July 301926
Henry Ford unveils the “Flivver”
Milestone100 years ago
10historical events
60occurrences in earlier years
1910–2025years covered
Fact of the day
On his 63rd birthday, Henry Ford unveils the Ford Flivver, a tiny single-seater with which he dreamed of doing for the aeroplane what the Model T had done for the car. The “Model T of the air” never reached production, but it foreshadowed the dream of an aircraft for everyone.
Also on this day · 9
1910First flight The Bristol Boxkite flies
The Boxkite takes off, the first aircraft built in quantity in Britain.
1912First flight The Zeppelin Hansa flies
The LZ 13 Hansa takes off, the DELAG airship that made the first international passenger flight, to Denmark and Sweden.
1914Record Tryggve Gran crosses the North Sea
Norwegian Tryggve Gran, a veteran of Scott’s Antarctic expedition, flies a Blériot from Cruden Bay in Scotland to Jæren in Norway: the first crossing of the North Sea by aeroplane, four days before war breaks out.
1923First flight The de Havilland DH.50 flies
The de Havilland DH.50, a British airliner, makes its first flight.
1971Accident All Nippon 58: collision over Morioka
A fighter on a training flight collides with the 727 in cruise: 162 lives lost, at the time the world’s worst air disaster. Japan reorganised the separation between civil and military aviation.
1976Accident Madagascar’s prime minister dies
Malagasy Prime Minister Joël Rakotomalala dies with three others when his helicopter crashes into the sea.
1992Accident TWA 843 burns at JFK
A TriStar rejects its take-off at New York-JFK after a false stall warning, runs off the runway and burns; all 292 people on board evacuate alive.
1997Accident An Air Littoral ATR 42 overruns at Florence
An Air Littoral ATR 42 runs off the runway on landing at Florence; one of the 17 aboard dies.
1998Accident Proteus 706 and the ocean liner
A Beech 1900 that had diverted so its passengers could see an ocean liner in Quiberon Bay collides with a light aircraft: everyone on both aircraft dies.
This day in earlier years · 60
Occurrences recorded on July 30 in earlier years across the fleet we document; this year’s are in News. Each one opens the record of the aircraft involved.
Incident · Jul 30, 2025On July 30, 2025, the Airbus A380-861 aircraft (registration A7-APJ), operated by Qatar Airways, was involved in an incident at Paris. Source: Qatar Airways.QAA7-APJQatar Airways Airbus A380
Incident · Jul 30, 2025On July 30, 2025, the Boeing 777-222(ER) aircraft (registration N229UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at London. Source: United Airlines.USN229UAUnited Airlines Boeing 777
Incident · Jul 30, 2025On July 30, 2025, the Boeing 747 481BDSF aircraft (registration TC-ACF), operated by ACT, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam (Hong Kong). Source: ACT.TRTC-ACFACT Boeing 747
Incident · Jul 30, 2025On July 30, 2025, the Boeing 737NG 8HX/W aircraft (registration B-5592), operated by Shandong, was involved in an incident at Xiamen. Source: Shandong.CNB-5592Shandong Boeing 737
Accident · Jul 30, 2025On July 30, 2025, the Airbus A330 aircraft (registration N422DZ), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an accident at Creston, Wyoming (United States), leaving 7 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN422DZDelta Air Lines Airbus A330
Incident · Jul 30, 2025On July 30, 2025, the Airbus A320-251N aircraft (registration N904AV), operated by Avianca El Salvador, was involved in an incident at San José-Juan Santamaria (SJO) International Airport (Costa Rica) due to a bird strike. Source: Avianca El Salvador.USN904AVAvianca El Salvador Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 30, 2025On July 30, 2025, the Boeing 737-8AS (WL) aircraft (registration 9H-QEP), operated by Malta Air, opf Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Berlin-Brandenburg (BER) Airport (Germany) due to a bird strike. Source: Malta Air, opf Ryanair.MT9H-QEPMalta Air, opf Ryanair Boeing 737
Incident · Jul 30, 2023On July 30, 2023, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration G-EJCI), operated by easyJet, was involved in an incident at Toulouse. Source: the AAIB (United Kingdom).GBG-EJCIeasyJet Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 30, 2023On July 30, 2023, the Boeing 747 4FTF aircraft (registration B-2476), operated by Air China, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: Air China.CNB-2476Air China Boeing 747
Incident · Jul 30, 2022On July 30, 2022, the Bombardier CL-600-2D24 aircraft (registration N146PQ), operated by Endeavor Air, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: the FAA (United States).USN146PQEndeavor Air Bombardier CRJ Incident · Jul 30, 2022On July 30, 2022, the Boeing 737-84P(WL) aircraft (registration SE-RXA), operated by Norwegian Air Sweden, was involved in an incident at Stockholm. Source: Norwegian Air Sweden.SESE-RXANorwegian Air Sweden Boeing 737 Accident · Jul 30, 2022On July 30, 2022, the Boeing 737NG 86N/W aircraft (registration HS-DBR), operated by Nok, was involved in an accident at Chiang Rai. Source: Nok.THHS-DBRNok Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 30, 2022On July 30, 2022, the Airbus A320 aircraft (registration PK-BKF), operated by Batik, was involved in an incident at Jakarta. Source: Batik.IDPK-BKFBatik Airbus A320
Incident · Jul 30, 2021On July 30, 2021, the Avro RJ85 aircraft (registration CP-2889), operated by Ecojet, was involved in an incident at Santa Cruz-Viru Viru (VVI) International Airport (Bolivia) due to an engine failure. Source: Ecojet.BOCP-2889Ecojet BAe 146 / Avro RJ
Incident · Jul 30, 2021On July 30, 2021, the Boeing 737-8 (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-FSIL), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Winnipeg. Source: Air Canada.CAC-FSILAir Canada Boeing 737 MAX
Incident · Jul 30, 2021On July 30, 2021, the Airbus A321-251NX(WL) aircraft (registration G-UZMF), operated by easyJet, was involved in an incident at Bristol. Source: easyJet.GBG-UZMFeasyJet Airbus A321 Incident · Jul 30, 2020On July 30, 2020, the Bombardier CL-600-2B19 (Series 100) (Bombardier) aircraft (registration C-GOJA), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Toronto. Source: Air Canada Jazz.CAC-GOJAAir Canada Jazz Bombardier CRJ
Incident · Jul 30, 2020On July 30, 2020, the DHC-8 311Q aircraft (registration ZK-NEA), operated by Air New Zealand, was involved in an incident at Nelson. Source: ANZ.NZZK-NEAAir New Zealand De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Jul 30, 2019On July 30, 2019, the Boeing 747 406 SCD aircraft (registration PH-BFH), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident at Athens. Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.NLPH-BFHKLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 747
Accident · Jul 30, 2019On July 30, 2019, the Boeing 777-3F2(ER) aircraft (registration TC-JJM), operated by Turkish Airlines, was involved in an accident at Istanbul. Source: Turkish Airlines.TRTC-JJMTurkish Airlines Boeing 777
Incident · Jul 30, 2019On July 30, 2019, the Airbus A321-231(WL) aircraft (registration N143AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at New Orleans. Source: American Airlines.USN143ANAmerican Airlines Airbus A321 Incident · Jul 30, 2019On July 30, 2019, the Airbus A321-231(WL) aircraft (registration XA-VLJ), operated by Volaris, was involved in an incident at Guadalajara. Source: Volaris.MXXA-VLJVolaris Airbus A321 Incident · Jul 30, 2018On July 30, 2018, the Boeing 737-8CT (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-FBWI), operated by WestJet, was involved in an incident at Calgary and Lethbridge due to wind shear on final approach. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FBWIWestJet Boeing 737 Accident · Jul 30, 2018On July 30, 2018, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration OE-LBM), operated by Austrian Airlines, was involved in an accident at Sofia, leaving 5 injured. Source: Austrian Airlines.ATOE-LBMAustrian Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 30, 2018On July 30, 2018, the Airbus AIRBUS A320-232 aircraft (registration G-GATR), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at London. Source: British Airways.GBG-GATRBritish Airways Airbus A320
Incident · Jul 30, 2018On July 30, 2018, the Boeing 787-8 (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GHPV), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Tokyo. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GHPVAir Canada Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Incident · Jul 30, 2018On July 30, 2018, the Boeing 737NG 94XER aircraft (registration UR-PSL), operated by UIA, was involved in an incident at Lviv. Source: UIA.UAUR-PSLUIA Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 30, 2017On July 30, 2017, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration G-EUUZ), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at Berlin. Source: British Airways.GBG-EUUZBritish Airways Airbus A320
Incident · Jul 30, 2017On July 30, 2017, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft (registration G-VYUM), operated by Virgin Atlantic, was involved in an incident at Los Angeles. Source: Virgin Atlantic.GBG-VYUMVirgin Atlantic Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Incident · Jul 30, 2017On July 30, 2017, the Airbus A330 243 aircraft (registration 4R-ALB), operated by SriLankan, was involved in an incident at Colombo. Source: SriLankan.LK4R-ALBSriLankan Airbus A330
Incident · Jul 30, 2017On July 30, 2017, the Airbus A320-214 (WL) aircraft (registration N742AV), operated by Avianca, was involved in an incident southeast of Cali (Colombia) due to an EGPWS terrain proximity alert. Source: Avianca.USN742AVAvianca Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 30, 2016On July 30, 2016, the Airbus A320-214 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-GKOE), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Calgary due to wind shear on final approach. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GKOEAir Canada Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 30, 2016On July 30, 2016, the Bombardier CL-600-2B19 (Series 100) (Canadair) aircraft (registration C-FWJF), operated by Georgian, was involved in an incident at Grand Rapids due to a declared emergency with a PAN urgency call. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FWJFGeorgian Bombardier CRJ Incident · Jul 30, 2016On July 30, 2016, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration EC-JGM), operated by Vueling, was involved in an incident at Barcelona. Source: Vueling.ESEC-JGMVueling Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 30, 2016On July 30, 2016, the Boeing Boeing 777-367(ER) aircraft (registration B-KPF), operated by Cathay Pacific, was involved in an incident. Source: Cathay Pacific.CNB-KPFCathay Pacific Boeing 777
Incident · Jul 30, 2016On July 30, 2016, the aircraft (registration N621AE), operated by Trans States, was involved in an incident at Toronto due to a pressurisation failure. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN621AETrans States Embraer ERJ 135 / 145
Incident · Jul 30, 2016On July 30, 2016, the Boeing 737-924(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N69833), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Los Angeles. Source: United Airlines.USN69833United Airlines Boeing 737
Incident · Jul 30, 2015On July 30, 2015, the Boeing 767-375 (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GLCA), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Toronto due to a failure of the indicating systems during the climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GLCAAir Canada Boeing 767 Incident · Jul 30, 2015On July 30, 2015, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N604NK), operated by Spirit Airlines, was involved in an incident at Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport (United States) due to a landing gear fire. Source: Spirit Airlines.USN604NKSpirit Airlines Airbus A320
Incident · Jul 30, 2015On July 30, 2015, the Boeing 737-8AS(WL) aircraft (registration EI-DWP), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident East Midlands. Source: Ryanair.IEEI-DWPRyanair Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 30, 2015On July 30, 2015, the Boeing Boeing 777 31H aircraft (registration A6-EMO), operated by Emirates, was involved in an incident at Colombo. Source: Emirates.AEA6-EMOEmirates Boeing 777 Incident · Jul 30, 2015On July 30, 2015, the Boeing 787 8 aircraft (registration VT-ANA), operated by Air India, was involved in an incident at Delhi. Source: Air India.INVT-ANAAir India Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Jul 30, 2015On July 30, 2015, the Airbus A330 243 aircraft (registration B-6133), operated by Hainan, was involved in an incident at Paris. Source: Hainan.CNB-6133Hainan Airbus A330
Accident · Jul 30, 2015On July 30, 2015, the DC-9-82(MD-82) aircraft (registration N7548A), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an accident at Dallas. Source: American Airlines.USN7548AAmerican Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Incident · Jul 30, 2015On July 30, 2015, the Airbus A321 211 aircraft (registration VP-BOC), operated by Aeroflot, was involved in an incident at Milan. Source: Aeroflot.BMVP-BOCAeroflot Airbus A321
Incident · Jul 30, 2015On July 30, 2015, the 340 B aircraft (registration VH-ZLR), operated by REX, was involved in an incident at Mildura. Source: the TSB (Canada).AUVH-ZLRREX Saab 340 / 2000 Incident · Jul 30, 2014On July 30, 2014, the DHC-8 402 aircraft (registration JA844C), operated by JAC, was involved in an incident at Osaka and Oki Island. Source: JAC.JPJA844CJAC De Havilland Canada Dash 8
Incident · Jul 30, 2014On July 30, 2014, the Airbus A300 F4-622R aircraft (registration N165UP), operated by UPS Airlines, was involved in an incident at Sacramento. Source: UPS Airlines.USN165UPUPS Airlines Airbus A300
Accident · Jul 30, 2014On July 30, 2014, the Airbus A320 211 aircraft (registration N314US), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an accident. Source: the FAA (United States).USN314USDelta Air Lines Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 30, 2014On July 30, 2014, the aircraft (registration N837AE), operated by Envoy, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: Envoy.USN837AEEnvoy Embraer ERJ 135 / 145 Accident · Jul 30, 2012On July 30, 2012, the Airbus Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration VQ-BFM), operated by Vladivostok, was involved in an accident at Khabarovsk. Source: Vladivostok.BMVQ-BFMVladivostok Airbus A320
Incident · Jul 30, 2012On July 30, 2012, the Airbus Airbus A330 343X aircraft (registration VQ-BEK), operated by Aeroflot, was involved in an incident at Antalya. Source: Aeroflot.BMVQ-BEKAeroflot Airbus A330 Incident · Jul 30, 2012On July 30, 2012, the Boeing 767 375ER aircraft (registration C-FCAF), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Fairbanks. Source: Air Canada.CAC-FCAFAir Canada Boeing 767 Incident · Jul 30, 2012On July 30, 2012, the Airbus A320 232 aircraft (registration JA02JJ), operated by Jetstar Japan, was involved in an incident at Tokyo. Source: Jetstar Japan.JPJA02JJJetstar Japan Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 30, 2012On July 30, 2012, the Boeing 777-222(ER) aircraft (registration N212UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Honolulu. Source: United Airlines.USN212UAUnited Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Jul 30, 2012On July 30, 2012, the Boeing 737NG 8S3/W aircraft (registration ZS-SJB), operated by SAA, was involved in an incident. Source: SAA.ZAZS-SJBSAA Boeing 737
Incident · Jul 30, 2012On July 30, 2012, the Fokker F70 aircraft (registration PH-KZA), operated by KLM Cityhopper, was involved in an incident. Source: KLM Cityhopper.NLPH-KZAKLM Cityhopper Fokker 70
Incident · Jul 30, 2011On July 30, 2011, the Embraer ERJ 170-200 SU (Embraer) aircraft (registration C-FEJL), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Toronto due to turbulence during initial climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FEJLAir Canada Embraer E170 / E175
Incident · Jul 30, 2008On July 30, 2008, the Boeing 777-26KER aircraft (registration VN-A146), operated by Vietnam Airlines, was involved in an incident at Tokyo-Narita (NRT) International Airport (Japan) due to an engine failure. Source: Vietnam Airlines.VNVN-A146Vietnam Airlines Boeing 777 Storage · Jul 30, 2003In July 2003, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N450UA), operated by United Airlines, was placed in storage at Goodyear. Source: United Airlines.USN450UAUnited Airlines Airbus A320Photo: FlugKerl2 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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