Iceland crosses the Atlantic
July 111945

Iceland crosses the Atlantic

Milestone81 years ago
13historical events
60occurrences in earlier years
1897–2025years covered

Fact of the day

Flugfélag Íslands, the future Icelandair, makes its first commercial transatlantic flight: a Catalina flying boat carries four passengers from Reykjavík to Scotland. From that hop would grow the airline that today uses the island as a bridge between Europe and America.

Also on this day · 12

1897Milestone Andrée sets off for the Pole by balloon

Salomon Andrée and two companions leave Spitsbergen in the balloon Örnen bound for the North Pole; their remains were found in 1930.

1934Milestone Zaschka pedals into the air at Tempelhof

Engelbert Zaschka covers about 20 metres at Tempelhof in his human-powered aircraft, with no assisted takeoff.

1935Milestone Dresden Airport opens

Dresden opens its Klotzsche airport.

1938Milestone Messerschmitt AG is born

Willy Messerschmitt takes control of Bayerische Flugzeugwerke and renames it after himself.

1946Accident TWA’s Star of Lisbon burns

A TWA Constellation on a training flight catches fire and force-lands in a Pennsylvania field; five of the six crew die and the Connies are grounded.

1961Accident United Flight 859 at Denver

A United DC-8 strikes ground vehicles and burns on landing at Denver; 18 people die.

1963First flight The Bede BD-1, future Grumman American AA-1, flies

The BD-1 takes off, Jim Bede’s all-metal two-seater that became the Grumman American AA-1 Yankee.

1973Accident Varig 820: the lavatory fire

A Varig 707 makes an emergency landing in a field near Orly with a fire that started in a lavatory: 123 of the 134 people on board die. Smoking in lavatories was banned afterwards.

1983Accident TAME at Cuenca

A TAME 737-200 crashes on approach to Cuenca, Ecuador: all 119 people on board die.

1991Accident Nigeria Airways 2120 at Jeddah

An under-inflated tyre sets the chartered DC-8 carrying pilgrims on fire after take-off from Jeddah: 261 lives lost, the worst accident of a Canadian-operated aircraft in history.

2002First flight The Adam A500 flies

The A500 takes off, Adam Aircraft’s carbon-fibre push-pull twin.

2005Milestone Montserrat has an airport again

The island of Montserrat opens John A. Osborne Airport, ten years after the volcano buried the old one.

This day in earlier years · 60

Occurrences recorded on July 11 in earlier years across the fleet we document; this year’s are in News. Each one opens the record of the aircraft involved.

C-GMXQ · Nationair Accident · Jul 11, 1991On July 11, 1991, the Douglas DC-8-61 aircraft (registration C-GMXQ), operated by Nationair, was involved in a fatal accident at Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), leaving 261 dead. Source: Nationair.CAC-GMXQNationair Douglas DC-8PP-VJZ · VARIG Accident · Jul 11, 1973On July 11, 1973, the Boeing 707-345C aircraft (registration PP-VJZ), operated by VARIG, was involved in a fatal accident at Saulx-les-Chartreux, near Orly (France), leaving 123 dead. Source: VARIG.BRPP-VJZVARIG Boeing 707EI-DSU · ITA Airways Incident · Jul 11, 2025On July 11, 2025, the Airbus A320-216 aircraft (registration EI-DSU), operated by ITA Airways, was involved in an incident at Palermo-Punta Raisi (PMO) Airport (Italy) due to a bird strike. Source: ITA Airways.IEEI-DSUITA Airways Airbus A320RA-46659 · IrAero Incident · Jul 11, 2025On July 11, 2025, the Antonov An-24RV aircraft (registration RA-46659), operated by IrAero, was involved in an incident near Irkutsk (IKT) Airport (Russia) due to a landing gear failure. Source: IrAero.RURA-46659IrAero Antonov An-24C-GHKR · Air Canada Incident · Jul 11, 2024On July 11, 2024, the Airbus A330-343 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-GHKR), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Montreal due to a hydraulic system failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GHKRAir Canada Airbus A330G-VIIB · British Airways Incident · Jul 11, 2024On July 11, 2024, the Boeing 777-236(ER) aircraft (registration G-VIIB), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at Goose Bay. Source: British Airways.GBG-VIIBBritish Airways Boeing 777N840SK · SkyWest Airlines Incident · Jul 11, 2024On July 11, 2024, the Bombardier CL-600-2D24 aircraft (registration N840SK), operated by SkyWest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Grand Rapids. Source: the FAA (United States).USN840SKSkyWest Airlines Bombardier CRJN227HA · Hawaiian Airlines Incident · Jul 11, 2024On July 11, 2024, the Airbus A321-271N(WL) aircraft (registration N227HA), operated by Hawaiian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Kahului. Source: Hawaiian Airlines.USN227HAHawaiian Airlines Airbus A321HB-JHL · Swiss International Air Lines Incident · Jul 11, 2023On July 11, 2023, the Airbus A330-343 aircraft (registration HB-JHL), operated by Swiss International Air Lines, was involved in an incident. Source: Swiss.CHHB-JHLSwiss International Air Lines Airbus A330C-GHLV · Air Canada Incident · Jul 11, 2023On July 11, 2023, the Boeing 767-333 (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GHLV), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Barranquilla due to a declared emergency with a MAYDAY distress call in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GHLVAir Canada Boeing 767TC-LTK · Turkish Airlines Incident · Jul 11, 2023On July 11, 2023, the Airbus A321-271NX(WL) aircraft (registration TC-LTK), operated by Turkish Airlines, was involved in an incident at Bahrain. Source: Turkish Airlines.TRTC-LTKTurkish Airlines Airbus A321OY-SRU · Maersk Incident · Jul 11, 2023On July 11, 2023, the Boeing 767 36NERBDSF aircraft (registration OY-SRU), operated by Maersk, was involved in an incident at Athens and Munich. Source: Maersk.DKOY-SRUMaersk Boeing 767A6-EUN · Emirates Incident · Jul 11, 2023On July 11, 2023, the Airbus A380 842 aircraft (registration A6-EUN), operated by Emirates, was involved in an incident at London. Source: Emirates.AEA6-EUNEmirates Airbus A380VH-VXQ · Qantas Incident · Jul 11, 2023On July 11, 2023, the Boeing 737NG 838/W aircraft (registration VH-VXQ), operated by Qantas, was involved in an incident at Perth. Source: Qantas.AUVH-VXQQantas Boeing 7379V-OJA · Scoot Incident · Jul 11, 2022On July 11, 2022, the Boeing 787 9 aircraft (registration 9V-OJA), operated by Scoot, was involved in an incident at Perth. Source: Scoot.SG9V-OJAScoot Boeing 787 DreamlinerN38459 · United Airlines Incident · Jul 11, 2022On July 11, 2022, the Boeing 737-924(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N38459), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Calgary due to an engine instrumentation failure during initial climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN38459United Airlines Boeing 737N981JT · JetBlue Airways Incident · Jul 11, 2021On July 11, 2021, the Airbus A321-231(WL) aircraft (registration N981JT), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at Newark. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN981JTJetBlue Airways Airbus A321VP-BSR · S7 Airlines Incident · Jul 11, 2021On July 11, 2021, the Airbus A20N aircraft (registration VP-BSR), operated by S7 Airlines, was involved in an incident at Gelendzik. Source: S7 Airlines.BMVP-BSRS7 Airlines Airbus A320OO-SFG · Brussels Airlines Incident · Jul 11, 2021On July 11, 2021, the Airbus A330-343 aircraft (registration OO-SFG), operated by Brussels Airlines, was involved in an incident at Bordeaux. Source: Brussels Airlines.BEOO-SFGBrussels Airlines Airbus A330YL-AAQ · Baltic Incident · Jul 11, 2021On July 11, 2021, the Airbus A220-330 aircraft (registration YL-AAQ), operated by Baltic, was involved in an incident at Copenhagen. Source: the TSB (Canada).LVYL-AAQBaltic Airbus A220A6-ETP · Etihad Airways Incident · Jul 11, 2021On July 11, 2021, the Boeing Boeing 777-3FX(ER) aircraft (registration A6-ETP), operated by Etihad Airways, was involved in an incident at Abu Dabi. Source: GCAA.AEA6-ETPEtihad Airways Boeing 777F-GSQP · Air France Incident · Jul 11, 2020On July 11, 2020, the Boeing 777-328(ER) aircraft (registration F-GSQP), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident at Reunion. Source: Air France.FRF-GSQPAir France Boeing 777RA-89035 · Yakutia Incident · Jul 11, 2020On July 11, 2020, the Embraer Superjet 100 95 LR-100 aircraft (registration RA-89035), operated by Yakutia, was involved in an incident at Vladivostok. Source: Yakutia.RURA-89035Yakutia Sukhoi Superjet 100N823NN · American Airlines Incident · Jul 11, 2020On July 11, 2020, the Boeing 737-823(WL) aircraft (registration N823NN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Detroit. Source: the FAA (United States).USN823NNAmerican Airlines Boeing 737XA-MCG · Alaska Airlines Incident · Jul 11, 2020On July 11, 2020, the Boeing 737 aircraft (registration XA-MCG), operated by Alaska Airlines, was involved in an incident at Tijuana (Mexico) due to a pressurisation system failure during the climb. Source: the NTSB (United States).MXXA-MCGAlaska Airlines Boeing 737C-GTQB · Air Transat Incident · Jul 11, 2019On July 11, 2019, the aircraft (registration C-GTQB), operated by Air Transat, was involved in an incident at Vancouver. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GTQBAir Transat Boeing 737C-FNNH · Air Canada Accident · Jul 11, 2019On July 11, 2019, the Boeing 777-233LR (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-FNNH), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an accident due to turbulence in cruise, leaving 37 injured. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FNNHAir Canada Boeing 777N86534 · United Airlines Incident · Jul 11, 2019On July 11, 2019, the Boeing 737 aircraft (registration N86534), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at San Jose (Costa Rica). Source: the NTSB (United States).USN86534United Airlines Boeing 737UR-CNP · Yan Incident · Jul 11, 2019On July 11, 2019, the Boeing 737 4Y0 aircraft (registration UR-CNP), operated by Yan, was involved in an incident at Budapest. Source: Yan.UAUR-CNPYan Boeing 737HL7625 · Asiana Incident · Jul 11, 2019On July 11, 2019, the Airbus A380 841 aircraft (registration HL7625), operated by Asiana, was involved in an incident. Source: Asiana.KRHL7625Asiana Airbus A3809V-SKN · Singapore Airlines Incident · Jul 11, 2019On July 11, 2019, the Airbus A380 841 aircraft (registration 9V-SKN), operated by Singapore Airlines, was involved in an incident at Paris. Source: Singapore Airlines.SG9V-SKNSingapore Airlines Airbus A380AP-BMH · Pakistan International Airlines Incident · Jul 11, 2019On July 11, 2019, the Boeing 777 2Q8ER aircraft (registration AP-BMH), operated by Pakistan International Airlines, was involved in an incident at Islamabad and Beijing. Source: Pakistan International Airlines.PKAP-BMHPakistan International Airlines Boeing 777A7-AMH · Qatar Airways Incident · Jul 11, 2019On July 11, 2019, the Airbus A350-941 aircraft (registration A7-AMH), operated by Qatar Airways, was involved in an incident at Salalah. Source: Qatar Airways.QAA7-AMHQatar Airways Airbus A350 XWBJA03AN · All Nippon Airways Incident · Jul 11, 2019On July 11, 2019, the Boeing 737NG 781/W aircraft (registration JA03AN), operated by All Nippon Airways, was involved in an incident at Fukuoka. Source: All Nippon Airways.JPJA03ANAll Nippon Airways Boeing 737HB-IJE · Swiss International Air Lines Incident · Jul 11, 2018On July 11, 2018, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration HB-IJE), operated by Swiss International Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Dusseldorf. Source: Swiss International Air Lines.CHHB-IJESwiss International Air Lines Airbus A320D-AILA · Lufthansa Incident · Jul 11, 2018On July 11, 2018, the Airbus A319-114 aircraft (registration D-AILA), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Munich. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AILALufthansa Airbus A319N7867A · Southwest Airlines Incident · Jul 11, 2018On July 11, 2018, the Boeing 737-7Q8(WL) aircraft (registration N7867A), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at San Diego. Source: the FAA (United States).USN7867ASouthwest Airlines Boeing 737C-FRQN · Sky Regional Incident · Jul 11, 2017On July 11, 2017, the Embraer ERJ 170-200 SU (Embraer) aircraft (registration C-FRQN), operated by Sky Regional, was involved in an incident at Toronto due to a cockpit display failure. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FRQNSky Regional Embraer E170 / E175C-GOPW · Canadian North Incident · Jul 11, 2017On July 11, 2017, the Boeing 737-275C (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GOPW), operated by Canadian North, was involved in an incident at Dryden due to an engine oil system failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GOPWCanadian North Boeing 737LN-NHF · Norwegian Incident · Jul 11, 2017On July 11, 2017, the Boeing Boeing 737NG 8JP/W aircraft (registration LN-NHF), operated by Norwegian, was involved in an incident at Helsinki. Source: Norwegian.NOLN-NHFNorwegian Boeing 737EI-FPG · SAS Scandinavian Airlines Accident · Jul 11, 2017On July 11, 2017, the Bombardier CL-600-2D24 aircraft (registration EI-FPG), operated by SAS Scandinavian Airlines, was involved in an accident at Stockholm and Brussels. Source: SAS Scandinavian Airlines.IEEI-FPGSAS Scandinavian Airlines Bombardier CRJAP-BLB · Pakistan International Airlines Incident · Jul 11, 2017On July 11, 2017, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration AP-BLB), operated by Pakistan International Airlines, was involved in an incident at Peshawar. Source: Pakistan International Airlines.PKAP-BLBPakistan International Airlines Airbus A320N773SK · American Eagle Incident · Jul 11, 2017On July 11, 2017, the Airbus A321-211(WL) aircraft (registration N773SK), operated by American Eagle, was involved in an incident at Salt Lake City. Source: American Eagle.USN773SKAmerican Eagle Bombardier CRJN35260 · United Airlines Incident · Jul 11, 2017On July 11, 2017, the Boeing 737-824(WL) aircraft (registration N35260), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Denver. Source: the FAA (United States).USN35260United Airlines Boeing 737N203JB · JetBlue Airways Incident · Jul 11, 2017On July 11, 2017, the Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW aircraft (registration N203JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: the FAA (United States).USN203JBJetBlue Airways Embraer E190 / E195VQ-BJF · UTair Incident · Jul 11, 2017On July 11, 2017, the Boeing 737NG 8AS/W aircraft (registration VQ-BJF), operated by UTair, was involved in an incident at Moscow. Source: UTair.BMVQ-BJFUTair Boeing 737C-FYQO · Air Transat Incident · Jul 11, 2016On July 11, 2016, the Boeing 737NG 8AS/W aircraft (registration C-FYQO), operated by Air Transat, was involved in an incident at Puerto Plata. Source: Air Transat.CAC-FYQOAir Transat Boeing 737B-MBA · Macau Incident · Jul 11, 2016On July 11, 2016, the Airbus A321 231 aircraft (registration B-MBA), operated by Macau, was involved in an incident at Macau. Source: Macau.CNB-MBAMacau Airbus A321LZ-LDJ · Bulgarian Air Charter Incident · Jul 11, 2016On July 11, 2016, the DC-9 82 aircraft (registration LZ-LDJ), operated by Bulgarian Air Charter, was involved in an incident at Varna. Source: Bulgarian Air Charter.BGLZ-LDJBulgarian Air Charter McDonnell Douglas MD-80B-KQY · Cathay Pacific Incident · Jul 11, 2016On July 11, 2016, the Boeing 777 367ER aircraft (registration B-KQY), operated by Cathay Pacific, was involved in an incident at Minsk. Source: Cathay Pacific.CNB-KQYCathay Pacific Boeing 777N73270 · United Airlines Incident · Jul 11, 2016On July 11, 2016, the Boeing 737-824(WL) aircraft (registration N73270), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Houston. Source: United Airlines.USN73270United Airlines Boeing 737N712TW · Delta Air Lines Incident · Jul 11, 2016On July 11, 2016, the Boeing 757-2Q8(WL) aircraft (registration N712TW), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Paris. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN712TWDelta Air Lines Boeing 757N29129 · United Airlines Incident · Jul 11, 2016On July 11, 2016, the Boeing 757-224(WL) aircraft (registration N29129), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Shannon. Source: United Airlines.USN29129United Airlines Boeing 757VP-CXI · flynas Incident · Jul 11, 2015On July 11, 2015, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration VP-CXI), operated by flynas, was involved in an incident at Riyadh-King Khalid (RUH) International Airport (Saudi Arabia) due to an impact by a ground service vehicle. Source: flynas.KYVP-CXIflynas Airbus A320C-GDPA · Canadian North Incident · Jul 11, 2015On July 11, 2015, the Boeing 737-2T2C (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GDPA), operated by Canadian North, was involved in an incident at Iqaluit due to a lateral runway excursion during landing. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GDPACanadian North Boeing 737N77258 · United Airlines Accident · Jul 11, 2015On July 11, 2015, the Boeing 737-824(WL) aircraft (registration N77258), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an accident at Washington. Source: the FAA (United States).USN77258United Airlines Boeing 737G-BNLV · British Airways Incident · Jul 11, 2015On July 11, 2015, the Boeing BOEING 747-436 aircraft (registration G-BNLV), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at Faroe Islands. Source: British Airways.GBG-BNLVBritish Airways Boeing 747YU-APB · Serbia Incident · Jul 11, 2015On July 11, 2015, the Airbus A319 132 aircraft (registration YU-APB), operated by Serbia, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: Serbia.RSYU-APBSerbia Airbus A319N683AE · American Eagle Incident · Jul 11, 2015On July 11, 2015, the Embraer ERJ-145LR aircraft (registration N683AE), operated by American Eagle, was involved in an incident at Little Rock. Source: American Eagle.USN683AEAmerican Eagle Embraer ERJ 135 / 145D-ABQH · LGW Incident · Jul 11, 2015On July 11, 2015, the Bombardier DHC-8 402 aircraft (registration D-ABQH), operated by LGW, was involved in an incident at Nuremberg. Source: LGW.DED-ABQHLGW De Havilland Canada Dash 8

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