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Also on this day · 12

This day in earlier years · 60

Occurrences recorded on August 22 in earlier years across the fleet we document; this year’s are in News. Each one opens the record of the aircraft involved.

Accident · Aug 22, 1985On August 22, 1985, the Boeing 737-236 aircraft (registration G-BGJL), operated by British Airtours, was involved in a fatal accident at Manchester Airport (United Kingdom), leaving 55 dead. Source: British Airtours.GBG-BGJLBritish Airtours Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 22, 2025On August 22, 2025, the Airbus A321-211 aircraft (registration C-GITY), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident near Toronto-Pearson (YYZ) International Airport (Canada) due to a cabin depressurisation or pressurisation failure. Source: Air Canada.CAC-GITYAir Canada Airbus A321 Incident · Aug 22, 2024On August 22, 2024, the Embraer ERJ-135 LR aircraft (registration ZS-OUV), operated by Airlink, was involved in an incident at Johannesburgo. Source: Airlink.ZAZS-OUVAirlink Embraer ERJ 135 / 145 Incident · Aug 22, 2024On August 22, 2024, the Antonov An-24RV aircraft (registration RA-46620), operated by Khabarovsk Avia, was involved in an incident 45 km from Nikolaevsk-on-Amur (Russia) due to a precautionary return or diversion. Source: Khabarovsk Avia.RURA-46620Khabarovsk Avia Antonov An-24 Incident · Aug 22, 2024On August 22, 2024, the Embraer ERJ 170-100STD (E170STD) aircraft (registration JA02FJ), operated by Fuji Dream Airlines, was involved in an incident at Nagoya/Chubu Centrair (NGO) International Airport (Japan) due to a mechanical failure. Source: Fuji Dream Airlines.JPJA02FJFuji Dream Airlines Embraer E170 / E175 Incident · Aug 22, 2024On August 22, 2024, the Boeing 747-4R7F aircraft (registration N583UP), operated by UPS Airlines, was involved in an incident due to a precautionary engine shutdown in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN583UPUPS Airlines Boeing 747 Incident · Aug 22, 2024On August 22, 2024, the Airbus A320-232 (WL) aircraft (registration VH-VFL), operated by Jetstar Airways, was involved in an incident at Melbourne (MEL) Airport (Australia). Source: Jetstar Airways.AUVH-VFLJetstar Airways Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 22, 2023On August 22, 2023, the Airbus A330-343 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-GFAF), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident due to a hydraulic system failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GFAFAir Canada Airbus A330 Incident · Aug 22, 2023On August 22, 2023, the Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft (registration PR-XMD), operated by GOL Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at São Paulo due to an engine failure during take-off. Source: CENIPA (Brazil).BRPR-XMDGOL Linhas Aéreas Boeing 737 MAX Incident · Aug 22, 2023On August 22, 2023, the Boeing 777-236(ER) aircraft (registration G-VIIR), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident. Source: British Airways.GBG-VIIRBritish Airways Boeing 777 Incident · Aug 22, 2023On August 22, 2023, the Airbus A330-343 aircraft (registration HB-JHC), operated by Swiss International Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Zurich. Source: Swiss International Air Lines.CHHB-JHCSwiss International Air Lines Airbus A330 Incident · Aug 22, 2022On August 22, 2022, the Boeing 747-830 aircraft (registration D-ABYK), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Boston due to the presence of smoke in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).DED-ABYKLufthansa Boeing 747 Incident · Aug 22, 2022On August 22, 2022, the Airbus A330-202 aircraft (registration D-AXGB), operated by Discover Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: Discover Airlines.DED-AXGBDiscover Airlines Airbus A330 Incident · Aug 22, 2022On August 22, 2022, the Boeing 737-900(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N293AK), operated by Alaska Airlines, was involved in an incident at Seattle. Source: the FAA (United States).USN293AKAlaska Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 22, 2021On August 22, 2021, the Embraer ERJ 170-200 SU (Embraer) aircraft (registration C-FRQM), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Charlottetown due to a brake failure during landing. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FRQMAir Canada Jazz Embraer E170 / E175 Incident · Aug 22, 2021On August 22, 2021, the Boeing 737-8AS(WL) aircraft (registration EI-EKD), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Cork. Source: Ryanair.IEEI-EKDRyanair Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 22, 2021On August 22, 2021, the Embraer ERJ-175LR (ERJ-170-200 LR) aircraft (registration N242NN), operated by American Eagle, was involved in an incident at Chicago. Source: the FAA (United States).USN242NNAmerican Eagle Embraer E170 / E175 Incident · Aug 22, 2020On August 22, 2020, the Boeing BOEING 747-412 aircraft (registration EI-XLM), operated by Rossiya Airlines, was involved in an incident at Krasnojarsk. Source: Rossiya Airlines.IEEI-XLMRossiya Airlines Boeing 747 Incident · Aug 22, 2020On August 22, 2020, the Boeing 747 8HVF aircraft (registration VQ-BRJ), operated by Bridge Cargo, was involved in an incident at Moscow. Source: Bridge Cargo.BMVQ-BRJBridge Cargo Boeing 747 Incident · Aug 22, 2019On August 22, 2019, the Boeing 777-240LR aircraft (registration AP-BGZ), operated by Pakistan International Airlines - PIA, was involved in an incident at Birmingham (BHX) Airport, Elmdon, Birmingham (United Kingdom) due to a problem during towing or pushback. Source: Pakistan International Airlines - PIA.PKAP-BGZPakistan International Airlines - PIA Boeing 777 Incident · Aug 22, 2019On August 22, 2019, the Boeing 737NG 86J/W aircraft (registration HL8052), operated by Eastar, was involved in an incident at Ibaraki. Source: the TSB (Canada).KRHL8052Eastar Boeing 737 Accident · Aug 22, 2019On August 22, 2019, the Boeing 737-7CT (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GWJF), operated by WestJet, was involved in an accident due to turbulence in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GWJFWestJet Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 22, 2019On August 22, 2019, the Boeing 737-8CT (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-FDMB), operated by WestJet, was involved in an incident at Calgary due to a rejected take-off. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FDMBWestJet Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 22, 2019On August 22, 2019, the Boeing 737NG 8CX/W aircraft (registration OK-TVO), operated by Smartwings, was involved in an incident. Source: Smartwings.CZOK-TVOSmartwings Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 22, 2019On August 22, 2019, the Bombardier CL-600-2D24 (Series 900) (Bombardier) aircraft (registration C-FUJZ), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Winnipeg due to a landing gear failure during initial climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FUJZAir Canada Jazz Bombardier CRJ Incident · Aug 22, 2019On August 22, 2019, the Boeing Boeing 747-4R7F aircraft (registration LX-UCV), operated by Cargolux, was involved in an incident at Luxemburgo. Source: Cargolux.LULX-UCVCargolux Boeing 747 Accident · Aug 22, 2019On August 22, 2019, the Airbus A321-271N(WL) aircraft (registration N218HA), operated by Hawaiian Airlines, was involved in an accident at Honolulu. Source: the FAA (United States).USN218HAHawaiian Airlines Airbus A321 Incident · Aug 22, 2019On August 22, 2019, the Boeing 757-223 aircraft (registration N189AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Shannon. Source: American Airlines.USN189ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 757 Incident · Aug 22, 2019On August 22, 2019, the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft (registration JA835J), operated by Japan Airlines (JAL), was involved in an incident northwest of Shimane prefecture (Japan) due to a cracked or broken cockpit window. Source: Japan Airlines (JAL).JPJA835JJapan Airlines (JAL) Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Aug 22, 2018On August 22, 2018, the Airbus Airbus A320 214SL aircraft (registration VP-BNL), operated by Aeroflot, was involved in an incident at Perm. Source: Aeroflot.BMVP-BNLAeroflot Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 22, 2018On August 22, 2018, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration N254NV), operated by Allegiant Air, was involved in an incident at Orlando. Source: Allegiant Air.USN254NVAllegiant Air Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 22, 2018On August 22, 2018, the Airbus A321-231(WL) aircraft (registration N664NK), operated by Spirit Airlines, was involved in an incident at Jacksonville. Source: Spirit Airlines.USN664NKSpirit Airlines Airbus A321 Incident · Aug 22, 2018On August 22, 2018, the Airbus Airbus A321 231SL aircraft (registration HA-LXI), operated by Wizz, was involved in an incident at Eindhoven. Source: Wizz.HUHA-LXIWizz Airbus A321 Incident · Aug 22, 2018On August 22, 2018, the Tu-204 100V aircraft (registration RA-64050), operated by Red Wings Airlines, was involved in an incident at Ufa. Source: Red Wings Airlines.RURA-64050Red Wings Airlines Tupolev Tu-204 Incident · Aug 22, 2017On August 22, 2017, the Airbus A330 203 aircraft (registration PH-AOF), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident at Nice. Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.NLPH-AOFKLM Royal Dutch Airlines Airbus A330 Incident · Aug 22, 2017On August 22, 2017, the Boeing 737-823(WL) aircraft (registration N914NN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Boston. Source: American Airlines.USN914NNAmerican Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 22, 2017On August 22, 2017, the Airbus A321-211(WL) aircraft (registration N323DN), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN323DNDelta Air Lines Airbus A321 Incident · Aug 22, 2017On August 22, 2017, the Airbus A320-216 aircraft (registration EI-DSL), operated by Alitalia, was involved in an incident at Cagliari. Source: Alitalia.IEEI-DSLAlitalia Airbus A320 Accident · Aug 22, 2017On August 22, 2017, the Bombardier Inc Cl 600 2C10 aircraft (registration N745SK), operated by SkyWest Airlines, was involved in an accident at McKellar, Tennessee (United States), leaving 11 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN745SKSkyWest Airlines Bombardier CRJ Incident · Aug 22, 2016On August 22, 2016, the Airbus A321-232 aircraft (registration TC-JMH), operated by Turkish Airlines, was involved in an incident at Istanbul. Source: Turkish Airlines.TRTC-JMHTurkish Airlines Airbus A321 Incident · Aug 22, 2016On August 22, 2016, the Airbus Airbus A330 202 aircraft (registration A7-ACB), operated by Qatar Airways, was involved in an incident at Dammam. Source: Qatar Airways.QAA7-ACBQatar Airways Airbus A330 Incident · Aug 22, 2016On August 22, 2016, the Airbus A320-211 aircraft (registration N327NW), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Myrtle Beach. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN327NWDelta Air Lines Airbus A320 Accident · Aug 22, 2016On August 22, 2016, the Boeing 737NG 86N/W aircraft (registration JA73NT), operated by Skymark, was involved in an accident at Sapporo. Source: Skymark.JPJA73NTSkymark Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 22, 2016On August 22, 2016, the Boeing 737-8EH (WL) aircraft (registration PR-GXJ), operated by Gol Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Aracaju (AJU) Airport (Brazil) due to a bird strike. Source: Gol Linhas Aéreas.BRPR-GXJGol Linhas Aéreas Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 22, 2016On August 22, 2016, the aircraft (registration OE-LAT), operated by Austrian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Moscow. Source: Austrian Airlines.ATOE-LATAustrian Airlines Boeing 767 Incident · Aug 22, 2015On August 22, 2015, the Boeing 767-375 (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GHOZ), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Belfast due to the presence of smoke in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GHOZAir Canada Boeing 767 Incident · Aug 22, 2015On August 22, 2015, the Boeing 747 430 aircraft (registration D-ABVS), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt. Source: Lufthansa.DED-ABVSLufthansa Boeing 747 Accident · Aug 22, 2015On August 22, 2015, the Airbus A330 243 aircraft (registration PK-GPO), operated by Garuda, was involved in an accident. Source: the BEA (France).IDPK-GPOGaruda Airbus A330 Incident · Aug 22, 2015On August 22, 2015, the aircraft (registration HA-LYD), operated by Wizzair, was involved in an incident at London. Source: Wizzair.HUHA-LYDWizzair Airbus A320 Accident · Aug 22, 2014On August 22, 2014, the Embraer S A Erj170-200Lr aircraft (registration N421YX), operated by Republic Airways, was involved in an accident at Hemphill, Texas (United States), leaving 2 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN421YXRepublic Airways Embraer E170 / E175 Incident · Aug 22, 2014On August 22, 2014, the Bombardier CRJ 700 702ER aircraft (registration N173GJ), operated by Gojet, was involved in an incident at Peoria. Source: Gojet.USN173GJGojet Bombardier CRJ Incident · Aug 22, 2014On August 22, 2014, the Airbus A330 243 aircraft (registration 4R-ALD), operated by Sri Lankan, was involved in an incident at Colombo. Source: Sri Lankan.LK4R-ALDSri Lankan Airbus A330 Incident · Aug 22, 2014On August 22, 2014, the Boeing 737-7H4 aircraft (registration N726SW), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Dallas. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN726SWSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 22, 2014On August 22, 2014, the Airbus A319 112 aircraft (registration VT-SCJ), operated by Air India, was involved in an incident at Jaipur. Source: Air India.INVT-SCJAir India Airbus A319 Incident · Aug 22, 2013On August 22, 2013, the Boeing BOEING 737-8K5 aircraft (registration G-FDZG), operated by Thomson, was involved in an incident at Lanzarote and Fuerteventura. Source: CIAIAC (Spain).GBG-FDZGThomson Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 22, 2012On August 22, 2012, the Embraer ERJ 170-200 SU (Embraer) aircraft (registration C-FEJF), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Toronto due to a false warning in the cockpit during initial climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FEJFAir Canada Embraer E170 / E175 Incident · Aug 22, 2011On August 22, 2011, the Boeing 757-232 aircraft (registration N655DL), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at San Juan. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN655DLDelta Air Lines Boeing 757 Incident · Aug 22, 2011On August 22, 2011, the Boeing 777 31H aircraft (registration A6-EMU), operated by Emirates, was involved in an incident at Rzeszow. Source: Emirates.AEA6-EMUEmirates Boeing 777 Incident · Aug 22, 2011On August 22, 2011, the Bombardier CL-600-2C10 aircraft (registration N511AE), operated by American Eagle, was involved in an incident at Washington. Source: American Eagle.USN511AEAmerican Eagle Bombardier CRJ Incident · Aug 22, 2011On August 22, 2011, the Boeing 777-228(ER) aircraft (registration F-GSPE), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident at Guernsey. Source: Air France.FRF-GSPEAir France Boeing 777

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