
First flight of the Embraer ERJ-145, the 50-seat jet that pulled Embraer out of crisis and founded the dynasty of Brazilian jets that flies all over the world today.
Hélène Boucher sets the women’s speed record in a Caudron C.450: 445 km/h.
The Lockheed Model 10 Electra makes its first scheduled passenger flight, with Northwest Airlines.
The Cessna 620 takes off, the four-engined executive aircraft Cessna cancelled without selling one.
Moscow opens Sheremetyevo Airport, today the busiest in Russia.
Abruzzo, Anderson and Newman leave Presque Isle, Maine, in the balloon Double Eagle II to attempt the Atlantic.
Two Aeroflot Tu-134s collide in mid-air over Ukraine after an air traffic control error: all 178 people on both aircraft die, among them the Pakhtakor Tashkent football team.
A bomb under a seat explodes on a 747 between Tokyo and Honolulu: a Japanese teenager dies; the aircraft lands at Honolulu.
A Westland Lynx with special composite rotor blades sets the world speed record for helicopters: 400.87 km/h.
Wind Jet, the Sicilian low-cost carrier, ceases operations.
Occurrences recorded on August 11 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 11, 2025On August 11, 2025, the Boeing 737-8K2(WL) aircraft (registration PH-HSW), operated by Transavia, was involved in an incident at Faro. Source: Transavia.NLPH-HSWTransavia Boeing 737
Incident · Aug 11, 2025On August 11, 2025, the Boeing 767-336 aircraft (registration N700KW), operated by Eastern, was involved in an incident at Tallahassee. Source: Eastern.USN700KWEastern Boeing 767
Incident · Aug 11, 2025On August 11, 2025, the Airbus A321-271N(WL) aircraft (registration N226HA), operated by Hawaiian Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: Hawaiian Airlines.USN226HAHawaiian Airlines Airbus A321
Incident · Aug 11, 2025On August 11, 2025, the Airbus A320 aircraft (registration VH-VQL), operated by Jetstar Airways, was involved in an incident at Hervey Bay Airport, Queensland (Australia). Source: the ATSB (Australia).AUVH-VQLJetstar Airways Airbus A320
Incident · Aug 11, 2025On August 11, 2025, the Airbus A320 232 aircraft (registration VH-VQL), operated by Jetstar Airways, was involved in an incident at Hervey Bay. Source: the ATSB (Australia).AUVH-VQLJetstar Airways Airbus A320
Incident · Aug 11, 2024On August 11, 2024, the Boeing 777-35EER aircraft (registration B-16711), operated by EVA Air, was involved in an incident near Sabah (Malaysia) due to turbulence, leaving 6 injured. Source: EVA Air.CNB-16711EVA Air Boeing 777
Accident · Aug 11, 2024On August 11, 2024, the Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft (registration SE-RYC), operated by Norwegian Air Sweden, was involved in an accident, leaving 2 injured. Source: Norwegian Air Sweden.SESE-RYCNorwegian Air Sweden Boeing 737 MAX
Incident · Aug 11, 2024On August 11, 2024, the Boeing 747 4R7F aircraft (registration 4K-SW008), operated by Silk Way, was involved in an incident at Tokyo. Source: Silk Way.AZ4K-SW008Silk Way Boeing 747
Incident · Aug 11, 2024On August 11, 2024, the Boeing 737-932ER (WL) aircraft (registration N810DN), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident 50 nautical miles west of Saskatoon (Canada) due to a cracked or broken cockpit window. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN810DNDelta Air Lines Boeing 737
Incident · Aug 11, 2023On August 11, 2023, the Airbus A320 aircraft (registration VT-NAG), operated by Asia India, was involved in an incident at Delhi. Source: Asia India.INVT-NAGAsia India Airbus A320
Incident · Aug 11, 2023On August 11, 2023, the Boeing 737-7BD(WL) aircraft (registration N7734H), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at San Diego. Source: the FAA (United States).USN7734HSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737
Incident · Aug 11, 2023On August 11, 2023, the Boeing 747-4B5 aircraft (registration N707CK), operated by Kalitta, was involved in an incident at Cincinnati. Source: Kalitta.USN707CKKalitta Boeing 747
Incident · Aug 11, 2022On August 11, 2022, the Boeing 737NG 8GJ/W aircraft (registration F-GZHA), operated by Transavia, was involved in an incident at Paris. Source: Transavia.FRF-GZHATransavia Boeing 737
Accident · Aug 11, 2021On August 11, 2021, the aircraft (registration N296UP), operated by UPS Airlines, was involved in an accident at Phoenix. Source: the FAA (United States).USN296UPUPS Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-11
Incident · Aug 11, 2021On August 11, 2021, the Boeing 737NG 8LP/W aircraft (registration LV-FWS), operated by Argentinas, was involved in an incident at Neuquen. Source: Argentinas.ARLV-FWSArgentinas Boeing 737
Incident · Aug 11, 2021On August 11, 2021, the Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner aircraft (registration N14011), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Newark. Source: the FAA (United States).USN14011United Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Incident · Aug 11, 2021On August 11, 2021, the Embraer Superjet 100 95 B aircraft (registration RA-89057), operated by Rossiya Airlines, was involved in an incident at Moscow. Source: Rossiya Airlines.RURA-89057Rossiya Airlines Sukhoi Superjet 100
Incident · Aug 11, 2021On August 11, 2021, the Boeing 737-800(WL) aircraft (registration LN-ENN), operated by Norwegian Air Shuttle, was involved in an incident at Oslo. Source: Norwegian Air Shuttle.NOLN-ENNNorwegian Air Shuttle Boeing 737
Incident · Aug 11, 2020On August 11, 2020, the Boeing 767-338 aircraft (registration N313AZ), operated by ATI, was involved in an incident at Seattle. Source: ATI.USN313AZATI Boeing 767
Incident · Aug 11, 2019On August 11, 2019, the Airbus A330-343 aircraft (registration HB-JHH), operated by Swiss International Air Lines, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: Swiss International Air Lines.CHHB-JHHSwiss International Air Lines Airbus A330
Incident · Aug 11, 2019On August 11, 2019, the Boeing 777 2DZLR aircraft (registration A7-BBC), operated by Qatar Airways, was involved in an incident at Doha. Source: Qatar Airways.QAA7-BBCQatar Airways Boeing 777
Incident · Aug 11, 2019On August 11, 2019, the Boeing 747-430 aircraft (registration D-ABVU), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt. Source: Lufthansa.DED-ABVULufthansa Boeing 747
Incident · Aug 11, 2019On August 11, 2019, the Airbus A319-112 aircraft (registration EI-IMH), operated by Alitalia, was involved in an incident at Turin. Source: Alitalia.IEEI-IMHAlitalia Airbus A319
Incident · Aug 11, 2019On August 11, 2019, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration CS-TKP), operated by Azores, was involved in an incident at Lajes. Source: Azores.PTCS-TKPAzores Airbus A320
Incident · Aug 11, 2019On August 11, 2019, the DHC-8-311 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GABP), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Montreal due to turbulence on approach. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GABPAir Canada Jazz De Havilland Canada Dash 8
Incident · Aug 11, 2018On August 11, 2018, the Airbus Airbus A340-642 aircraft (registration EC-LEU), operated by Iberia, was involved in an incident at Quito. Source: Iberia.ESEC-LEUIberia Airbus A340
Incident · Aug 11, 2018On August 11, 2018, the Airbus A330-342 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-GCTS), operated by Air Transat, was involved in an incident at Paris due to a declared emergency with a PAN urgency call in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GCTSAir Transat Airbus A330
Incident · Aug 11, 2018On August 11, 2018, the Boeing 767-33A (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-FIYA), operated by Rouge, was involved in an incident at Lima due to a diversion for technical reasons in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FIYARouge Boeing 767
Incident · Aug 11, 2018On August 11, 2018, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration 9A-CTJ), operated by Croatia, was involved in an incident at Zagreb. Source: Croatia.HR9A-CTJCroatia Airbus A320
Incident · Aug 11, 2018On August 11, 2018, the Airbus A320-233 (WL) aircraft (registration XA-VLF), operated by Volaris, was involved in an incident at Guadalajara-Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport (GDL/M (Mexico) due to an emergency evacuation. Source: Volaris.MXXA-VLFVolaris Airbus A320
Incident · Aug 11, 2017On August 11, 2017, the Boeing 767 33AER aircraft (registration N583HA), operated by Hawaiian Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: Hawaiian Airlines.USN583HAHawaiian Airlines Boeing 767
Incident · Aug 11, 2016On August 11, 2016, the Boeing 737NG 8EH/W aircraft (registration VT-SLM), operated by SpiceJet, was involved in an incident at Hyderabad. Source: SpiceJet.INVT-SLMSpiceJet Boeing 737
Incident · Aug 11, 2016On August 11, 2016, the Airbus A320 232 aircraft (registration N632JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at Wood, South Dakota (United States), leaving 27 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN632JBJetBlue Airways Airbus A320
Incident · Aug 11, 2016On August 11, 2016, the Airbus A321-231(WL) aircraft (registration N152AA), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Philadelphia. Source: American Airlines.USN152AAAmerican Airlines Airbus A321
Incident · Aug 11, 2016On August 11, 2016, the An-24 RV aircraft (registration RA-46620), operated by Pioneer Regional, was involved in an incident at Krasnodar. Source: Pioneer Regional.RURA-46620Pioneer Regional Antonov An-24
Incident · Aug 11, 2016On August 11, 2016, the Boeing 777-232 aircraft (registration N861DA), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN861DADelta Air Lines Boeing 777
Incident · Aug 11, 2016On August 11, 2016, the Airbus AIRBUS A321-211 aircraft (registration G-TCDN), operated by Thomas Cook, was involved in an incident at Glasgow. Source: Thomas Cook.GBG-TCDNThomas Cook Airbus A321
Incident · Aug 11, 2016On August 11, 2016, the Bombardier CL-600-2C10 aircraft (registration N398CA), operated by ExpressJet, was involved in an incident at Norfolk. Source: ExpressJet.USN398CAExpressJet Bombardier CRJ
Incident · Aug 11, 2016On August 11, 2016, the Boeing Boeing 737NG 8K2/W aircraft (registration CS-TQU), operated by Euro Atlantic, was involved in an incident at Munich. Source: Euro Atlantic.PTCS-TQUEuro Atlantic Boeing 737
Incident · Aug 11, 2016On August 11, 2016, the aircraft (registration TC-AAV), operated by Pegasus, was involved in an incident at Kayseri. Source: Pegasus.TRTC-AAVPegasus Boeing 737
Accident · Aug 11, 2015On August 11, 2015, the Boeing 747-830 aircraft (registration D-ABYJ), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an accident at Frankfurt. Source: the BFU (Germany).DED-ABYJLufthansa Boeing 747
Accident · Aug 11, 2015On August 11, 2015, the Boeing 737-73V(WL) aircraft (registration N561WN), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an accident at Orlando. Source: the FAA (United States).USN561WNSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737
Accident · Aug 11, 2015On August 11, 2015, the Airbus A330 243 aircraft (registration B-6133), operated by Hainan, was involved in an accident at Beijing, leaving 30 injured. Source: Hainan.CNB-6133Hainan Airbus A330
Incident · Aug 11, 2015On August 11, 2015, the Embraer ERJ 190-100 LR aircraft (registration HB-JVL), operated by Helvetic, was involved in an incident at Zurich. Source: Helvetic.CHHB-JVLHelvetic Embraer E190 / E195
Incident · Aug 11, 2015On August 11, 2015, the Boeing 777-368ER aircraft (registration HZ-AK16), operated by Saudi Arabian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Yeda-King Abdulaziz (JED) International Airport (Saudi Arabia) due to an impact against a building. Source: Saudi Arabian Airlines.SAHZ-AK16Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 777
Incident · Aug 11, 2014On August 11, 2014, the Boeing 777-306(ER) aircraft (registration PH-BVA), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident at Bangkok. Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.NLPH-BVAKLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 777
Incident · Aug 11, 2014On August 11, 2014, the Boeing 757-223 aircraft (registration N192AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Lubbock. Source: American Airlines.USN192ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 757
Incident · Aug 11, 2014On August 11, 2014, the Boeing 777-224(ER) aircraft (registration N77006), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: United Airlines.USN77006United Airlines Boeing 777
Incident · Aug 11, 2014On August 11, 2014, the 146 RJ85 aircraft (registration ZS-ASZ), operated by SA Airlink, was involved in an incident at Pietermaritzburg. Source: SA Airlink.ZAZS-ASZSA Airlink BAe 146 / Avro RJ
Incident · Aug 11, 2013On August 11, 2013, the Boeing Boeing 737NG 8Q8/W aircraft (registration OK-TVG), operated by Travel Service, was involved in an incident at Sofia. Source: the BEA (France).CZOK-TVGTravel Service Boeing 737
Incident · Aug 11, 2012On August 11, 2012, the Airbus A320 232 aircraft (registration ZK-OJC), operated by Air New Zealand, was involved in an incident at Auckland. Source: ANZ.NZZK-OJCAir New Zealand Airbus A320
Incident · Aug 11, 2012On August 11, 2012, the Airbus Airbus A340 313X aircraft (registration HB-JMN), operated by Swiss International Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Zurich. Source: the BFU (Germany).CHHB-JMNSwiss International Air Lines Airbus A340
Incident · Aug 11, 2011On August 11, 2011, the Boeing 747-41R aircraft (registration G-VXLG), operated by Virgin Atlantic Airways, was involved in an incident at Tobago-A.N.R Robinson International Airport (TAB/TTCP) (TAB) (Trinidad and Tobago) due to an operation on a closed runway or taxiway. Source: Virgin Atlantic Airways.GBG-VXLGVirgin Atlantic Airways Boeing 747
Incident · Aug 11, 2004On August 11, 2004, the Boeing 777-236ER aircraft (registration G-VIID), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at Houston (United States) due to smoke in the cabin. Source: British Airways.GBG-VIIDBritish Airways Boeing 777
Incident · Aug 11, 1996On August 11, 1996, the Fokker F-27 Friendship 500 aircraft (registration G-BVOM), operated by Air UK, was involved in an incident Southampton Airport, Eastleigh, Southampton, Hampshire (United Kingdom) due to a tailstrike. Source: Air UK.GBG-BVOMAir UK Fokker F27 Friendship
Incident · Aug 11, 1993On August 11, 1993, the Fokker 50 aircraft (registration OO-VLN), operated by VLM Airlines, was involved in an incident at London-City (LCY) Airport (United Kingdom) due to a ground collision with another aircraft. Source: VLM Airlines.BEOO-VLNVLM Airlines Fokker 50
Incident · Aug 11, 1992On August 11, 1992, the Boeing 767-222 aircraft (registration N610UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident near London-Heathrow (LHR) Airport (United Kingdom) due to an engine failure. Source: United Airlines.USN610UAUnited Airlines Boeing 767
Incident · Aug 11, 1987On August 11, 1987, the Boeing 737-244 aircraft (registration N754UA), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Santa Monica (United States) due to a ground collision with another aircraft. Source: American Airlines.USN754UAAmerican Airlines Boeing 737Photo: Konstantin von Wedelstaedt · GFDL 1.2 · Wikimedia Commons