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Occurrences recorded on May 2 in earlier years across the fleet we document; this year’s are in News. Each one opens the record of the aircraft involved.

Incident · May 2, 2025On May 2, 2025, the Airbus A320 232SL aircraft (registration A7-AHX), operated by Qatar Airways, was involved in an incident at Budapest. Source: Qatar Airways.QAA7-AHXQatar Airways Airbus A320 Incident · May 2, 2025On May 2, 2025, the ATR ATR 72-600 aircraft (registration VT-IRA), operated by IndiGo, was involved in an incident at Chandigarh. Source: IndiGo.INVT-IRAIndiGo ATR 42 / 72 Accident · May 2, 2025On May 2, 2025, the Boeing 737 aircraft (registration N247WN), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an accident at Centerville, Tennessee (United States). Source: the NTSB (United States).USN247WNSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · May 2, 2024On May 2, 2024, the Airbus A319-112 aircraft (registration N716UW), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Washington. Source: the FAA (United States).USN716UWAmerican Airlines Airbus A319 Incident · May 2, 2024On May 2, 2024, the Airbus A330-941 aircraft (registration F-HSKA), operated by Corsair, was involved in an incident at Paris. Source: Corsair.FRF-HSKACorsair Airbus A330 News · May 2, 2024On May 2, 2024, the Boeing B789 aircraft (registration LN-FNA), operated by Norse Atlantic Airways, was in the news. Source: Norse Atlantic Airways.NOLN-FNANorse Atlantic Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner News · May 2, 2024On May 2, 2024, the Airbus A350-941 aircraft (registration D-AIXT), operated by Lufthansa, was in the news. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIXTLufthansa Airbus A350 XWB Incident · May 2, 2024On May 2, 2024, the Airbus A321-271N aircraft (registration N216HA), operated by Hawaiian Airlines, was involved in an incident at San Francisco (SFO) International Airport (United States) due to contact with the boarding bridge. Source: Hawaiian Airlines.USN216HAHawaiian Airlines Airbus A321 Incident · May 2, 2023On May 2, 2023, the Airbus A320-271N aircraft (registration EC-NCT), operated by Vueling, was involved in an incident at Santorini (Thira) (JTR) International Airport (Greece) due to a bird strike. Source: Vueling.ESEC-NCTVueling Airbus A320 Incident · May 2, 2023On May 2, 2023, the Airbus A319-132 aircraft (registration N506NK), operated by Spirit Airlines, was involved in an incident at Cartagena. Source: Spirit Airlines.USN506NKSpirit Airlines Airbus A319 Incident · May 2, 2023On May 2, 2023, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N460UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Washington-Dulles (IAD) International Airport (United States) due to a bird strike. Source: United Airlines.USN460UAUnited Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · May 2, 2022On May 2, 2022, the Boeing 737-219C (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GTVO), operated by Chrono, was involved in an incident at Iqaluit and Montreal due to a declared emergency with a PAN urgency call in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GTVOChrono Boeing 737 Incident · May 2, 2022On May 2, 2022, the Boeing B762 aircraft (registration C-FHCJ), operated by Cargojet, was involved in an incident at Ciudad de Mexico due to a pressurisation failure during the climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FHCJCargojet Boeing 767 Incident · May 2, 2022On May 2, 2022, the DC-9 83 aircraft (registration 5N-JOY), operated by Dana, was involved in an incident at Port Harcourt. Source: Dana.NG5N-JOYDana McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Incident · May 2, 2021On May 2, 2021, the aircraft (registration HK-5040), operated by Avianca Express, was involved in an incident at Bogota. Source: Avianca Express.COHK-5040Avianca Express ATR 42 / 72 Incident · May 2, 2021On May 2, 2021, the Bombardier CRJ-702ER aircraft (registration N541EA), operated by Blue Streak, was involved in an incident at Philadelphia. Source: Blue Streak.USN541EABlue Streak Bombardier CRJ Incident · May 2, 2021On May 2, 2021, the ATR ATR 72-202 (Aerospatiale) aircraft (registration C-FCRZ), operated by Calm, was involved in an incident at Churchill due to an engine instrumentation failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FCRZCalm ATR 42 / 72 Incident · May 2, 2020On May 2, 2020, the Boeing 737-881(WL) aircraft (registration JA54AN), operated by All Nippon Airways - ANA, was involved in an incident at Miyako (MMY) Airport (Japan) due to a tailstrike. Source: All Nippon Airways - ANA.JPJA54ANAll Nippon Airways - ANA Boeing 737 Accident · May 2, 2019On May 2, 2019, the Boeing 737NG 8GJ/W aircraft (registration HL8021), operated by Tway, was involved in an accident at Tokyo. Source: the TSB (Canada).KRHL8021Tway Boeing 737 Incident · May 2, 2019On May 2, 2019, the Airbus A321-211 aircraft (registration VQ-BOD), operated by Nordwind Airlines, was involved in an incident at Moskva-Sheremetyevo (SVO) Airport (Russia) due to being struck by a ground vehicle or a piece of ground equipment. Source: Nordwind Airlines.BMVQ-BODNordwind Airlines Airbus A321 Incident · May 2, 2019On May 2, 2019, the Airbus A300 B4-622RF aircraft (registration D-AEAR), operated by EAT, was involved in an incident. Source: the BFU (Germany).DED-AEAREAT Airbus A300 Incident · May 2, 2019On May 2, 2019, the Airbus A300 B4-622R aircraft (registration EI-EXR), operated by ASL Ireland, was involved in an incident at Milan. Source: ASL Ireland.IEEI-EXRASL Ireland Airbus A300 Incident · May 2, 2019On May 2, 2019, the Boeing 757-232(WL) aircraft (registration N696DL), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at San Juan. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN696DLDelta Air Lines Boeing 757 Incident · May 2, 2019On May 2, 2019, the Bombardier CL-600-2B19 aircraft (registration N875AS), operated by SkyWest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Fargo. Source: SkyWest Airlines.USN875ASSkyWest Airlines Bombardier CRJ Incident · May 2, 2019On May 2, 2019, the Bombardier CL-600-2D24 aircraft (registration N689CA), operated by SkyWest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Tulsa. Source: SkyWest Airlines.USN689CASkyWest Airlines Bombardier CRJ Incident · May 2, 2019On May 2, 2019, the Embraer ERJ-190STD (ERJ-190-100) aircraft (registration PH-EXV), operated by KLM Cityhopper, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: KLM Cityhopper.NLPH-EXVKLM Cityhopper Embraer E190 / E195 Incident · May 2, 2019On May 2, 2019, the Boeing 757-236 aircraft (registration N915FD), operated by FedEx Express, was involved in an incident at Budapest. Source: FedEx Express.USN915FDFedEx Express Boeing 757 Accident · May 2, 2019On May 2, 2019, the Boeing BOEING 777-243 aircraft (registration EI-DBM), operated by Alitalia, was involved in an accident at Tokyo, leaving 3 injured. Source: Alitalia.IEEI-DBMAlitalia Boeing 777 Incident · May 2, 2018On May 2, 2018, the Airbus A320 211 aircraft (registration LY-VEV), operated by Avion Express, was involved in an incident at Stuttgart. Source: the BFU (Germany).LTLY-VEVAvion Express Airbus A320 Incident · May 2, 2018On May 2, 2018, the Boeing 737-7H4 aircraft (registration N713SW), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Cleveland. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN713SWSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · May 2, 2018On May 2, 2018, the aircraft (registration VT-IHG), operated by IndiGo, was involved in an incident at Mumbai. Source: IndiGo.INVT-IHGIndiGo Airbus A320 Incident · May 2, 2018On May 2, 2018, the Boeing 737-43Q (SF) aircraft (registration HS-KMA), operated by K-Mile Air, was involved in an incident near Bangkok (Thailand) due to the incapacitation of a pilot in flight. Source: K-Mile Air.THHS-KMAK-Mile Air Boeing 737 Accident · May 2, 2018On May 2, 2018, the Boeing 737NG 8K5/W aircraft (registration OO-JAY), operated by TUI Belgium, was involved in an accident at Marrakesh. Source: the BEA (France).BEOO-JAYTUI Belgium Boeing 737 Incident · May 2, 2018On May 2, 2018, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft (registration C-FVLX), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident 245 nautical miles North of SCEL (Chile) due to a passenger battery fire on board. Source: Air Canada.CAC-FVLXAir Canada Boeing 787 Dreamliner Accident · May 2, 2017On May 2, 2017, the Airbus A320 232 aircraft (registration N595JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an accident at Boston, Massachusetts (United States), leaving 1 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN595JBJetBlue Airways Airbus A320 Incident · May 2, 2017On May 2, 2017, the Airbus A319-114 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-FYJI), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Toronto due to a cockpit display failure on final approach. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FYJIAir Canada Airbus A319 Incident · May 2, 2017On May 2, 2017, the Airbus A330 243 aircraft (registration A6-EYO), operated by Etihad Airways, was involved in an incident at Abu Dabi. Source: Etihad Airways.AEA6-EYOEtihad Airways Airbus A330 Incident · May 2, 2017On May 2, 2017, the Boeing 737-76N(WL) aircraft (registration N7811F), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Kansas City. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN7811FSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · May 2, 2017On May 2, 2017, the Boeing 777-306(ER) aircraft (registration PH-BVA), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident at Hong Kong. Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.NLPH-BVAKLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · May 2, 2017On May 2, 2017, the Boeing 737NG 8H6/W aircraft (registration 9M-MXN), operated by Malaysia, was involved in an incident at Kuala Lumpur. Source: Malaysia.MY9M-MXNMalaysia Boeing 737 Incident · May 2, 2017On May 2, 2017, the Boeing BOEING 757-236 aircraft (registration G-LSAJ), operated by Jet2.com, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: Jet2.com.GBG-LSAJJet2.com Boeing 757 Incident · May 2, 2016On May 2, 2016, the AVRO 146-RJ85 aircraft (registration EI-RJC), operated by Cityjet, was involved in an incident. Source: Cityjet.IEEI-RJCCityjet BAe 146 / Avro RJ Incident · May 2, 2016On May 2, 2016, the Airbus A319-114 aircraft (registration N319NB), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN319NBDelta Air Lines Airbus A319 Incident · May 2, 2016On May 2, 2016, the Boeing 737NG 8F2/W aircraft (registration TC-JFY), operated by THY, was involved in an incident at Pristina due to a runway excursion during landing. Source: the NTSB (United States).TRTC-JFYTHY Boeing 737 Accident · May 2, 2015On May 2, 2015, the Boeing Boeing 737 330 aircraft (registration D-ABEK), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an accident at Katowice. Source: Lufthansa.DED-ABEKLufthansa Boeing 737 Incident · May 2, 2015On May 2, 2015, the Boeing BOEING 747-41R aircraft (registration G-VXLG), operated by Virgin Atlantic, was involved in an incident at Dublin. Source: Virgin Atlantic.GBG-VXLGVirgin Atlantic Boeing 747 Incident · May 2, 2015On May 2, 2015, the Boeing 777-228(ER) aircraft (registration F-GSPG), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident at Douala. Source: the BEA (France).FRF-GSPGAir France Boeing 777 Incident · May 2, 2015On May 2, 2015, the DC-9 83 aircraft (registration YV485T), operated by SBA, was involved in an incident at Barquisimeto. Source: SBA.VEYV485TSBA McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Incident · May 2, 2014On May 2, 2014, the Boeing 767 323ER/W aircraft (registration N389AA), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident due to a fuel system failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN389AAAmerican Airlines Boeing 767 Incident · May 2, 2014On May 2, 2014, the Boeing 737-7H4(WL) aircraft (registration N280WN), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Orlando. Source: the FAA (United States).USN280WNSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · May 2, 2014On May 2, 2014, the Boeing 737-832(WL) aircraft (registration N3757D), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Las Vegas. Source: the FAA (United States).USN3757DDelta Air Lines Boeing 737 Incident · May 2, 2014On May 2, 2014, the Boeing 757 2F8C aircraft (registration 9N-ACB), operated by Nepal, was involved in an incident at Kuala Lumpur. Source: Nepal.NP9N-ACBNepal Boeing 757 Incident · May 2, 2014On May 2, 2014, the Embraer ERJ-190STD (ERJ-190-100) aircraft (registration PH-EZL), operated by KLM Cityhopper, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: KLM Cityhopper.NLPH-EZLKLM Cityhopper Embraer E190 / E195 Incident · May 2, 2013On May 2, 2013, the Boeing 767-322(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N649UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Timmins. Source: the FAA (United States).USN649UAUnited Airlines Boeing 767 Incident · May 2, 2013On May 2, 2013, the Boeing 737-8AS(WL) aircraft (registration EI-DWE), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Pescara. Source: Ryanair.IEEI-DWERyanair Boeing 737 Incident · May 2, 2013On May 2, 2013, the Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW aircraft (registration N294JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at Orlando. Source: JetBlue Airways.USN294JBJetBlue Airways Embraer E190 / E195 Incident · May 2, 2012On May 2, 2012, the Boeing 737-823(WL) aircraft (registration N811NN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Chicago. Source: American Airlines.USN811NNAmerican Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · May 2, 2012On May 2, 2012, the Boeing 757-224(WL) aircraft (registration N19130), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Bangor. Source: United Airlines.USN19130United Airlines Boeing 757 Incident · May 2, 2012On May 2, 2012, the Boeing Boeing 747 406 SCD aircraft (registration PH-BFK), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.NLPH-BFKKLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 747 Incident · May 2, 2012On May 2, 2012, the Airbus Airbus A340 313X aircraft (registration F-GLZJ), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident at Cork. Source: Air France.FRF-GLZJAir France Airbus A340

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