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Occurrences recorded on May 17 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 17, 2025On May 17, 2025, the Boeing 777-300(ER) aircraft (registration PH-BVW), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.NLPH-BVWKLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · May 17, 2025On May 17, 2025, the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft (registration G-ZBJA), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident near Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales (United Kingdom) due to a cabin depressurisation. Source: British Airways.GBG-ZBJABritish Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · May 17, 2025On May 17, 2025, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft (registration PS-GPQ), operated by GOL Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Galeão (GIG) International Airport, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) due to damage from storm-force winds. Source: GOL Linhas Aéreas.BRPS-GPQGOL Linhas Aéreas Boeing 737 MAX Incident · May 17, 2025On May 17, 2025, the Boeing 737-8K2 (WL) aircraft (registration G-GDFC), operated by Jet2.com, was involved in an incident near Innsbruck-Kranebitten (INN) Airport (Austria) due to smoke in the cabin. Source: Jet2.com.GBG-GDFCJet2.com Boeing 737 Incident · May 17, 2024On May 17, 2024, the Airbus A330-303 aircraft (registration TC-JOK), operated by Turkish Airlines, was involved in an incident near Milan (Italy) due to a technical failure. Source: Turkish Airlines.TRTC-JOKTurkish Airlines Airbus A330 Incident · May 17, 2024On May 17, 2024, the Airbus A321-211 aircraft (registration VT-PPT), operated by Air India, was involved in an incident at Delhi-Indira Gandhi (DEL) International Airport (India) due to the presence of smoke. Source: Air India.INVT-PPTAir India Airbus A321 Incident · May 17, 2023On May 17, 2023, the Airbus A319 111 aircraft (registration OO-SSO), operated by Brussels Airlines, was involved in an incident at Brussels. Source: Brussels Airlines.BEOO-SSOBrussels Airlines Airbus A319 Incident · May 17, 2022On May 17, 2022, the Airbus A330-302 aircraft (registration EI-DUZ), operated by Lingus, was involved in an incident at Dublin. Source: Lingus.IEEI-DUZLingus Airbus A330 Incident · May 17, 2022On May 17, 2022, the Embraer ERJ 170-200 LR aircraft (registration N86312), operated by Mesa Airlines, was involved in an incident at Colorado Springs. Source: Mesa Airlines.USN86312Mesa Airlines Embraer E170 / E175 Incident · May 17, 2021On May 17, 2021, the Boeing 737 522 aircraft (registration 5N-BKR), operated by AeroContractors, was involved in an incident at Port Harcourt. Source: AeroContractors.NG5N-BKRAeroContractors Boeing 737 Incident · May 17, 2021On May 17, 2021, the Airbus A319 111 aircraft (registration F-GRHN), operated by France, was involved in an incident at Marseille. Source: France.FRF-GRHNFrance Airbus A319 Incident · May 17, 2021On May 17, 2021, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N663AW), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at San Jose. Source: American Airlines.USN663AWAmerican Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · May 17, 2021On May 17, 2021, the Airbus A20N aircraft (registration SE-ROI), operated by SAS Scandinavian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Stockholm. Source: SAS Scandinavian Airlines.SESE-ROISAS Scandinavian Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · May 17, 2019On May 17, 2019, the Airbus A319-132 aircraft (registration D-AGWH), operated by Eurowings, was involved in an incident. Source: Eurowings.DED-AGWHEurowings Airbus A319 Incident · May 17, 2019On May 17, 2019, the aircraft (registration LN-NIA), operated by Norwegian, was involved in an incident at Sarajevo and Belgrade. Source: Norwegian.NOLN-NIANorwegian Boeing 737 Incident · May 17, 2019On May 17, 2019, the Boeing BOEING 737-8K5 aircraft (registration G-TAWK), was involved in an incident at Manchester.GBG-TAWKDesconocida Boeing 737 Incident · May 17, 2019On May 17, 2019, the Boeing 737-8V3(WL) aircraft (registration HP-1713CMP), operated by Copa Airlines, was involved in an incident at Ciudad de Panamá. Source: Copa Airlines.PAHP-1713CMPCopa Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · May 17, 2019On May 17, 2019, the Airbus A319-131 aircraft (registration G-DBCA), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at Lyon. Source: British Airways.GBG-DBCABritish Airways Airbus A319 Incident · May 17, 2019On May 17, 2019, the Airbus A330-202 aircraft (registration EI-EJH), operated by Alitalia, was involved in an incident at Milan. Source: Alitalia.IEEI-EJHAlitalia Airbus A330 Incident · May 17, 2018On May 17, 2018, the Airbus A321 211 aircraft (registration HZ-ASU), operated by Saudi Arabian, was involved in an incident at Jeddah. Source: Saudi Arabian.SAHZ-ASUSaudi Arabian Airbus A321 Incident · May 17, 2018On May 17, 2018, the Airbus A319-112 aircraft (registration OE-LOC), operated by Laudamotion, was involved in an incident at Thessaloniki. Source: Laudamotion.ATOE-LOCLaudamotion Airbus A319 Incident · May 17, 2018On May 17, 2018, the Airbus A340-313 aircraft (registration D-AIGO), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIGOLufthansa Airbus A340 Incident · May 17, 2017On May 17, 2017, the Fokker 100 aircraft (registration UP-F1009), operated by Bek, was involved in an incident at Astana. Source: Bek.KZUP-F1009Bek Fokker 100 Incident · May 17, 2017On May 17, 2017, the Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW aircraft (registration N306JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at Washington. Source: JetBlue Airways.USN306JBJetBlue Airways Embraer E190 / E195 Incident · May 17, 2017On May 17, 2017, the Airbus A321-231 aircraft (registration N538UW), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Wichita. Source: American Airlines.USN538UWAmerican Airlines Airbus A321 Incident · May 17, 2017On May 17, 2017, the Boeing 787 8 aircraft (registration PH-TFM), operated by TUI Nederland, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: TUI Nederland.NLPH-TFMTUI Nederland Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · May 17, 2017On May 17, 2017, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration G-EUUB), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at London. Source: British Airways.GBG-EUUBBritish Airways Airbus A320 Incident · May 17, 2017On May 17, 2017, the aircraft (registration EI-FJS), operated by Norwegian, was involved in an incident at London. Source: Norwegian.IEEI-FJSNorwegian Boeing 737 Accident · May 17, 2016On May 17, 2016, the Boeing 737-7H4 aircraft (registration N774SW), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an accident at Los Angeles. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN774SWSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · May 17, 2016On May 17, 2016, the Airbus A319-114 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-GAQL), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Toronto due to a declared emergency with a MAYDAY distress call. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GAQLAir Canada Airbus A319 Incident · May 17, 2016On May 17, 2016, the ATR ATR 72 500 aircraft (registration AP-BKX), operated by Pakistan International Airlines, was involved in an incident at Bahawalpur. Source: the BEA (France).PKAP-BKXPakistan International Airlines ATR 42 / 72 Incident · May 17, 2015On May 17, 2015, the DHC-8-402 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GGDU), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Regina due to a lateral runway excursion during landing. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GGDUAir Canada Jazz De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · May 17, 2015On May 17, 2015, the DC-9 88 aircraft (registration N932DL), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Kansas City. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN932DLDelta Air Lines McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Incident · May 17, 2015On May 17, 2015, the Boeing 757-251 aircraft (registration N548US), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Los Angeles. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN548USDelta Air Lines Boeing 757 Incident · May 17, 2015On May 17, 2015, the Airbus A300 B4-603 aircraft (registration EP-MNI), operated by Mahan, was involved in an incident at Yerevan. Source: the BEA (France).IREP-MNIMahan Airbus A300 Incident · May 17, 2014On May 17, 2014, the Bombardier CL-600-2D24 (Series 900) (Bombardier) aircraft (registration C-FLJZ), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Memphis due to a flight control failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FLJZAir Canada Jazz Bombardier CRJ Incident · May 17, 2014On May 17, 2014, the Airbus A320 232 aircraft (registration PR-MAA), operated by TAM Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Sao Jose do Rio Preto. Source: TAM Linhas Aéreas.BRPR-MAATAM Linhas Aéreas Airbus A320 Incident · May 17, 2013On May 17, 2013, the aircraft (registration D-ABDW), operated by Air Berlin, was involved in an incident at Moscow. Source: Air Berlin.DED-ABDWAir Berlin Airbus A320 Incident · May 17, 2013On May 17, 2013, the Boeing 777-223(ER) aircraft (registration N772AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Aruba. Source: American Airlines.USN772ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · May 17, 2013On May 17, 2013, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration PR-MYP), operated by TAM Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Porto Alegre. Source: TAM Linhas Aéreas.BRPR-MYPTAM Linhas Aéreas Airbus A320 Incident · May 17, 2013On May 17, 2013, the Bombardier CRJ 900 LR aircraft (registration D-ACKC), operated by Lufthansa Cityline, was involved in an incident at Munich. Source: Lufthansa Cityline.DED-ACKCLufthansa Cityline Bombardier CRJ Incident · May 17, 2013On May 17, 2013, the Embraer ERJ-190STD (ERJ-190-100) aircraft (registration PH-EZG), operated by KLM Cityhopper, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: KLM Cityhopper.NLPH-EZGKLM Cityhopper Embraer E190 / E195 Incident · May 17, 2013On May 17, 2013, the Boeing BOEING 757-28A aircraft (registration G-OOBE), operated by Thomson, was involved in an incident at Reus. Source: CIAIAC (Spain).GBG-OOBEThomson Boeing 757 Incident · May 17, 2012On May 17, 2012, the Bombardier DHC-8-402 Dash 8 aircraft (registration G-ECOT), operated by Flybe, was involved in an incident at London. Source: Flybe.GBG-ECOTFlybe De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · May 17, 2012On May 17, 2012, the Boeing 757-230 aircraft (registration RA-73016), operated by VIM, was involved in an incident at Chita. Source: VIM.RURA-73016VIM Boeing 757 Accident · May 17, 2012On May 17, 2012, the Boeing Boeing 737NG 8CX/W aircraft (registration D-ASXH), operated by Sun Express Germany, was involved in an accident at Dusseldorf, leaving 2 injured. Source: the BFU (Germany).DED-ASXHSun Express Germany Boeing 737 Incident · May 17, 2011On May 17, 2011, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N583JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: JetBlue Airways.USN583JBJetBlue Airways Airbus A320 Incident · May 17, 2011On May 17, 2011, the Boeing Boeing 737 45D aircraft (registration SP-LLG), operated by LOT Polish Airlines, was involved in an incident at Warsaw. Source: LOT Polish Airlines.PLSP-LLGLOT Polish Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · May 17, 2011On May 17, 2011, the Boeing 767-383(ER) aircraft (registration EC-LKI), operated by Gestair, was involved in an incident at Dubai. Source: Gestair.ESEC-LKIGestair Boeing 767 Accident · May 17, 2010On May 17, 2010, the Boeing 747-47UF aircraft (registration N498MC), operated by Atlas Air, was involved in an accident at Miami. Source: the FAA (United States).USN498MCAtlas Air Boeing 747 Incident · May 17, 2008On May 17, 2008, the Boeing 777-222ER aircraft (registration VT-AIK), operated by Air India, was involved in an incident at Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji (BOM) International Airport (India) due to a landing gear failure. Source: Air India.INVT-AIKAir India Boeing 777 Incident · May 17, 1999On May 17, 1999, the Fokker 50 aircraft (registration G-UKTH), operated by KLM UK, was involved in an incident at London-Stansted (STN) Airport (United Kingdom) due to a ground occurrence during operations. Source: KLM UK.GBG-UKTHKLM UK Fokker 50

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