Alcock and Brown cross the Atlantic
June 151919

Alcock and Brown cross the Atlantic

Milestone107 years ago
11historical events
60occurrences in earlier years
1916–2025years covered

Fact of the day

The Vickers Vimy bellies into an Irish bog after 16 hours from Newfoundland: the first non-stop transatlantic flight, eight years before Lindbergh.

Also on this day · 10

1916First flight The B & W Seaplane flies

The B & W Seaplane, an American seaplane and the first aircraft built by William Boeing, makes its first flight.

1921Milestone Bessie Coleman earns her licence

Bessie Coleman, trained in France because no American school would take her, receives her international licence: the first African American to hold a pilot’s licence.

1927Milestone Van Lear Black charters a Fokker to Batavia

Publisher Van Lear Black leaves Amsterdam in a chartered KLM Fokker F.VII bound for Batavia: the first charter flight to the East Indies.

1929Milestone Memphis Airport opens

Memphis opens its municipal airport, today the largest cargo airport in the United States thanks to FedEx.

1933Airline SACO is born

Servicio Aéreo Colombiano is founded in Colombia; in 1940 it would merge with SCADTA to form Avianca.

1961Record The longest commercial flight

An El Al 707 flies nonstop from New York to Tel Aviv: 5,760 miles in 9 hours 33 minutes, the longest nonstop commercial flight until then.

1972Accident A bomb brings down Cathay Pacific Flight 700Z

A Cathay Pacific Convair 880 is destroyed in flight over Vietnam by a bomb; all 81 aboard are killed.

1984Milestone The Saab 340 enters service with Crossair

Crossair introduces the Saab 340, the first Swedish-American regional turboprop.

1998Milestone The last A310 delivery

Uzbekistan Airways takes delivery of the last Airbus A310 built: the line of Airbus’s first long-range twin comes to an end.

2023Milestone Brașov Airport opens

Romania opens Brașov-Ghimbav Airport, the first built in the country in half a century.

This day in earlier years · 60

Occurrences recorded on June 15 in earlier years across the fleet we document; this year’s are in News. Each one opens the record of the aircraft involved.

VT-ALJ · Air India Incident · Jun 15, 2025On June 15, 2025, the Boeing 777 337ER aircraft (registration VT-ALJ), operated by Air India, was involved in an incident at Delhi. Source: India.INVT-ALJAir India Boeing 777G-EZTL · easyJet Incident · Jun 15, 2025On June 15, 2025, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration G-EZTL), operated by easyJet, was involved in an incident at Genève-Cointrin (GVA) Airport (Switzerland) due to a bird strike. Source: easyJet.GBG-EZTLeasyJet Airbus A320N28478 · United Airlines Accident · Jun 15, 2025On June 15, 2025, the Boeing 737-924Er aircraft (registration N28478), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an accident at Fort Myers, Florida (United States), leaving 3 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN28478United Airlines Boeing 737N944AN · American Airlines Incident · Jun 15, 2025On June 15, 2025, the Boeing 737-823(WL) aircraft (registration N944AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Denver. Source: American Airlines.USN944ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 737XA-VSZ · Volaris Incident · Jun 15, 2025On June 15, 2025, the Airbus A320-271N(WL) aircraft (registration XA-VSZ), operated by Volaris, was involved in an incident at Phoenix. Source: Volaris.MXXA-VSZVolaris Airbus A320G-ZBJG · British Airways Incident · Jun 15, 2025On June 15, 2025, the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft (registration G-ZBJG), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at London. Source: British Airways.GBG-ZBJGBritish Airways Boeing 787 DreamlinerVT-PPI · Air India Incident · Jun 15, 2025On June 15, 2025, the Airbus A321 211 aircraft (registration VT-PPI), operated by Air India, was involved in an incident at Delhi. Source: India.INVT-PPIAir India Airbus A321VT-AXT · Air India Express Incident · Jun 15, 2024On June 15, 2024, the Boeing 737-8HG (WL) aircraft (registration VT-AXT), operated by Air India Express, was involved in an incident at Muscat FIR, Bravo Sector (Oman) due to a loss of separation with another aircraft (airprox). Source: Air India Express.INVT-AXTAir India Express Boeing 737A6-EUL · Emirates Incident · Jun 15, 2024On June 15, 2024, the Airbus A380 861 aircraft (registration A6-EUL), operated by Emirates, was involved in an incident at São Paulo. Source: Emirates.AEA6-EULEmirates Airbus A380A6-AEJ · Etihad Airways Incident · Jun 15, 2024On June 15, 2024, the Airbus A321-231 (WL) aircraft (registration A6-AEJ), operated by Etihad Airways, was involved in an incident at Muscat FIR, Bravo Sector (Oman) due to a loss of separation with another aircraft (airprox). Source: Etihad Airways.AEA6-AEJEtihad Airways Airbus A321C-GJWN · Air Canada Incident · Jun 15, 2023On June 15, 2023, the Airbus A321-211 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-GJWN), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Toronto due to a declared emergency with a PAN urgency call. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GJWNAir Canada Airbus A321D-AIUI · Lufthansa Incident · Jun 15, 2023On June 15, 2023, the Airbus A320-214(WL) aircraft (registration D-AIUI), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIUILufthansa Airbus A320G-TUIE · TUI Incident · Jun 15, 2023On June 15, 2023, the Boeing BOEING 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft (registration G-TUIE), operated by TUI, was involved in an incident at Cancun. Source: TUI.GBG-TUIETUI Boeing 787 DreamlinerC-GNCH · Sunwing Incident · Jun 15, 2023On June 15, 2023, the Boeing 737-81D (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GNCH), operated by Sunwing, was involved in an incident at Belfast due to a return to the departure airport during initial climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GNCHSunwing Boeing 737VT-IMW · IndiGo Accident · Jun 15, 2023On June 15, 2023, the Airbus A21N aircraft (registration VT-IMW), operated by IndiGo, was involved in an accident at Ahmedabad. Source: IndiGo.INVT-IMWIndiGo Airbus A321D-ACNJ · Lufthansa Cityline Incident · Jun 15, 2023On June 15, 2023, the Bombardier CRJ-900LR aircraft (registration D-ACNJ), operated by Lufthansa Cityline, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt. Source: Lufthansa Cityline.DED-ACNJLufthansa Cityline Bombardier CRJ5N-BRQ · Overland Incident · Jun 15, 2022On June 15, 2022, the ATR ATR 42 320 aircraft (registration 5N-BRQ), operated by Overland, was involved in an incident at Lagos. Source: Overland.NG5N-BRQOverland ATR 42 / 72VT-SGH · SpiceJet Incident · Jun 15, 2021On June 15, 2021, the aircraft (registration VT-SGH), operated by SpiceJet, was involved in an incident at Delhi. Source: SpiceJet.INVT-SGHSpiceJet Boeing 737N908AA · American Airlines Incident · Jun 15, 2021On June 15, 2021, the Airbus A321-231(WL) aircraft (registration N908AA), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Miami. Source: the FAA (United States).USN908AAAmerican Airlines Airbus A321F-GRHE · France Incident · Jun 15, 2021On June 15, 2021, the Airbus Airbus A319 111 aircraft (registration F-GRHE), operated by France, was involved in an incident at Paris. Source: France.FRF-GRHEFrance Airbus A319VP-BYL · UTair Incident · Jun 15, 2021On June 15, 2021, the Boeing Boeing 737 524 aircraft (registration VP-BYL), operated by UTair, was involved in an incident at Tyumen. Source: UTair.BMVP-BYLUTair Boeing 737VP-BNG · S7 Airlines Accident · Jun 15, 2019On June 15, 2019, the Boeing Boeing 737NG 83N/W aircraft (registration VP-BNG), operated by S7 Airlines, was involved in an accident at Krasnodar. Source: S7 Airlines.BMVP-BNGS7 Airlines Boeing 737G-ZBJI · British Airways Incident · Jun 15, 2019On June 15, 2019, the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft (registration G-ZBJI), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at Istanbul. Source: British Airways.GBG-ZBJIBritish Airways Boeing 787 DreamlinerN397AN · American Airlines Incident · Jun 15, 2019On June 15, 2019, the Boeing 767 323ER/W aircraft (registration N397AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Philadelphia. Source: the FAA (United States).USN397ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 767PT-MOD · LATAM Brazil Incident · Jun 15, 2019On June 15, 2019, the Boeing 767 316ER/W aircraft (registration PT-MOD), operated by LATAM Brazil, was involved in an incident at São Paulo. Source: LATAM Brazil.BRPT-MODLATAM Brazil Boeing 767G-EUXG · British Airways Incident · Jun 15, 2019On June 15, 2019, the Airbus AIRBUS A321-231 aircraft (registration G-EUXG), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at Sofia. Source: British Airways.GBG-EUXGBritish Airways Airbus A321N590NW · Delta Air Lines Incident · Jun 15, 2019On June 15, 2019, the Boeing 757-351 (WL) aircraft (registration N590NW), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Georgia (United States) due to a landing gear fire. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN590NWDelta Air Lines Boeing 757N14198 · Commutair Incident · Jun 15, 2019On June 15, 2019, the aircraft (registration N14198), operated by Commutair, was involved in an incident at Montreal due to a declared emergency with a MAYDAY distress call during initial climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN14198Commutair Embraer ERJ 135 / 1455N-BUK · Air Peace Incident · Jun 15, 2019On June 15, 2019, the Boeing 737 aircraft (registration 5N-BUK), operated by Air Peace, was involved in an incident at Lagos (Nigeria) due to an abnormal runway contact. Source: the NTSB (United States).NG5N-BUKAir Peace Boeing 737N26123 · United Airlines Accident · Jun 15, 2019On June 15, 2019, the Boeing 757 aircraft (registration N26123), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an accident at Newark, New Jersey (United States) due to a hard landing. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN26123United Airlines Boeing 757HB-ION · Swiss International Air Lines Incident · Jun 15, 2019On June 15, 2019, the Airbus A321-212 aircraft (registration HB-ION), operated by Swiss International Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Zurich. Source: Swiss.CHHB-IONSwiss International Air Lines Airbus A321C-FKCJ · Cargojet Incident · Jun 15, 2018On June 15, 2018, the Boeing 757-236 (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-FKCJ), operated by Cargojet, was involved in an incident at WInnipeg due to the presence of smoke during initial climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FKCJCargojet Boeing 757ZK-NZG · Air New Zealand Incident · Jun 15, 2018On June 15, 2018, the Boeing 787 9 aircraft (registration ZK-NZG), operated by Air New Zealand, was involved in an incident at Jakarta. Source: ANZ.NZZK-NZGAir New Zealand Boeing 787 DreamlinerLV-HKZ · Andes Incident · Jun 15, 2018On June 15, 2018, the Boeing 737-8K5(WL) aircraft (registration LV-HKZ), operated by Andes, was involved in an incident at Iguazu. Source: Andes.ARLV-HKZAndes Boeing 737C-FNNU · Air Canada Incident · Jun 15, 2017On June 15, 2017, the Boeing 777-333ER (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-FNNU), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FNNUAir Canada Boeing 777N12114 · United Airlines Incident · Jun 15, 2017On June 15, 2017, the Boeing 757-224(WL) aircraft (registration N12114), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Raleigh/Durham. Source: United Airlines.USN12114United Airlines Boeing 757RP-C8993 · Philippines AirAsia Incident · Jun 15, 2017On June 15, 2017, the Airbus A320 232 aircraft (registration RP-C8993), operated by Philippines AirAsia, was involved in an incident at Manila. Source: Philippines AirAsia.PHRP-C8993Philippines AirAsia Airbus A320SP-LRA · LOT Polish Airlines Incident · Jun 15, 2017On June 15, 2017, the Boeing 787 8 aircraft (registration SP-LRA), operated by LOT Polish Airlines, was involved in an incident at Warsaw. Source: LOT Polish Airlines.PLSP-LRALOT Polish Airlines Boeing 787 DreamlinerVQ-BAG · Ural Incident · Jun 15, 2017On June 15, 2017, the Airbus Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration VQ-BAG), operated by Ural, was involved in an incident at Ekaterinburg. Source: Ural.BMVQ-BAGUral Airbus A320VT-JCL · Jet Airways Accident · Jun 15, 2016On June 15, 2016, the ATR ATR 72 500 aircraft (registration VT-JCL), operated by Jet Airways, was involved in an accident at Bangalore. Source: the BEA (France).INVT-JCLJet Airways ATR 42 / 72D-AKNU · Germanwings Incident · Jun 15, 2016On June 15, 2016, the Airbus A319-112 aircraft (registration D-AKNU), operated by Germanwings, was involved in an incident at Stuttgart-Echterdingen (STR) Airport (Germany) due to a ground collision with another aircraft during pushback. Source: Germanwings.DED-AKNUGermanwings Airbus A319EC-LKX · Europa Accident · Jun 15, 2016On June 15, 2016, the Embraer ERJ-195LR (ERJ-190-200 LR) aircraft (registration EC-LKX), operated by Europa, was involved in an accident at Madrid. Source: CIAIAC (Spain).ESEC-LKXEuropa Embraer E190 / E195N661UA · United Airlines Incident · Jun 15, 2016On June 15, 2016, the Boeing 767-322(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N661UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Newark and Munich. Source: United Airlines.USN661UAUnited Airlines Boeing 767DQ-FJG · Fiji Incident · Jun 15, 2016On June 15, 2016, the Boeing 737NG 8X2/W aircraft (registration DQ-FJG), operated by Fiji, was involved in an incident at Auckland. Source: Fiji.FJDQ-FJGFiji Boeing 737F-HPTP · Caraibes Incident · Jun 15, 2016On June 15, 2016, the Airbus A330 323E aircraft (registration F-HPTP), operated by Caraibes, was involved in an incident at Paris. Source: Caraibes.FRF-HPTPCaraibes Airbus A330PH-EZB · KLM Cityhopper Incident · Jun 15, 2016On June 15, 2016, the Embraer ERJ-190STD (ERJ-190-100) aircraft (registration PH-EZB), operated by KLM Cityhopper, was involved in an incident at Stuttgart-Echterdingen (STR) Airport (Germany) due to a ground collision with another aircraft during pushback. Source: KLM Cityhopper.NLPH-EZBKLM Cityhopper Embraer E190 / E195LN-WIO · Wideroe Incident · Jun 15, 2015On June 15, 2015, the DHC-8 103B aircraft (registration LN-WIO), operated by Wideroe, was involved in an incident at Bodo. Source: AIBN.NOLN-WIOWideroe De Havilland Canada Dash 8TC-JNO · THY Accident · Jun 15, 2015On June 15, 2015, the Airbus A330-343 aircraft (registration TC-JNO), operated by THY, was involved in an accident at Trabzon. Source: THY.TRTC-JNOTHY Airbus A330VT-ESE · Air India Incident · Jun 15, 2015On June 15, 2015, the Airbus A320 231 aircraft (registration VT-ESE), operated by Air India, was involved in an incident at Srinagar. Source: Air India.INVT-ESEAir India Airbus A3204K-AZ43 · Azerbaijan Incident · Jun 15, 2015On June 15, 2015, the Boeing 757 2M6 aircraft (registration 4K-AZ43), operated by Azerbaijan, was involved in an incident at Baku. Source: Azerbaijan.AZ4K-AZ43Azerbaijan Boeing 757D-AIHC · Lufthansa Incident · Jun 15, 2014On June 15, 2014, the Airbus A340 642 aircraft (registration D-AIHC), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Philadelphia. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIHCLufthansa Airbus A340N306JB · JetBlue Airways Incident · Jun 15, 2014On June 15, 2014, the Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW aircraft (registration N306JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: JetBlue Airways.USN306JBJetBlue Airways Embraer E190 / E195EI-ELA · Aer Lingus Accident · Jun 15, 2014On June 15, 2014, the Airbus A330-302 aircraft (registration EI-ELA), operated by Aer Lingus, was involved in an accident. Source: Aer Lingus.IEEI-ELAAer Lingus Airbus A330A5-RGG · Druk Incident · Jun 15, 2014On June 15, 2014, the Airbus A319 115 aircraft (registration A5-RGG), operated by Druk, was involved in an incident at Paro. Source: Druk.BTA5-RGGDruk Airbus A319HB-JHC · Swiss International Air Lines Incident · Jun 15, 2013On June 15, 2013, the Airbus A330-343 aircraft (registration HB-JHC), operated by Swiss International Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Gander due to a rejected take-off. Source: the TSB (Canada).CHHB-JHCSwiss International Air Lines Airbus A330C-FKOJ · Air Canada Incident · Jun 15, 2013On June 15, 2013, the Airbus A320-211 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-FKOJ), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Charlotte due to a hydraulic system failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FKOJAir Canada Airbus A320SU-BPZ · AMC Incident · Jun 15, 2013On June 15, 2013, the Boeing 737NG 86N/W aircraft (registration SU-BPZ), operated by AMC, was involved in an incident at Thessaloniki. Source: AMC.EGSU-BPZAMC Boeing 737SU-GDO · EgyptAir Incident · Jun 15, 2013On June 15, 2013, the Boeing B777-36N(ER) aircraft (registration SU-GDO), operated by EgyptAir, was involved in an incident at Prestwick. Source: EgyptAir.EGSU-GDOEgyptAir Boeing 777EI-STA · Air Contractors Incident · Jun 15, 2013On June 15, 2013, the Boeing BOEING 737-31S aircraft (registration EI-STA), operated by Air Contractors, was involved in an incident at Dublin. Source: Air Contractors.IEEI-STAAir Contractors Boeing 737PT-MVD · TAM Airlines Incident · Jun 15, 2013On June 15, 2013, the Airbus A330-223 aircraft (registration PT-MVD), operated by TAM Airlines, was involved in an incident at New York-John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport (United States) due to an impact against a building. Source: TAM Airlines.BRPT-MVDTAM Airlines Airbus A330

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