
The German airship leaves Lakehurst to circle the planet with passengers on board. It would return three weeks later after crossing the Atlantic, Siberia and the Pacific: the first round-the-world flight by a passenger aircraft.
Wilbur Wright makes the Wright brothers’ first public flight at the Le Mans racecourse and leaves Europe speechless.
The 1930 Challenge International de Tourisme ends in Berlin, won again by Fritz Morzik in a BFW M.23.
Hélène Boucher sets two international speed records in a Caudron C.450: 409 km/h over 1,000 kilometres and 412 km/h over 100.
James Ayling and Leonard Reid leave Wasaga Beach in a de Havilland Dragon and reach England 30 hours 50 minutes later: the first non-stop Canada–England flight.
The Caravan takes off, the single turboprop that became the workhorse of FedEx and of remote skies.
Japan Airlines founds J-Air, its jet regional.
East-West Airlines, India’s first private airline after liberalisation, ceases operations.
Formosa Airlines, the Taiwanese regional, disappears as it merges with Mandarin Airlines.
A sightseeing Ecureuil helicopter and a Piper Saratoga collide over the Hudson off Manhattan; all nine aboard both aircraft die.
Occurrences recorded on August 8 in earlier years across the fleet we document; this year’s are in News. Each one opens the record of the aircraft involved.
Incident · Aug 8, 2025On August 8, 2025, the Airbus A20N aircraft (registration VT-IZE), operated by IndiGo, was involved in an incident at Singapore. Source: IndiGo.INVT-IZEIndiGo Airbus A320
Incident · Aug 8, 2025On August 8, 2025, the Airbus A350-941 aircraft (registration F-HTYC), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident. Source: Air France.FRF-HTYCAir France Airbus A350 XWB
Incident · Aug 8, 2024On August 8, 2024, the Airbus A321-231 aircraft (registration N521UW), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: American Airlines.USN521UWAmerican Airlines Airbus A321
Incident · Aug 8, 2024On August 8, 2024, the Embraer ERJ-195LR (ERJ-190-200 LR) aircraft (registration SE-RSN), operated by SAS Link, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: SAS Link.SESE-RSNSAS Link Embraer E190 / E195
Accident · Aug 8, 2024On August 8, 2024, the Airbus A321-231 aircraft (registration N542UW), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an accident at Waycross, Georgia (United States), leaving 4 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN542UWAmerican Airlines Airbus A321
Accident · Aug 8, 2023On August 8, 2023, the Boeing 737-8K2(WL) aircraft (registration PH-BXZ), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an accident at Helsinki. Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.NLPH-BXZKLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 737
Incident · Aug 8, 2023On August 8, 2023, the Airbus A319-132 aircraft (registration YU-APK), operated by Serbia, was involved in an incident at Moscow. Source: Serbia.RSYU-APKSerbia Airbus A319
Incident · Aug 8, 2022On August 8, 2022, the Airbus A21N aircraft (registration C-GOJC), operated by Air Transat, was involved in an incident at San Francisco. Source: Air Transat.CAC-GOJCAir Transat Airbus A321
Incident · Aug 8, 2022On August 8, 2022, the Boeing 737NG 8K5/W aircraft (registration OO-JAF), operated by TUI Belgium, was involved in an incident at Zurich. Source: TUI Belgium.BEOO-JAFTUI Belgium Boeing 737
Incident · Aug 8, 2022On August 8, 2022, the Boeing 737NG 838/W aircraft (registration VH-XZH), operated by Qantas, was involved in an incident at Queenstown. Source: Qantas.AUVH-XZHQantas Boeing 737
Incident · Aug 8, 2022On August 8, 2022, the Boeing 737-852(WL) aircraft (registration XA-DRA), operated by Aeroméxico, was involved in an incident at Chicago. Source: Aeroméxico.MXXA-DRAAeroméxico Boeing 737
Incident · Aug 8, 2022On August 8, 2022, the Airbus A21N aircraft (registration G-WUKP), operated by Wizz, was involved in an incident at Catania. Source: Wizz.GBG-WUKPWizz Airbus A321
Incident · Aug 8, 2021On August 8, 2021, the Airbus A319-132 aircraft (registration N521NK), operated by Spirit Airlines, was involved in an incident at Houston. Source: the FAA (United States).USN521NKSpirit Airlines Airbus A319
Incident · Aug 8, 2021On August 8, 2021, the Airbus A330-323 aircraft (registration N808NW), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN808NWDelta Air Lines Airbus A330
Incident · Aug 8, 2020On August 8, 2020, the aircraft (registration N799JN), operated by Western Global, was involved in an incident at Brussels. Source: Western Global.USN799JNWestern Global McDonnell Douglas MD-11
Incident · Aug 8, 2020On August 8, 2020, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration VT-HKG), operated by AirAsia India, was involved in an incident at Ranchi. Source: AirAsia India.INVT-HKGAirAsia India Airbus A320
Incident · Aug 8, 2020On August 8, 2020, the Airbus A320 232SL aircraft (registration ZK-OXK), operated by Air New Zealand, was involved in an incident at Christchurch. Source: Air New Zealand.NZZK-OXKAir New Zealand Airbus A320
Accident · Aug 8, 2019On August 8, 2019, the Airbus A330-342 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-GCTS), operated by Air Transat, was involved in an accident at Paris due to the presence of smoke during initial climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GCTSAir Transat Airbus A330
Incident · Aug 8, 2019On August 8, 2019, the Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner aircraft (registration N14001), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Boston. Source: United Airlines.USN14001United Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Incident · Aug 8, 2019On August 8, 2019, the Embraer ERJ 170-200 SU (Embraer) aircraft (registration C-FEKD), operated by Sky Regional, was involved in an incident at Chicago due to a hard landing. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FEKDSky Regional Embraer E170 / E175
Incident · Aug 8, 2019On August 8, 2019, the Airbus A380 861 aircraft (registration A6-EOY), operated by Emirates, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: Emirates.AEA6-EOYEmirates Airbus A380
Incident · Aug 8, 2019On August 8, 2019, the Embraer ERJ-190AR aircraft (registration LV-CPJ), operated by Austral Líneas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Comodoro Rivadavia-General Enrique Mosconi International Airport, CB ( (Argentina) due to a runway incursion. Source: Austral Líneas Aéreas.ARLV-CPJAustral Líneas Aéreas Embraer E190 / E195
Accident · Aug 8, 2019On August 8, 2019, the Airbus A321 aircraft (registration N717FR), operated by Frontier Airlines, was involved in an accident at Orlando, Florida (United States) due to a tailstrike. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN717FRFrontier Airlines Airbus A321
Incident · Aug 8, 2018On August 8, 2018, the Boeing 737NG 76N/W aircraft (registration LV-CAD), operated by Argentinas, was involved in an incident at Resistencia. Source: Argentinas.ARLV-CADArgentinas Boeing 737
Incident · Aug 8, 2018On August 8, 2018, the Bombardier CRJ 900 LR aircraft (registration D-ACKD), operated by Lufthansa Cityline, was involved in an incident at Munich. Source: Lufthansa Cityline.DED-ACKDLufthansa Cityline Bombardier CRJ
Incident · Aug 8, 2018On August 8, 2018, the Boeing 777 340ER aircraft (registration AP-BID), operated by Pakistan International Airlines, was involved in an incident at Lahore. Source: PIA.PKAP-BIDPakistan International Airlines Boeing 777
Incident · Aug 8, 2017On August 8, 2017, the DC-9 83 aircraft (registration UR-COC), was involved in an incident at Kyiv.UAUR-COCDesconocida McDonnell Douglas MD-80
Incident · Aug 8, 2017On August 8, 2017, the Boeing 787-9 aircraft (registration N825AA), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Madrid (Spain) due to a ground collision with another aircraft. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN825AAAmerican Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Incident · Aug 8, 2017On August 8, 2017, the Embraer ERJ-175LR (ERJ-170-200 LR) aircraft (registration N226NN), operated by American Eagle, was involved in an incident at Toronto. Source: American Eagle.USN226NNAmerican Eagle Embraer E170 / E175
Incident · Aug 8, 2017On August 8, 2017, the Airbus A340 313X aircraft (registration OY-KBM), operated by SAS Scandinavian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Keflavik. Source: SAS Scandinavian Airlines.DKOY-KBMSAS Scandinavian Airlines Airbus A340
Incident · Aug 8, 2017On August 8, 2017, the Boeing 777-222(ER) aircraft (registration N783UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Ottawa. Source: United Airlines.USN783UAUnited Airlines Boeing 777
Accident · Aug 8, 2017On August 8, 2017, the Boeing 737-7CT (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GYWJ), operated by WestJet, was involved in an accident at Dublin due to injuries to cabin crew while taxiing. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GYWJWestJet Boeing 737
Accident · Aug 8, 2017On August 8, 2017, the Embraer ERJ-175LR (ERJ-170-200 LR) aircraft (registration N105HQ), operated by American Eagle, was involved in an accident at Columbus. Source: the FAA (United States).USN105HQAmerican Eagle Embraer E170 / E175
Incident · Aug 8, 2017On August 8, 2017, the Boeing Boeing 737NG 8KN/W aircraft (registration A6-FDS), operated by flydubai, was involved in an incident at Dubai. Source: GCAA.AEA6-FDSflydubai Boeing 737
Incident · Aug 8, 2016On August 8, 2016, the Boeing 787-9 (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-FNOE), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at London due to a cockpit display failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FNOEAir Canada Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Incident · Aug 8, 2016On August 8, 2016, the Boeing 757-23A (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-FLAJ), operated by Cargojet, was involved in an incident at Montreal. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FLAJCargojet Boeing 757
Incident · Aug 8, 2016On August 8, 2016, the Boeing Boeing 777-31H(ER) aircraft (registration A6-ECF), operated by Emirates, was involved in an incident at Dubai. Source: Emirates.AEA6-ECFEmirates Boeing 777
Accident · Aug 8, 2016On August 8, 2016, the Boeing 737-3H4 aircraft (registration N359SW), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an accident at El Paso. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN359SWSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737
Incident · Aug 8, 2016On August 8, 2016, the DC-9 83 aircraft (registration N983TW), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Kansas City. Source: American Airlines.USN983TWAmerican Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-80
Incident · Aug 8, 2016On August 8, 2016, the Airbus A300 B2-203 aircraft (registration EP-IBS), operated by Iran, was involved in an incident at Isfahan. Source: Iran.IREP-IBSIran Airbus A300
Incident · Aug 8, 2016On August 8, 2016, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration AP-BLA), operated by Pakistan International Airlines, was involved in an incident at Islamabad. Source: PIA.PKAP-BLAPakistan International Airlines Airbus A320
Incident · Aug 8, 2015On August 8, 2015, the Airbus Airbus A340 642 aircraft (registration D-AIHR), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIHRLufthansa Airbus A340
Incident · Aug 8, 2014On August 8, 2014, the Airbus AIRBUS A319-111 aircraft (registration G-EZBN), operated by Easyjet, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: Easyjet.GBG-EZBNEasyjet Airbus A319
Incident · Aug 8, 2014On August 8, 2014, the aircraft (registration VT-JEL), operated by Jet Airways, was involved in an incident. Source: Jet Airways.INVT-JELJet Airways Boeing 777
Accident · Aug 8, 2014On August 8, 2014, the Airbus A340 313X aircraft (registration D-AIGM), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an accident at Dallas. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIGMLufthansa Airbus A340
Incident · Aug 8, 2013On August 8, 2013, the Airbus A320-251N(WL) aircraft (registration N505AE), operated by American Eagle, was involved in an incident at Raleigh/Durham. Source: American Eagle.USN505AEAmerican Eagle Bombardier CRJ
Accident · Aug 8, 2013On August 8, 2013, the Boeing 737-832(WL) aircraft (registration N378DA), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an accident, leaving 4 injured. Source: the FAA (United States).USN378DADelta Air Lines Boeing 737
Incident · Aug 8, 2012On August 8, 2012, the Airbus A340 642 aircraft (registration D-AIHA), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident. Source: the BFU (Germany).DED-AIHALufthansa Airbus A340
Incident · Aug 8, 2012On August 8, 2012, the aircraft (registration CC-CQC), operated by LAN, was involved in an incident at Santiago. Source: LAN.CLCC-CQCLAN Airbus A340
Accident · Aug 8, 2012On August 8, 2012, the Airbus Airbus A340 642 aircraft (registration G-VWKD), operated by Virgin Atlantic, was involved in an accident. Source: the FAA (United States).GBG-VWKDVirgin Atlantic Airbus A340
Incident · Aug 8, 2012On August 8, 2012, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration RP-C3243), operated by Cebu Pacific, was involved in an incident at Manila. Source: Cebu Pacific.PHRP-C3243Cebu Pacific Airbus A320
Incident · Aug 8, 2012On August 8, 2012, the Boeing 777-206(ER) aircraft (registration PH-BQO), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.NLPH-BQOKLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 777
Incident · Aug 8, 2012On August 8, 2012, the DHC-8 402 aircraft (registration JA846C), operated by Japan Air Commuter, was involved in an incident at Fukuoka. Source: Japan Air Commuter.JPJA846CJapan Air Commuter De Havilland Canada Dash 8
Incident · Aug 8, 2011On August 8, 2011, the Airbus A319-111 aircraft (registration F-GRXC), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident at Casablanca-Mohammed V Airport (Morocco). Source: Air France.FRF-GRXCAir France Airbus A319
Incident · Aug 8, 2011On August 8, 2011, the Boeing BOEING 747-436 aircraft (registration G-BNLJ), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at Ciudad del Cabo. Source: British Airways.GBG-BNLJBritish Airways Boeing 747
Incident · Aug 8, 2011On August 8, 2011, the Boeing 757 330/W aircraft (registration D-ABOK), operated by Condor, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt. Source: the BFU (Germany).DED-ABOKCondor Boeing 757
Incident · Aug 8, 2010On August 8, 2010, the Boeing 777 21HLR aircraft (registration A6-EWC), operated by Emirates, was involved in an incident at Dubai. Source: GCAA.AEA6-EWCEmirates Boeing 777
Incident · Aug 8, 2010On August 8, 2010, the Boeing 737-490 aircraft (registration N708AS), operated by Alaska Airlines, was involved in an incident at Sitka Rocky Gutierrez (SIT) Airport (United States) due to a bird strike. Source: Alaska Airlines.USN708ASAlaska Airlines Boeing 737
Incident · Aug 8, 2008On August 8, 2008, the McDonnell Douglas MD-82 aircraft (registration N432AA), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Dca-Dfw (United States) due to the overheating or fire of an electronic device on board. Source: American Airlines.USN432AAAmerican Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-80
Accident · Aug 8, 2005On August 8, 2005, the Boeing 737-824 aircraft (registration N73270), was involved in an accident at Newark, New Jersey (United States) due to a ground collision with another aircraft while taxiing. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN73270United Airlines Boeing 737Photo: Autor desconocido · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons