Around the world without a drop of fuel
July 262016

Around the world without a drop of fuel

Milestone10 years ago
12historical events
60occurrences in earlier years
1924–2025years covered

Fact of the day

Solar Impulse 2 lands in Abu Dhabi and completes the first circumnavigation by an aircraft powered only by solar energy: 42,000 km in 17 stages.

Also on this day · 11

1924Record Zanni sets out to circle the globe

Argentine Major Pedro Zanni leaves Amsterdam in the Fokker C.IV Ciudad de Buenos Aires to attempt a round-the-world flight.

1938First flight The Potez 662 flies

At Méaulte the Potez 662 flies, a four-engined aircraft intended for Air France that the war will divert to the French Air Ministry.

1946Airline Aloha Airlines takes off

Trans-Pacific Airlines, the future Aloha, begins flights between the Hawaiian islands.

1955Milestone Capital Airlines chooses the Viscount

Capital Airlines adopts the Vickers Viscount: the first US airline to buy a British airliner.

1958First flight The British Harbinger flies

At Hucknall the Harbinger Mk 2 flies, a two-seat sailplane of Canadian design; the Canadian example would take 26 years to fly.

1961First flight Jim Bede’s XBD-2 flies

The Bede XBD-2 flies, the experimental with which Jim Bede tests boundary-layer control.

1977Airline Aero Uruguay is born

Cargo carrier Aero Uruguay is founded in Montevideo.

1993Accident Asiana 733 at Mokpo

A 737-500 strikes Ungeo Mountain on its third attempt to land at Mokpo in bad weather: 68 of the 106 people on board die.

1998First flight The Scaled Composites Proteus flies

The Proteus takes off, Burt Rutan’s tandem-wing high-altitude aircraft.

2007First flight The Embraer Phenom 100 flies

The Phenom 100 takes off, Embraer’s first very light jet.

2013Milestone Şırnak airport opens

Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport opens in southeastern Turkey.

This day in earlier years · 60

Occurrences recorded on July 26 in earlier years across the fleet we document; this year’s are in News. Each one opens the record of the aircraft involved.

N75432 · United Airlines Incident · Jul 26, 2025On July 26, 2025, the Boeing 737-924ER (WL) aircraft (registration N75432), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Seattle/Tacoma (SEA) International Airport (United States). Source: United Airlines.USN75432United Airlines Boeing 737N306SW · American Airlines Accident · Jul 26, 2025On July 26, 2025, the Boeing 737-8 aircraft (registration N306SW), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an accident at Denver, Colorado (United States) due to a fire on board. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN306SWAmerican Airlines Boeing 737 MAXTC-JJM · Turkish Airlines Incident · Jul 26, 2024On July 26, 2024, the Boeing 777-3F2(ER) aircraft (registration TC-JJM), operated by Turkish Airlines, was involved in an incident at Vienna. Source: Turkish Airlines.TRTC-JJMTurkish Airlines Boeing 777HB-JCP · Swiss International Air Lines Incident · Jul 26, 2024On July 26, 2024, the BD-500-1A11 (CS300) aircraft (registration HB-JCP), operated by Swiss International Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Zurich. Source: Swiss International Air Lines.CHHB-JCPSwiss International Air Lines Airbus A220EI-EVK · Ryanair Incident · Jul 26, 2024On July 26, 2024, the Boeing 737-8AS (WL) aircraft (registration EI-EVK), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Cork (Ireland) due to a loss of separation in flight (airprox). Source: Ryanair.IEEI-EVKRyanair Boeing 737PR-AYL · Azul Linhas Aéreas Incident · Jul 26, 2023On July 26, 2023, the aircraft (registration PR-AYL), operated by Azul Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Uberaba. Source: Azul Linhas Aéreas.BRPR-AYLAzul Linhas Aéreas Embraer E190 / E195N666UA · United Airlines Incident · Jul 26, 2023On July 26, 2023, the Boeing 767-322(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N666UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Chicago. Source: United Airlines.USN666UAUnited Airlines Boeing 767N764AV · Avianca Incident · Jul 26, 2023On July 26, 2023, the Airbus A320-251N(WL) aircraft (registration N764AV), operated by Avianca, was involved in an incident at Bogota. Source: Avianca.USN764AVAvianca Airbus A320EC-MUM · Vueling Incident · Jul 26, 2023On July 26, 2023, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration EC-MUM), operated by Vueling, was involved in an incident at Tel Aviv. Source: Vueling.ESEC-MUMVueling Airbus A320AP-BOE · Airblue Incident · Jul 26, 2022On July 26, 2022, the Airbus A21N aircraft (registration AP-BOE), operated by Airblue, was involved in an incident at Lahore. Source: the AAIB (United Kingdom).PKAP-BOEAirblue Airbus A321N332DN · Delta Air Lines Accident · Jul 26, 2022On July 26, 2022, the Airbus A321-211(WL) aircraft (registration N332DN), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an accident at Denver. Source: the FAA (United States).USN332DNDelta Air Lines Airbus A321TC-JHE · Anadolu Incident · Jul 26, 2022On July 26, 2022, the Boeing 737NG 8F2/W aircraft (registration TC-JHE), operated by Anadolu, was involved in an incident at Hamburg. Source: Anadolu.TRTC-JHEAnadolu Boeing 737TC-JPH · Turkish Airlines Incident · Jul 26, 2021On July 26, 2021, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration TC-JPH), operated by Turkish Airlines, was involved in an incident at Samsun-Carsamba (SZF) Airport (Turkey) due to a bird strike. Source: Turkish Airlines.TRTC-JPHTurkish Airlines Airbus A320N307NV · Allegiant Air Incident · Jul 26, 2021On July 26, 2021, the Airbus A319-112 aircraft (registration N307NV), operated by Allegiant Air, was involved in an incident at McAllen. Source: the FAA (United States).USN307NVAllegiant Air Airbus A319EI-STM · ASL Ireland Incident · Jul 26, 2021On July 26, 2021, the Boeing BOEING 737-4Z9 aircraft (registration EI-STM), operated by ASL Ireland, was involved in an incident at Milan. Source: ASL Ireland.IEEI-STMASL Ireland Boeing 7379N-AMD · Buddha Incident · Jul 26, 2021On July 26, 2021, the ATR ATR 72-500 aircraft (registration 9N-AMD), operated by Buddha, was involved in an incident at Kathmandu. Source: Buddha.NP9N-AMDBuddha ATR 42 / 72EW-455PA · Belavia Incident · Jul 26, 2021On July 26, 2021, the Boeing 737NG 8ZM/W aircraft (registration EW-455PA), operated by Belavia, was involved in an incident at Moscow. Source: Belavia.BYEW-455PABelavia Boeing 737EI-FCU · Volotea Incident · Jul 26, 2020On July 26, 2020, the Boeing BOEING 717-200 aircraft (registration EI-FCU), operated by Volotea, was involved in an incident at Pantelleria. Source: Volotea.IEEI-FCUVolotea Boeing 717N805NW · Delta Air Lines Incident · Jul 26, 2020On July 26, 2020, the Airbus A330-323 aircraft (registration N805NW), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN805NWDelta Air Lines Airbus A330D-ACNF · Lufthansa Cityline Incident · Jul 26, 2020On July 26, 2020, the Bombardier CRJ-900LR aircraft (registration D-ACNF), operated by Lufthansa Cityline, was involved in an incident at Klagenfurt. Source: Lufthansa Cityline.DED-ACNFLufthansa Cityline Bombardier CRJC-FJQD · Air Canada Rouge Incident · Jul 26, 2019On July 26, 2019, the Airbus A321-211 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-FJQD), operated by Air Canada Rouge, was involved in an incident at Halifax due to a pressurisation failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FJQDAir Canada Rouge Airbus A321D-AIMB · Lufthansa Incident · Jul 26, 2019On July 26, 2019, the Airbus A380-841 aircraft (registration D-AIMB), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Prague. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIMBLufthansa Airbus A380CS-TOQ · TAP Air Portugal Incident · Jul 26, 2019On July 26, 2019, the Airbus A330 203 aircraft (registration CS-TOQ), operated by TAP Air Portugal, was involved in an incident at Lisbon. Source: TAP Air Portugal.PTCS-TOQTAP Air Portugal Airbus A3304K-AZ04 · Azerbaijan Incident · Jul 26, 2019On July 26, 2019, the Airbus A319 111 aircraft (registration 4K-AZ04), operated by Azerbaijan, was involved in an incident at Baku. Source: Azerbaijan.AZ4K-AZ04Azerbaijan Airbus A319N595UA · United Airlines Incident · Jul 26, 2019On July 26, 2019, the Boeing 757 222/W aircraft (registration N595UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at San Francisco. Source: United Airlines.USN595UAUnited Airlines Boeing 757B-LEH · Hong Kong Express Incident · Jul 26, 2019On July 26, 2019, the Airbus A321 aircraft (registration B-LEH), operated by Hong Kong Express, was involved in an incident at Da Nang. Source: Hong Kong Express.CNB-LEHHong Kong Express Airbus A321G-EUXG · British Airways Incident · Jul 26, 2019On July 26, 2019, the Airbus AIRBUS A321-231 aircraft (registration G-EUXG), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at Berlin. Source: British Airways.GBG-EUXGBritish Airways Airbus A321OO-SCX · Brussels Airlines Incident · Jul 26, 2018On July 26, 2018, the Airbus A340-313 aircraft (registration OO-SCX), operated by Brussels Airlines, was involved in an incident at Dusseldorf. Source: Brussels Airlines.BEOO-SCXBrussels Airlines Airbus A340N675NK · Spirit Airlines Accident · Jul 26, 2018On July 26, 2018, the Airbus A321-231 aircraft (registration N675NK), operated by Spirit Airlines, was involved in an accident at Myrtle Beach. Source: the FAA (United States).USN675NKSpirit Airlines Airbus A321N206JB · JetBlue Airways Incident · Jul 26, 2018On July 26, 2018, the Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW aircraft (registration N206JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at Raleigh/Durham. Source: JetBlue Airways.USN206JBJetBlue Airways Embraer E190 / E195N24202 · United Airlines Incident · Jul 26, 2018On July 26, 2018, the Boeing 737-824(WL) aircraft (registration N24202), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Newark. Source: United Airlines.USN24202United Airlines Boeing 737B-1052 · Tianjin Incident · Jul 26, 2018On July 26, 2018, the Airbus A320 aircraft (registration B-1052), operated by Tianjin, was involved in an incident at Wuhan. Source: Tianjin.CNB-1052Tianjin Airbus A320N183JB · JetBlue Airways Incident · Jul 26, 2017On July 26, 2017, the Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW aircraft (registration N183JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at Saint Croix. Source: the FAA (United States).USN183JBJetBlue Airways Embraer E190 / E195D-ABQA · Lufthansa Incident · Jul 26, 2017On July 26, 2017, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft (registration D-ABQA), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Berlin. Source: Lufthansa.DED-ABQALufthansa Boeing 787 DreamlinerEI-DEA · Lingus Incident · Jul 26, 2017On July 26, 2017, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration EI-DEA), operated by Lingus, was involved in an incident. Source: Lingus.IEEI-DEALingus Airbus A320JA866J · Japan Airlines Incident · Jul 26, 2017On July 26, 2017, the Boeing 787 9 aircraft (registration JA866J), operated by Japan Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: Japan Airlines.JPJA866JJapan Airlines Boeing 787 DreamlinerER-AXP · Moldova Incident · Jul 26, 2017On July 26, 2017, the Airbus A320 233 aircraft (registration ER-AXP), operated by Moldova, was involved in an incident at Chisinau. Source: Moldova.MDER-AXPMoldova Airbus A3207T-VUT · Algerie Incident · Jul 26, 2017On July 26, 2017, the ATR ATR 72 600 aircraft (registration 7T-VUT), operated by Algerie, was involved in an incident at Algiers and Setif. Source: Algerie.DZ7T-VUTAlgerie ATR 42 / 72D-ASXQ · Sun Express Deutschland Incident · Jul 26, 2017On July 26, 2017, the Boeing Boeing 737NG 8FH/W aircraft (registration D-ASXQ), operated by Sun Express Deutschland, was involved in an incident at Belgrade. Source: Sun Express Deutschland.DED-ASXQSun Express Deutschland Boeing 737N655RW · United Express Accident · Jul 26, 2016On July 26, 2016, the Embraer Erj 170 100 Se aircraft (registration N655RW), operated by United Express, was involved in an accident at Cleveland, Ohio (United States), leaving 1 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN655RWUnited Express Embraer E170 / E175D-AIKE · Discover Airlines Incident · Jul 26, 2016On July 26, 2016, the Airbus A319-114 aircraft (registration D-AIKE), operated by Discover Airlines, was involved in an incident at Munich. Source: the BFU (Germany).DED-AIKEDiscover Airlines Airbus A330C-GEEN · WestJet Encore Incident · Jul 26, 2016On July 26, 2016, the DHC-8-402 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GEEN), operated by WestJet Encore, was involved in an incident at Calgary due to a cockpit display failure. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GEENWestJet Encore De Havilland Canada Dash 8C-FQWE · WestJet Encore Incident · Jul 26, 2016On July 26, 2016, the DHC-8-402 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-FQWE), operated by WestJet Encore, was involved in an incident at Kelowna due to a landing gear failure during initial climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FQWEWestJet Encore De Havilland Canada Dash 8N362PH · Commut Incident · Jul 26, 2016On July 26, 2016, the DHC-8 202 aircraft (registration N362PH), operated by Commut, was involved in an incident at Washington. Source: Commut.USN362PHCommut De Havilland Canada Dash 8A6-EGG · Emirates Incident · Jul 26, 2016On July 26, 2016, the Boeing 777 31HER aircraft (registration A6-EGG), operated by Emirates, was involved in an incident. Source: Emirates.AEA6-EGGEmirates Boeing 777B-6613 · Shenzhen Accident · Jul 26, 2015On July 26, 2015, the Airbus A320 232 aircraft (registration B-6613), operated by Shenzhen, was involved in an accident at Guangzhou, leaving 2 injured. Source: Shenzhen.CNB-6613Shenzhen Airbus A320ZS-SSJ · SA Airlink Incident · Jul 26, 2015On July 26, 2015, the 146 RJ85 aircraft (registration ZS-SSJ), operated by SA Airlink, was involved in an incident at Johannesburgo. Source: SA Airlink.ZAZS-SSJSA Airlink BAe 146 / Avro RJZS-SXD · SAA Incident · Jul 26, 2015On July 26, 2015, the Airbus A340 313E aircraft (registration ZS-SXD), operated by SAA, was involved in an incident at Johannesburgo. Source: SAA.ZAZS-SXDSAA Airbus A340D-AILB · Lufthansa Cityline Incident · Jul 26, 2015On July 26, 2015, the Airbus A319-114 aircraft (registration D-AILB), operated by Lufthansa Cityline, was involved in an incident at Munich. Source: Lufthansa Cityline.DED-AILBLufthansa Cityline Airbus A319D4-CBP · TACV Incident · Jul 26, 2014On July 26, 2014, the Boeing 757 2Q8 aircraft (registration D4-CBP), operated by TACV, was involved in an incident at Praia. Source: TACV.CVD4-CBPTACV Boeing 757N922DL · Delta Air Lines Incident · Jul 26, 2014On July 26, 2014, the DC-9 88 aircraft (registration N922DL), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Milwaukee. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN922DLDelta Air Lines McDonnell Douglas MD-80CC-BAG · LATAM Incident · Jul 26, 2014On July 26, 2014, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration CC-BAG), operated by LATAM, was involved in an incident at San Jose. Source: LATAM.CLCC-BAGLATAM Airbus A320VH-VNG · Tiger Incident · Jul 26, 2014On July 26, 2014, the Airbus A320 232 aircraft (registration VH-VNG), operated by Tiger, was involved in an incident at Sydney. Source: Tiger.AUVH-VNGTiger Airbus A320VH-NXL · Cobham Incident · Jul 26, 2014On July 26, 2014, the Boeing 717-200 aircraft (registration VH-NXL), operated by Cobham, was involved in an incident at Perth. Source: the TSB (Canada).AUVH-NXLCobham Boeing 717N633DL · Delta Air Lines Incident · Jul 26, 2013On July 26, 2013, the Boeing 757 232 aircraft (registration N633DL), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Atlanta. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN633DLDelta Air Lines Boeing 757N825NN · American Airlines Incident · Jul 26, 2013On July 26, 2013, the Boeing 737-823(WL) aircraft (registration N825NN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Miami. Source: American Airlines.USN825NNAmerican Airlines Boeing 737N963DL · Delta Air Lines Incident · Jul 26, 2013On July 26, 2013, the DC-9 88 aircraft (registration N963DL), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN963DLDelta Air Lines McDonnell Douglas MD-80EI-EMJ · Ryanair Incident · Jul 26, 2013On July 26, 2013, the Boeing 737-8AS(WL) aircraft (registration EI-EMJ), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Budapest. Source: Ryanair.IEEI-EMJRyanair Boeing 737D-AGWX · Eurowings Incident · Jul 26, 2013On July 26, 2013, the Airbus A319-132 aircraft (registration D-AGWX), operated by Eurowings, was involved in an incident at Stuttgart and Hamburg. Source: Eurowings.DED-AGWXEurowings Airbus A319EI-ENM · Ryanair Incident · Jul 26, 2012On July 26, 2012, the Boeing 737-8AS(WL) aircraft (registration EI-ENM), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident. Source: the BEA (France).IEEI-ENMRyanair Boeing 737

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