The modern regional jet is born
May 101991

The modern regional jet is born

First flight35 years ago
13historical events
60occurrences in earlier years
1920–2025years covered

Fact of the day

First flight of the Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ): the aircraft that invented the regional jet category and transformed how the big hubs are fed.

Also on this day · 12

1920First flight The Boulton Paul Atlantic flies

The Boulton Paul Atlantic (G-EAPE) flies, a Bourges bomber turned airliner with which the company dreamed of winning the prize for the first non-stop Atlantic crossing.

1937Milestone The first autorotation landing

A Focke-Wulf Fw 61 helicopter lands for the first time with its engine off, in autorotation: the manoeuvre that makes helicopters safe.

1950First flight The de Havilland Heron flies

The de Havilland Heron, a British airliner, makes its first flight.

1957Accident TCA 810 is found on Mount Slesse

Climbers find on Mount Slesse, British Columbia, the wreckage of the Trans-Canada North Star that had vanished five months earlier with 62 people on board.

1958First flight The Lie-Fang 1 flies

The Lie-Fang 1 flies, a Chinese two-seat intermediate glider cleared for cloud flying that would go into production.

1959First flight The Dassault Communauté flies

The prototype Dassault Communauté (F-WJDN) flies, a turboprop twin for up to ten passengers that remained a one-off.

1961Accident A bomb on Air France 406

An Air France Starliner is destroyed by a bomb over the Sahara on the Brazzaville–Paris flight: 78 lives lost.

1974First flight The DG-100 flies

Wilhelm Dirks’s Glaser-Dirks DG-100 flies, a German single-seat sailplane of which 327 would be built.

1983Milestone The Westland 30 flies with Airspur in Los Angeles

Airspur Helicopters puts the Westland 30 into service on its shuttles between the Los Angeles airports.

1988Milestone American Airlines debuts the A300

American Airlines puts its first Airbus A300-600Rs, the first European aircraft in its fleet, into service on Caribbean routes.

1991First flight The CRJ, Canada’s regional jet, flies

The first prototype Bombardier CRJ100 flies, the regional jet Lufthansa CityLine will introduce in October 1992: the first Canadian jet airliner to enter commercial service.

2012First flight The AW169 flies

The AgustaWestland AW169, a light twin helicopter for air ambulance, police and executive work, makes its first flight.

This day in earlier years · 60

Occurrences recorded on May 10 in earlier years across the fleet we document; this year’s are in News. Each one opens the record of the aircraft involved.

N625NK · Spirit Airlines Incident · May 10, 2025On May 10, 2025, the Airbus A320-232(WL) aircraft (registration N625NK), operated by Spirit Airlines, was involved in an incident at Pensacola. Source: Spirit Airlines.USN625NKSpirit Airlines Airbus A320N16065 · Delta Air Lines News · May 10, 2024On May 10, 2024, the Boeing 767-332(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N16065), operated by Delta Air Lines, was in the news. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN16065Delta Air Lines Boeing 767C-GCBK · Perimeter Aviation Incident · May 10, 2024On May 10, 2024, the de Havilland Canada DHC-8-314Q aircraft (registration C-GCBK), operated by Perimeter Aviation, was involved in an incident 20 nautical miles northeast of Winnipeg International Airport, MB (YWG) (Canada) due to low oil pressure in one engine. Source: Perimeter Aviation.CAC-GCBKPerimeter Aviation De Havilland Canada Dash 8JA847J · Japan Airlines Incident · May 10, 2024On May 10, 2024, the Boeing B788 aircraft (registration JA847J), operated by Japan Airlines, was involved in an incident at Fukuoka. Source: Japan Airlines.JPJA847JJapan Airlines Boeing 787 DreamlinerA6-ATD · Arabia Incident · May 10, 2024On May 10, 2024, the Airbus A21N aircraft (registration A6-ATD), operated by Arabia, was involved in an incident at Chittagong. Source: Arabia.AEA6-ATDArabia Airbus A321N39297 · United Airlines Incident · May 10, 2024On May 10, 2024, the Boeing 737-824(WL) aircraft (registration N39297), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Fukuoka. Source: United Airlines.USN39297United Airlines Boeing 737VT-IQY · IndiGo Airlines Incident · May 10, 2024On May 10, 2024, the Airbus A320-251N aircraft (registration VT-IQY), operated by IndiGo Airlines, was involved in an incident near Delhi (India) due to a loss of separation in flight (airprox). Source: IndiGo Airlines.INVT-IQYIndiGo Airlines Airbus A320N284UP · UPS Airlines Incident · May 10, 2024On May 10, 2024, the aircraft (registration N284UP), operated by UPS Airlines, was involved in an incident at Oakland. Source: UPS Airlines.USN284UPUPS Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-119H-SLE · IndiGo Airlines, opb SmartLynx Malta Incident · May 10, 2024On May 10, 2024, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration 9H-SLE), operated by IndiGo Airlines, opb SmartLynx Malta, was involved in an incident near Delhi (India) due to a loss of separation in flight (airprox). Source: IndiGo Airlines, opb SmartLynx Malta.MT9H-SLEIndiGo Airlines, opb SmartLynx Malta Airbus A320N843UA · United Airlines Incident · May 10, 2023On May 10, 2023, the Airbus A319-131 aircraft (registration N843UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National (ICT) Airport (United States) due to a bird strike. Source: United Airlines.USN843UAUnited Airlines Airbus A319N868AM · Aeroméxico Incident · May 10, 2023On May 10, 2023, the Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft (registration N868AM), operated by Aeroméxico, was involved in an incident at Ciudad de Mexico. Source: Aeroméxico.USN868AMAeroméxico Boeing 737 MAXPS-AED · Azul Linhas Aéreas Incident · May 10, 2023On May 10, 2023, the Embraer ERJ-195-E2 (190-400STD) aircraft (registration PS-AED), operated by Azul Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Salvador due to a runway excursion during landing. Source: CENIPA (Brazil).BRPS-AEDAzul Linhas Aéreas Embraer E190 / E195A7-BAN · Qatar Airways Accident · May 10, 2023On May 10, 2023, the Boeing 777 3DZER aircraft (registration A7-BAN), operated by Qatar Airways, was involved in an accident at Bangkok. Source: Qatar Airways.QAA7-BANQatar Airways Boeing 7779H-SLE · Air Peace, lsf Smartlynx Malta Incident · May 10, 2023On May 10, 2023, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration 9H-SLE), operated by Air Peace, lsf Smartlynx Malta, was involved in an incident at Abuja-Nnamdi Azikiwe (ABV) International Airport (Nigeria) due to a bird strike. Source: Air Peace, lsf Smartlynx Malta.MT9H-SLEAir Peace, lsf Smartlynx Malta Airbus A320N651UA · United Airlines Incident · May 10, 2022On May 10, 2022, the Boeing 767-322 aircraft (registration N651UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Lima, Perú (Peru) due to an engine failure. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN651UAUnited Airlines Boeing 767B-6381 · Longjiang Airlines Incident · May 10, 2021On May 10, 2021, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration B-6381), operated by Longjiang Airlines, was involved in an incident at a 15 millas náuticas del aeropuerto de Xinzhou Wutaishan (WUT) (China) due to an EGPWS terrain proximity alert. Source: Longjiang Airlines.CNB-6381Longjiang Airlines Airbus A320B-17010 · Uni Airways Incident · May 10, 2021On May 10, 2021, the ATR ATR 72 600 aircraft (registration B-17010), operated by Uni Airways, was involved in an incident at Nangan and Taipéi. Source: Uni Airways.CNB-17010Uni Airways ATR 42 / 72C-GGAH · Air Canada Jazz Incident · May 10, 2021On May 10, 2021, the DHC-8-402 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GGAH), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Toronto. Source: Air Canada Jazz.CAC-GGAHAir Canada Jazz De Havilland Canada Dash 8N8928A · Endeavor Air Incident · May 10, 2021On May 10, 2021, the Bombardier CL-600-2B19 aircraft (registration N8928A), operated by Endeavor Air, was involved in an incident at Detroit. Source: the FAA (United States).USN8928AEndeavor Air Bombardier CRJVP-BJV · Ural Incident · May 10, 2021On May 10, 2021, the Airbus Airbus A319 112 aircraft (registration VP-BJV), operated by Ural, was involved in an incident at Moscow. Source: Ural.BMVP-BJVUral Airbus A319PR-YRY · Azul Linhas Aéreas Incident · May 10, 2021On May 10, 2021, the Airbus A20N aircraft (registration PR-YRY), operated by Azul Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Rio de Janeiro. Source: Azul Linhas Aéreas.BRPR-YRYAzul Linhas Aéreas Airbus A320ZK-NEZ · Air New Zealand Incident · May 10, 2021On May 10, 2021, the DHC-8 311Q aircraft (registration ZK-NEZ), operated by Air New Zealand, was involved in an incident at Tauranga. Source: Air New Zealand.NZZK-NEZAir New Zealand De Havilland Canada Dash 8LX-LCL · Cargolux Incident · May 10, 2021On May 10, 2021, the Boeing B747-4HAF(ER) aircraft (registration LX-LCL), operated by Cargolux, was involved in an incident at Novosibirsk. Source: Cargolux.LULX-LCLCargolux Boeing 747OK-TVV · Smartwings Incident · May 10, 2021On May 10, 2021, the Boeing 737NG 86N/W aircraft (registration OK-TVV), operated by Smartwings, was involved in an incident at Brno. Source: Smartwings.CZOK-TVVSmartwings Boeing 737C-FJXZ · Air Canada Jazz Accident · May 10, 2019On May 10, 2019, the DHC-8-311 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-FJXZ), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an accident at Toronto due to a collision with a vehicle while taxiing, leaving 3 injured. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FJXZAir Canada Jazz De Havilland Canada Dash 85Y-FFH · Kenya Airways Incident · May 10, 2019On May 10, 2019, the Embraer ERJ-190AR (ERJ-190-100 IGW) aircraft (registration 5Y-FFH), operated by Kenya Airways, was involved in an incident near Nairobi (Kenya) due to a bird strike. Source: Kenya Airways.KE5Y-FFHKenya Airways Embraer E190 / E1959N-ALV · Himalaya Airlines Incident · May 10, 2019On May 10, 2019, the Airbus A320-214 (WL) aircraft (registration 9N-ALV), operated by Himalaya Airlines, was involved in an incident at Kathmandu-Tribhuvan (KTM) Airport (Nepal) due to a bird strike. Source: Himalaya Airlines.NP9N-ALVHimalaya Airlines Airbus A320N454PA · Atlas Air Incident · May 10, 2018On May 10, 2018, the Boeing 747-46NF aircraft (registration N454PA), operated by Atlas Air, was involved in an incident at Leipzig. Source: Atlas Air.USN454PAAtlas Air Boeing 747N843NN · American Airlines Incident · May 10, 2018On May 10, 2018, the Boeing 737-823(WL) aircraft (registration N843NN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: American Airlines.USN843NNAmerican Airlines Boeing 7375Y-CYA · Kenya Airways Incident · May 10, 2018On May 10, 2018, the Boeing 737-8HX (WL) aircraft (registration 5Y-CYA), operated by Kenya Airways, was involved in an incident at Freetown-Lungi (FNA) International Airport due to a bird strike. Source: Kenya Airways.KE5Y-CYAKenya Airways Boeing 737C-GLWS · WestJet Incident · May 10, 2018On May 10, 2018, the Boeing 737-76N (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GLWS), operated by WestJet, was involved in an incident at Calgary due to a declared emergency with a PAN urgency call. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GLWSWestJet Boeing 737C-GGFJ · Air Canada Jazz Incident · May 10, 2017On May 10, 2017, the DHC-8-402 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GGFJ), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Quebec due to a diversion for technical reasons during initial climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GGFJAir Canada Jazz De Havilland Canada Dash 8D-ABXD · Berlin Incident · May 10, 2017On May 10, 2017, the Airbus Airbus A330 223 aircraft (registration D-ABXD), operated by Berlin, was involved in an incident at Dusseldorf. Source: the BFU (Germany).DED-ABXDBerlin Airbus A330A6-EID · Etihad Airways Incident · May 10, 2017On May 10, 2017, the Airbus A319 132 aircraft (registration A6-EID), operated by Etihad Airways, was involved in an incident at Jaipur. Source: Etihad Airways.AEA6-EIDEtihad Airways Airbus A319N370HA · Hawaiian Airlines Incident · May 10, 2017On May 10, 2017, the Airbus A330-243 aircraft (registration N370HA), operated by Hawaiian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Honolulu. Source: Hawaiian Airlines.USN370HAHawaiian Airlines Airbus A330SP-LRA · LOT Polish Airlines Incident · May 10, 2017On May 10, 2017, the Boeing 787 8 aircraft (registration SP-LRA), operated by LOT Polish Airlines, was involved in an incident at Sudbury. Source: LOT Polish Airlines.PLSP-LRALOT Polish Airlines Boeing 787 DreamlinerN331NW · Delta Air Lines Incident · May 10, 2017On May 10, 2017, the Airbus A320-211 aircraft (registration N331NW), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Detroit. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN331NWDelta Air Lines Airbus A320N377NW · Delta Air Lines Incident · May 10, 2016On May 10, 2016, the Airbus A320-212 aircraft (registration N377NW), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Green Bay. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN377NWDelta Air Lines Airbus A320N189UW · American Airlines Accident · May 10, 2016On May 10, 2016, the Airbus A321-211 aircraft (registration N189UW), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an accident at Phoenix. Source: the FAA (United States).USN189UWAmerican Airlines Airbus A321A7-AED · Qatar Airways Incident · May 10, 2016On May 10, 2016, the Airbus A330 302 aircraft (registration A7-AED), operated by Qatar Airways, was involved in an incident at Lahore. Source: Qatar Airways.QAA7-AEDQatar Airways Airbus A330VT-EXB · Air India Incident · May 10, 2016On May 10, 2016, the Airbus A320 214SL aircraft (registration VT-EXB), operated by Air India, was involved in an incident at Bhopal. Source: Air India.INVT-EXBAir India Airbus A320B-1739 · Okay Incident · May 10, 2016On May 10, 2016, the Boeing 737NG 9KFER/W aircraft (registration B-1739), operated by Okay, was involved in an incident at Nanning. Source: Okay.CNB-1739Okay Boeing 737C-GDJZ · Air Canada Jazz Incident · May 10, 2015On May 10, 2015, the Bombardier CL-600-2D24 (Series 900) (Bombardier) aircraft (registration C-GDJZ), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at St. John's due to a hydraulic system failure. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GDJZAir Canada Jazz Bombardier CRJPH-EZH · KLM Cityhopper Incident · May 10, 2015On May 10, 2015, the Embraer ERJ-190 (ERJ-190-100LR) aircraft (registration PH-EZH), operated by KLM Cityhopper, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam-Schiphol (AMS) International Airport (Netherlands) due to a runway incursion. Source: KLM Cityhopper.NLPH-EZHKLM Cityhopper Embraer E190 / E195G-CIEC · Eastern Airways Incident · May 10, 2015On May 10, 2015, the SAAB 2000 aircraft (registration G-CIEC), operated by Eastern Airways, was involved in an incident at Aberdeen. Source: Eastern Airways.GBG-CIECEastern Airways Saab 340 / 2000N657JB · JetBlue Airways Incident · May 10, 2015On May 10, 2015, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N657JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: the FAA (United States).USN657JBJetBlue Airways Airbus A320LN-RPM · SAS Scandinavian Airlines Incident · May 10, 2015On May 10, 2015, the Boeing 737NG 883 aircraft (registration LN-RPM), operated by SAS Scandinavian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Aberdeen. Source: SAS Scandinavian Airlines.NOLN-RPMSAS Scandinavian Airlines Boeing 737N444UA · United Airlines Incident · May 10, 2015On May 10, 2015, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N444UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Greensboro. Source: United Airlines.USN444UAUnited Airlines Airbus A320D-AISU · Lufthansa Incident · May 10, 2015On May 10, 2015, the Airbus A321-231 aircraft (registration D-AISU), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Istanbul. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AISULufthansa Airbus A321G-EZWR · easyJet Incident · May 10, 2015On May 10, 2015, the Airbus A320-214 (WL) aircraft (registration G-EZWR), operated by easyJet, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam-Schiphol (AMS) International Airport (Netherlands) due to a runway incursion. Source: easyJet.GBG-EZWReasyJet Airbus A320LV-CPH · Aerolíneas Argentinas Incident · May 10, 2014On May 10, 2014, the Boeing 737-7Q8 aircraft (registration LV-CPH), operated by Aerolíneas Argentinas, was involved in an incident at Aeroparque Jorge Newbery (Argentina) due to a ground collision with another aircraft. Source: Aerolíneas Argentinas.ARLV-CPHAerolíneas Argentinas Boeing 737N29124 · United Airlines Incident · May 10, 2014On May 10, 2014, the Boeing 757-224(WL) aircraft (registration N29124), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: United Airlines.USN29124United Airlines Boeing 757N284AY · US Airways Incident · May 10, 2014On May 10, 2014, the Airbus A330-243 aircraft (registration N284AY), operated by US Airways, was involved in an incident. Source: US Airways.USN284AYUS Airways Airbus A330C-FZUG · Air Canada Rouge Incident · May 10, 2014On May 10, 2014, the Airbus A319-114 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-FZUG), operated by Air Canada Rouge, was involved in an incident at Montego Bay due to a hard landing. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FZUGAir Canada Rouge Airbus A319EP-ASZ · Iran Aseman Accident · May 10, 2014On May 10, 2014, the aircraft (registration EP-ASZ), operated by Iran Aseman, was involved in an accident at Zahedan, leaving 9 injured. Source: Iran Aseman.IREP-ASZIran Aseman Fokker 100N913WN · Southwest Airlines Incident · May 10, 2013On May 10, 2013, the Boeing 737-7H4 aircraft (registration N913WN), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Phoenix, Arizona (United States) due to a problem during towing or pushback. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN913WNSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737P4-KCU · Astana Incident · May 10, 2013On May 10, 2013, the Boeing 757 23N/W aircraft (registration P4-KCU), operated by Astana, was involved in an incident at Shimkent. Source: Astana.AWP4-KCUAstana Boeing 757D-AIGY · Lufthansa Incident · May 10, 2013On May 10, 2013, the Airbus A340 313X aircraft (registration D-AIGY), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIGYLufthansa Airbus A340PH-KZC · KLM Cityhopper Incident · May 10, 2013On May 10, 2013, the Fokker F70 aircraft (registration PH-KZC), operated by KLM Cityhopper, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: KLM Cityhopper.NLPH-KZCKLM Cityhopper Fokker 70S2-AEU · United Airlines Incident · May 10, 2013On May 10, 2013, the DC-9 83 aircraft (registration S2-AEU), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Muscat. Source: United Airlines.BDS2-AEUUnited Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-80

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