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This day in earlier years · 60

Occurrences recorded on May 18 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 18, 2025On May 18, 2025, the Airbus A321-251NX aircraft (registration EC-NIA), operated by Iberia, was involved in an incident 45 nautical miles southeast of Madrid-Barajas (MAD) Airport (Spain) due to a loss of separation in flight (airprox). Source: Iberia.ESEC-NIAIberia Airbus A321 Incident · May 18, 2024On May 18, 2024, the Airbus A320 216SL aircraft (registration VT-ATF), operated by India Express, was involved in an incident at Bangalore. Source: the AAIB (United Kingdom).INVT-ATFIndia Express Airbus A320 Incident · May 18, 2024On May 18, 2024, the Airbus A330 aircraft (registration EI-GCF), operated by Aer Lingus, was involved in an incident at Orlando (United States) due to turbulence on approach, leaving 5 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).IEEI-GCFAer Lingus Airbus A330 Incident · May 18, 2024On May 18, 2024, the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft (registration JA811A), operated by All Nippon Airways - ANA, was involved in an incident west of Amami Islands (Japan) due to an engine failure. Source: All Nippon Airways - ANA.JPJA811AAll Nippon Airways - ANA Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · May 18, 2023On May 18, 2023, the Airbus A330-343 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-GFAH), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Toronto due to the presence of smoke during the climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GFAHAir Canada Airbus A330 Incident · May 18, 2023On May 18, 2023, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration HB-JZY), operated by Easyjet, was involved in an incident at Geneva. Source: Easyjet.CHHB-JZYEasyjet Airbus A320 Accident · May 18, 2022On May 18, 2022, the Airbus A320-251N(WL) aircraft (registration N331FR), operated by Frontier Airlines, was involved in an accident at Trenton. Source: the FAA (United States).USN331FRFrontier Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · May 18, 2022On May 18, 2022, the Boeing 737NG 9GPER/W aircraft (registration PK-LHR), operated by Lion, was involved in an incident at Surabaya. Source: Lion.IDPK-LHRLion Boeing 737 Incident · May 18, 2022On May 18, 2022, the Boeing 737-8AS (WL) aircraft (registration 9H-QAG), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Trapani-Birgi (TPS) Airport (Italy) due to a bird strike. Source: Ryanair.MT9H-QAGRyanair Boeing 737 Incident · May 18, 2021On May 18, 2021, the aircraft (registration 5N-BBM), operated by Max, was involved in an incident at Kano. Source: Max.NG5N-BBMMax Boeing 737 Incident · May 18, 2020On May 18, 2020, the Boeing 767 316ER/W aircraft (registration PT-MSO), operated by LATAM, was involved in an incident at Recife due to a bird strike during take-off. Source: CENIPA (Brazil).BRPT-MSOLATAM Boeing 767 Incident · May 18, 2019On May 18, 2019, the DHC-8-102 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-FABA), operated by Wasaya, was involved in an incident due to an electrical system failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FABAWasaya De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · May 18, 2019On May 18, 2019, the Boeing 737-86N (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GKVV), operated by Sunwing, was involved in an incident at Miami. Source: Sunwing.CAC-GKVVSunwing Boeing 737 Incident · May 18, 2019On May 18, 2019, the Boeing 787-8 (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GHPX), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Vancouver due to a diversion for technical reasons during the climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GHPXAir Canada Boeing 787 Dreamliner Accident · May 18, 2019On May 18, 2019, the Boeing 737-800 (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-FZRM), operated by WestJet, was involved in an accident at Orlando, leaving 1 injured. Source: the FAA (United States).CAC-FZRMWestJet Boeing 737 Incident · May 18, 2019On May 18, 2019, the Boeing 767 323ER/W aircraft (registration N391AA), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Porto. Source: American Airlines.USN391AAAmerican Airlines Boeing 767 Incident · May 18, 2019On May 18, 2019, the Boeing 757-231(WL) aircraft (registration N727TW), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN727TWDelta Air Lines Boeing 757 Incident · May 18, 2019On May 18, 2019, the Embraer ERJ-190AR (ERJ-190-100 IGW) aircraft (registration PR-AZG), operated by Azul Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Rio de Janeiro. Source: Azul Linhas Aéreas.BRPR-AZGAzul Linhas Aéreas Embraer E190 / E195 Incident · May 18, 2019On May 18, 2019, the Airbus A20N aircraft (registration SE-ROM), operated by SAS Scandinavian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Copenhagen. Source: SAS Scandinavian Airlines.SESE-ROMSAS Scandinavian Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · May 18, 2019On May 18, 2019, the Boeing 737 45D aircraft (registration SP-LLF), operated by LOT Polish Airlines, was involved in an incident at Warsaw. Source: LOT Polish Airlines.PLSP-LLFLOT Polish Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · May 18, 2018On May 18, 2018, the Airbus A320 232 aircraft (registration VH-VQK), operated by Jetstar Airways, was involved in an incident at Ballina. Source: the ATSB (Australia).AUVH-VQKJetstar Airways Airbus A320 Incident · May 18, 2018On May 18, 2018, the Bombardier CL-600-2D24 (Series 900) (Bombardier) aircraft (registration C-FCJZ), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Vancouver due to a flight control failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FCJZAir Canada Jazz Bombardier CRJ Incident · May 18, 2018On May 18, 2018, the Bombardier CL-600-2B19 aircraft (registration N477CA), operated by SkyWest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Chattanooga. Source: the FAA (United States).USN477CASkyWest Airlines Bombardier CRJ Incident · May 18, 2018On May 18, 2018, the Airbus A320 232SL aircraft (registration HA-LYF), operated by Wizz, was involved in an incident at Sibiu. Source: Wizz.HUHA-LYFWizz Airbus A320 Incident · May 18, 2018On May 18, 2018, the Airbus A320 232 aircraft (registration VT-IEI), operated by IndiGo, was involved in an incident at Lucknow. Source: IndiGo.INVT-IEIIndiGo Airbus A320 Incident · May 18, 2018On May 18, 2018, the Boeing BOEING 737-8AS aircraft (registration EI-FRI), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Malta. Source: Ryanair.IEEI-FRIRyanair Boeing 737 Incident · May 18, 2017On May 18, 2017, the Boeing 767 323ER aircraft (registration N369AA), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Toronto. Source: American Airlines.USN369AAAmerican Airlines Boeing 767 Incident · May 18, 2017On May 18, 2017, the Airbus A320 232 aircraft (registration JY-AYR), operated by Royal Jordanian, was involved in an incident at Doha. Source: Royal Jordanian.JOJY-AYRRoyal Jordanian Airbus A320 Incident · May 18, 2017On May 18, 2017, the Boeing 767-322(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N673UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: United Airlines.USN673UAUnited Airlines Boeing 767 Incident · May 18, 2017On May 18, 2017, the DHC-8 311Q aircraft (registration ZK-NEF), operated by Nelson, was involved in an incident at Blenheim. Source: Nelson.NZZK-NEFNelson De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · May 18, 2017On May 18, 2017, the Embraer ERJ 170-200 LR aircraft (registration N88346), operated by Mesa Airlines, was involved in an incident at Columbus. Source: the FAA (United States).USN88346Mesa Airlines Embraer E170 / E175 Incident · May 18, 2017On May 18, 2017, the Airbus A330-323 aircraft (registration N816NW), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN816NWDelta Air Lines Airbus A330 Incident · May 18, 2017On May 18, 2017, the Embraer ERJ 170-200 LR aircraft (registration N88325), operated by Mesa Airlines, was involved in an incident at Louisville. Source: Mesa Airlines.USN88325Mesa Airlines Embraer E170 / E175 Incident · May 18, 2017On May 18, 2017, the Boeing Boeing 737NG 8HX/W aircraft (registration UR-PSB), operated by UIA, was involved in an incident at Zaporozhye. Source: UIA.UAUR-PSBUIA Boeing 737 Incident · May 18, 2016On May 18, 2016, the Boeing 737-9F2(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration TC-JYJ), operated by Turkish Airlines, was involved in an incident at Istanbul. Source: Turkish Airlines.TRTC-JYJTurkish Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · May 18, 2016On May 18, 2016, the 146 RJ85 aircraft (registration ZS-SSJ), operated by SA Airlink, was involved in an incident at Pietermaritzburg. Source: SA Airlink.ZAZS-SSJSA Airlink BAe 146 / Avro RJ Incident · May 18, 2016On May 18, 2016, the Boeing 777 268ER aircraft (registration HZ-AKT), operated by Saudia, was involved in an incident at Dhaka. Source: Saudia.SAHZ-AKTSaudia Boeing 777 Incident · May 18, 2016On May 18, 2016, the ATR ATR 72 500 aircraft (registration F-HAPL), operated by Airlin, was involved in an incident at Milano. Source: Airlin.FRF-HAPLAirlin ATR 42 / 72 Incident · May 18, 2016On May 18, 2016, the Airbus A321 231 aircraft (registration 4R-ABQ), operated by SriLankan, was involved in an incident at Kochi. Source: SriLankan.LK4R-ABQSriLankan Airbus A321 Incident · May 18, 2016On May 18, 2016, the Airbus A340 313X aircraft (registration TC-JDN), operated by THY, was involved in an incident at Istanbul. Source: THY.TRTC-JDNTHY Airbus A340 Incident · May 18, 2015On May 18, 2015, the Airbus A320 214SL aircraft (registration RP-C4103), operated by Cebu Pacific, was involved in an incident at Manila. Source: Cebu Pacific.PHRP-C4103Cebu Pacific Airbus A320 Incident · May 18, 2015On May 18, 2015, the Airbus A319-132 aircraft (registration N523NK), operated by Spirit Airlines, was involved in an incident at San Antonio. Source: Spirit Airlines.USN523NKSpirit Airlines Airbus A319 Incident · May 18, 2015On May 18, 2015, the 727 228 aircraft (registration EP-ASB), operated by Iran Aseman, was involved in an incident at Tehran. Source: Iran Aseman.IREP-ASBIran Aseman Boeing 727 Incident · May 18, 2015On May 18, 2015, the Boeing 737-85P aircraft (registration G-GDFF), operated by Jet2.com, was involved in an incident at Palma Mallorca. Source: Jet2.com.GBG-GDFFJet2.com Boeing 737 Incident · May 18, 2015On May 18, 2015, the Boeing 737-990(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N462AS), operated by Alaska Airlines, was involved in an incident at Seattle. Source: Alaska Airlines.USN462ASAlaska Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · May 18, 2015On May 18, 2015, the Airbus A330-243 aircraft (registration N395HA), operated by Hawaiian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Los Angeles. Source: Hawaiian Airlines.USN395HAHawaiian Airlines Airbus A330 Incident · May 18, 2015On May 18, 2015, the Boeing Boeing 737NG 83N/W aircraft (registration TC-IZD), operated by Pegasus, was involved in an incident at Thessaloniki. Source: Pegasus.TRTC-IZDPegasus Boeing 737 Incident · May 18, 2015On May 18, 2015, the Airbus AIRBUS A320-232 aircraft (registration G-MIDX), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at London. Source: British Airways.GBG-MIDXBritish Airways Airbus A320 Incident · May 18, 2014On May 18, 2014, the Airbus A330-302 aircraft (registration OH-LTS), operated by Qantas, was involved in an incident at Gander due to a performance degradation in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).FIOH-LTSQantas Airbus A330 Incident · May 18, 2014On May 18, 2014, the Boeing Boeing 737NG 86N/W aircraft (registration LN-NON), operated by Norwegian, was involved in an incident at Zurich. Source: Norwegian.NOLN-NONNorwegian Boeing 737 Incident · May 18, 2014On May 18, 2014, the Boeing 737-823(WL) aircraft (registration N840NN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Boston. Source: American Airlines.USN840NNAmerican Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · May 18, 2013On May 18, 2013, the Boeing 737-46M aircraft (registration VQ-BHZ), operated by UTair, was involved in an incident at Moscow-Vnukovo (VKO) Airport (Russia) due to a fire on board. Source: UTair.BMVQ-BHZUTair Boeing 737 Incident · May 18, 2013On May 18, 2013, the Airbus A340-313X aircraft (registration CC-CQF), operated by LAN Chile, was involved in an incident at Auckland (AKL) International Airport (New Zealand) due to an impact against the runway edge lights. Source: LAN Chile.CLCC-CQFLAN Chile Airbus A340 Incident · May 18, 2013On May 18, 2013, the Airbus Airbus A319 115LR aircraft (registration VQ-BQW), operated by S7 Airlines, was involved in an incident at Rostov. Source: S7 Airlines.BMVQ-BQWS7 Airlines Airbus A319 Incident · May 18, 2013On May 18, 2013, the Boeing 737NG 8S3/W aircraft (registration TC-TJJ), operated by Corendon, was involved in an incident at Shimkent. Source: Corendon.TRTC-TJJCorendon Boeing 737 Incident · May 18, 2012On May 18, 2012, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N466UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at London due to a cabin cooling system failure. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN466UAUnited Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · May 18, 2012On May 18, 2012, the Airbus A330-203 aircraft (registration PH-AOC), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident at Jartum. Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.NLPH-AOCKLM Royal Dutch Airlines Airbus A330 Incident · May 18, 2012On May 18, 2012, the Boeing Boeing 737NG 8F2/W aircraft (registration TC-JGO), operated by Anadolujet, was involved in an incident at Trabzon. Source: Anadolujet.TRTC-JGOAnadolujet Boeing 737 Incident · May 18, 2012On May 18, 2012, the Boeing 757 208/W aircraft (registration TF-FIJ), operated by Icelandair, was involved in an incident at Keflavik. Source: Icelandair.ISTF-FIJIcelandair Boeing 757 Incident · May 18, 2012On May 18, 2012, the Boeing 747 458 aircraft (registration 4X-ELA), operated by El Al, was involved in an incident at Tel Aviv. Source: El Al.IL4X-ELAEl Al Boeing 747

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