Air Canada 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 777N915DL · Delta Air Lines 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-80N8647A · Southwest Airlines 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 737N11176 · United Airlines 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 / 145N77520 · United Airlines 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 737N935AE · American Eagle 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 / 145N670UA · United Airlines 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 767N457AW · Wisconsin 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 CRJZS-OAP · Kulula 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 737N178JB · JetBlue Airways 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 / E195LV-GOO · Aerolíneas Argentinas 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 737EI-DLE · Ryanair 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 737UR-BXQ · Maximus Air Cargo 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-76D-ALCP · Lufthansa 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-11YL-BAH · AirBaltic 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 8EC-KOX · Spanair 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 A320SX-BIO · Olympic Air 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 8C-FIUJ · Air Canada 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 777N918XJ · Delta Air Lines 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 CRJN402UP · UPS Airlines 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

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