Newark is born, New York’s first great airport
October 11928

Newark is born, New York’s first great airport

Milestone98 years ago
14historical events
60occurrences in earlier years
1928–2025years covered

Fact of the day

Newark airport opens, the first in the New York region and one of the first in the world with a paved runway and a control tower: a model for the modern airport.

Also on this day · 13

1936Record Scott and Guthrie win the Schlesinger Race

C. W. A. Scott and Giles Guthrie land at Johannesburg in a Percival Vega Gull and win the Schlesinger Race from England, the only crew to finish.

1941Airline The name Hawaiian Airlines is born

Inter-Island Airways renames itself Hawaiian Airlines.

1947First flight The Beechcraft Twin-Quad flies

The Beechcraft Model 34 Twin-Quad takes off, the airliner with four engines geared to just two propellers that was never produced.

1950First flight The Ilyushin Il-14 flies

The Il-14 takes off, the twin that succeeded the Il-12 and flew across the Eastern bloc.

1958Milestone NASA begins operations

NACA is dissolved and NASA officially begins operations.

1963Airline UTA is born

France’s TAI and UAT merge into Union de Transports Aériens (UTA), which would fly to Africa, Asia and the Pacific until it merged into Air France.

1964Airline Derby Airways becomes British Midland

Derby Airways takes the name British Midland Airways, the future bmi.

1966Accident West Coast Flight 956: the first DC-9 lost

A West Coast Airlines DC-9 strikes a mountain near Wemme, Oregon; all 18 aboard die in the first fatal DC-9 accident.

1980Airline Seaboard World merges with Flying Tigers

Cargo carrier Seaboard World Airlines disappears as it merges into Flying Tiger Line.

1980Airline Hughes Airwest merges into Republic

Hughes Airwest, Howard Hughes’s yellow airline, disappears as Republic Airlines absorbs it.

1988Airline Aeroméxico is reborn

The new, privately owned Aerovías de México begins flying with the assets of the state-owned Aeroméxico, which had gone bankrupt in April.

2000Milestone The Mitsubishi MH2000 enters service

Excel Air Service, Japan puts the Mitsubishi MH2000, a Japanese helicopter, into service.

2018Airline Primera Air shuts down

Primera Air, the Danish airline that tried low-cost transatlantic flying with A321neos, ceases operations.

This day in earlier years · 60

Occurrences recorded on October 1 in earlier years across the fleet we document; this year’s are in News. Each one opens the record of the aircraft involved.

CC-BJD · LATAM Storage · Oct 1, 2025In October 2025, the A320-214(WL) aircraft (registration CC-BJD), operated by LATAM, was placed in storage. Source: LATAM.CLCC-BJDLATAM Airbus A320D-ATCF · Condor Storage · Oct 1, 2025In October 2025, the A321-211(WL) aircraft (registration D-ATCF), operated by Condor, was placed in storage. Source: Condor.DED-ATCFCondor Airbus A321N913JB · JetBlue Airways Storage · Oct 1, 2025In October 2025, the A321-231(WL) aircraft (registration N913JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was placed in storage. Source: JetBlue Airways.USN913JBJetBlue Airways Airbus A321N833AW · American Airlines Storage · Oct 1, 2025In October 2025, the A319-132 aircraft (registration N833AW), operated by American Airlines, was placed in storage. Source: American Airlines.USN833AWAmerican Airlines Airbus A319PH-EZA · KLM Cityhopper Storage · Oct 1, 2025In October 2025, the ERJ-190STD (ERJ-190-100) aircraft (registration PH-EZA), operated by KLM Cityhopper, was placed in storage. Source: KLM Cityhopper.NLPH-EZAKLM Cityhopper Embraer E190 / E195PH-EZV · KLM Cityhopper Storage · Oct 1, 2025In October 2025, the ERJ-190STD (ERJ-190-100) aircraft (registration PH-EZV), operated by KLM Cityhopper, was placed in storage. Source: KLM Cityhopper.NLPH-EZVKLM Cityhopper Embraer E190 / E195EI-HIC · City-Ireland Storage · Oct 1, 2025In October 2025, the CRJ-1000EL aircraft (registration EI-HIC), operated by City-Ireland, was placed in storage. Source: City-Ireland.IEEI-HICCity-Ireland Bombardier CRJN907AN · American Airlines Storage · Oct 1, 2025In October 2025, the 737-823(WL) aircraft (registration N907AN), operated by American Airlines, was placed in storage. Source: American Airlines.USN907ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 737TC-JPP · Turkish Airlines Storage · Oct 1, 2025In October 2025, the A320-232(WL) aircraft (registration TC-JPP), operated by Turkish Airlines, was placed in storage. Source: Turkish Airlines.TRTC-JPPTurkish Airlines Airbus A320EC-LXA · Evelop Storage · Oct 1, 2025In October 2025, the A330-343 aircraft (registration EC-LXA), operated by Evelop, was placed in storage. Source: Evelop.ESEC-LXAEvelop Airbus A330N583JB · JetBlue Airways Storage · Oct 1, 2025In October 2025, the A320-232 aircraft (registration N583JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was placed in storage. Source: JetBlue Airways.USN583JBJetBlue Airways Airbus A320N8618N · Southwest Airlines Storage · Oct 1, 2025In October 2025, the 737-8H4(WL) aircraft (registration N8618N), operated by Southwest Airlines, was placed in storage. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN8618NSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737N8615E · Southwest Airlines Storage · Oct 1, 2025In October 2025, the 737-8H4(WL) aircraft (registration N8615E), operated by Southwest Airlines, was placed in storage. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN8615ESouthwest Airlines Boeing 737F-GZNE · Air France Storage · Oct 1, 2025In October 2025, the 777-328(ER) aircraft (registration F-GZNE), operated by Air France, was placed in storage. Source: Air France.FRF-GZNEAir France Boeing 777N420WN · Southwest Airlines Storage · Oct 1, 2025In October 2025, the 737-7H4(WL) aircraft (registration N420WN), operated by Southwest Airlines, was placed in storage. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN420WNSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737N429AN · American Airlines Storage · Oct 1, 2025In October 2025, the A321-253NX(WL) aircraft (registration N429AN), operated by American Airlines, was placed in storage. Source: American Airlines.USN429ANAmerican Airlines Airbus A321N676UA · United Airlines Storage · Oct 1, 2025In October 2025, the 767-322(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N676UA), operated by United Airlines, was placed in storage. Source: United Airlines.USN676UAUnited Airlines Boeing 767N936DZ · Delta Air Lines Storage · Oct 1, 2025In October 2025, the 737-9GP(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N936DZ), operated by Delta Air Lines, was placed in storage. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN936DZDelta Air Lines Boeing 737N535US · Delta Air Lines Scrapping · Oct 1, 2025In October 2025, the 757-251(WL) aircraft (registration N535US), operated by Delta Air Lines, was scrapped. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN535USDelta Air Lines Boeing 757N538US · Delta Air Lines Scrapping · Oct 1, 2025In October 2025, the 757-251(WL) aircraft (registration N538US), operated by Delta Air Lines, was scrapped. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN538USDelta Air Lines Boeing 757PH-HZJ · Transavia Storage · Oct 1, 2025In October 2025, the 737-8K2(WL) aircraft (registration PH-HZJ), operated by Transavia, was placed in storage. Source: Transavia.NLPH-HZJTransavia Boeing 737XA-VUL · Volaris Storage · Oct 1, 2025In October 2025, the A321-271NX(WL) aircraft (registration XA-VUL), operated by Volaris, was placed in storage. Source: Volaris.MXXA-VULVolaris Airbus A321N506JB · JetBlue Airways Storage · Oct 1, 2025In October 2025, the A320-232 aircraft (registration N506JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was placed in storage. Source: JetBlue Airways.USN506JBJetBlue Airways Airbus A320LY-NVH · Nordvind Storage · Oct 1, 2025In October 2025, the A321-231 aircraft (registration LY-NVH), operated by Nordvind, was placed in storage. Source: Nordvind.LTLY-NVHNordvind Airbus A321N902XJ · Delta Connection Accident · Oct 1, 2025On October 1, 2025, the Bombardier Inc Cl-600-2D24 aircraft (registration N902XJ), operated by Delta Connection, was involved in an accident at New York, New York (United States), leaving 1 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN902XJDelta Connection Bombardier CRJN129DU · Delta Air Lines Storage · Oct 1, 2025In October 2025, the A220-100 aircraft (registration N129DU), operated by Delta Air Lines, was placed in storage. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN129DUDelta Air Lines Airbus A220N17104 · United Airlines Storage · Oct 1, 2025In October 2025, the 757-224(WL) aircraft (registration N17104), operated by United Airlines, was placed in storage. Source: United Airlines.USN17104United Airlines Boeing 757TC-JPJ · Turkish Airlines Storage · Oct 1, 2025In October 2025, the A320-232 aircraft (registration TC-JPJ), operated by Turkish Airlines, was placed in storage. Source: Turkish Airlines.TRTC-JPJTurkish Airlines Airbus A320N421LV · Southwest Airlines Storage · Oct 1, 2025In October 2025, the 737-7H4(WL) aircraft (registration N421LV), operated by Southwest Airlines, was placed in storage. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN421LVSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737N617NN · American Airlines Storage · Oct 1, 2025In October 2025, the CRJ-900LR aircraft (registration N617NN), operated by American Airlines, was placed in storage. Source: American Airlines.USN617NNAmerican Airlines Bombardier CRJN831AW · American Airlines Storage · Oct 1, 2025In October 2025, the A319-132 aircraft (registration N831AW), operated by American Airlines, was placed in storage. Source: American Airlines.USN831AWAmerican Airlines Airbus A319N57857 · United Airlines Storage · Oct 1, 2025In October 2025, the 757-324(WL) aircraft (registration N57857), operated by United Airlines, was placed in storage. Source: United Airlines.USN57857United Airlines Boeing 757N76288 · United Airlines Storage · Oct 1, 2025In October 2025, the 737-824(WL) aircraft (registration N76288), operated by United Airlines, was placed in storage. Source: United Airlines.USN76288United Airlines Boeing 737N480PX · Delta Connection, opb Endeavor Air Incident · Oct 1, 2025On October 1, 2025, the Bombardier CRJ-900LR aircraft (registration N480PX), operated by Delta Connection, opb Endeavor Air, was involved in an incident at New York-La Guardia (LGA) Airport (United States) due to a ground collision with another aircraft while taxiing. Source: Delta Connection, opb Endeavor Air.USN480PXDelta Connection, opb Endeavor Air Bombardier CRJN781EJ · American Eagle Storage · Oct 1, 2025In October 2025, the ERJ-170SE (ERJ-170-100 SE) aircraft (registration N781EJ), operated by American Eagle, was placed in storage. Source: American Eagle.USN781EJAmerican Eagle Embraer E170 / E175PH-HZD · Transavia Scrapping · Oct 1, 2025In October 2025, the 737-8K2(WL) aircraft (registration PH-HZD), operated by Transavia, was scrapped. Source: Transavia.NLPH-HZDTransavia Boeing 737N476HA · Hawaiian Airlines Storage · Oct 1, 2025In October 2025, the 717-22A aircraft (registration N476HA), operated by Hawaiian Airlines, was placed in storage. Source: Hawaiian Airlines.USN476HAHawaiian Airlines Boeing 717N991AT · Delta Air Lines Storage · Oct 1, 2025In October 2025, the 717-23S aircraft (registration N991AT), operated by Delta Air Lines, was placed in storage. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN991ATDelta Air Lines Boeing 717N17730 · United Airlines Storage · Oct 1, 2024In October 2024, the 737-724(WL) aircraft (registration N17730), operated by United Airlines, was placed in storage. Source: United Airlines.USN17730United Airlines Boeing 737D-AIUV · Discover Airlines Incident · Oct 1, 2024On October 1, 2024, the Airbus A320-214 (WL) aircraft (registration D-AIUV), operated by Discover Airlines, was involved in an incident at Marrakech-Menara (RAK) Airport (Morocco). Source: Discover Airlines.DED-AIUVDiscover Airlines Airbus A320EC-NVZ · Air Europa Storage · Oct 1, 2024In October 2024, the 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft (registration EC-NVZ), operated by Air Europa, was placed in storage. Source: Air Europa.ESEC-NVZAir Europa Boeing 787 DreamlinerN401WN · Southwest Airlines Storage · Oct 1, 2024In October 2024, the 737-7H4(WL) aircraft (registration N401WN), operated by Southwest Airlines, was placed in storage. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN401WNSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737N763SK · SkyWest Airlines Storage · Oct 1, 2024In October 2024, the CRJ-701ER aircraft (registration N763SK), operated by SkyWest Airlines, was placed in storage. Source: SkyWest Airlines.USN763SKSkyWest Airlines Bombardier CRJN7813P · Southwest Airlines Storage · Oct 1, 2024In October 2024, the 737-7K9(WL) aircraft (registration N7813P), operated by Southwest Airlines, was placed in storage. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN7813PSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737N7884G · Southwest Airlines Storage · Oct 1, 2024In October 2024, the 737-76N(WL) aircraft (registration N7884G), operated by Southwest Airlines, was placed in storage. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN7884GSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737N671DN · Delta Air Lines Scrapping · Oct 1, 2024In October 2024, the 757-232 aircraft (registration N671DN), operated by Delta Air Lines, was scrapped. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN671DNDelta Air Lines Boeing 757T7-ASK · San Marino Incident · Oct 1, 2024On October 1, 2024, the Airbus A300B4-622R(F) aircraft (registration T7-ASK), operated by San Marino, was involved in an incident at Ljubljana. Source: San Marino.SMT7-ASKSan Marino Airbus A300XA-VXJ · VivaAerobus Storage · Oct 1, 2024In October 2024, the A321-271NX(WL) aircraft (registration XA-VXJ), operated by VivaAerobus, was placed in storage. Source: VivaAerobus.MXXA-VXJVivaAerobus Airbus A321N551DT · Delta Air Lines Storage · Oct 1, 2024In October 2024, the A321-271NX(WL) aircraft (registration N551DT), operated by Delta Air Lines, was placed in storage. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN551DTDelta Air Lines Airbus A321N538US · Delta Air Lines Storage · Oct 1, 2024In October 2024, the 757-251(WL) aircraft (registration N538US), operated by Delta Air Lines, was placed in storage. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN538USDelta Air Lines Boeing 757N546US · Delta Air Lines Storage · Oct 1, 2024In October 2024, the 757-251(WL) aircraft (registration N546US), operated by Delta Air Lines, was placed in storage. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN546USDelta Air Lines Boeing 757F-GZCC · Air France Storage · Oct 1, 2024In October 2024, the A330-203 aircraft (registration F-GZCC), operated by Air France, was placed in storage. Source: Air France.FRF-GZCCAir France Airbus A330EI-IGI · Ryanair Incident · Oct 1, 2024On October 1, 2024, the Boeing 737-8-200 MAX aircraft (registration EI-IGI), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Milan. Source: ANSV (Italy).IEEI-IGIRyanair Boeing 737 MAXN7864B · Southwest Airlines Storage · Oct 1, 2024In October 2024, the 737-7Q8(WL) aircraft (registration N7864B), operated by Southwest Airlines, was placed in storage. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN7864BSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737N394DL · Delta Air Lines Storage · Oct 1, 2024In October 2024, the 767-324(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N394DL), operated by Delta Air Lines, was placed in storage. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN394DLDelta Air Lines Boeing 767N792SW · Southwest Airlines Storage · Oct 1, 2024In October 2024, the 737-7H4(WL) aircraft (registration N792SW), operated by Southwest Airlines, was placed in storage. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN792SWSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737N406WN · Southwest Airlines Storage · Oct 1, 2024In October 2024, the 737-7H4(WL) aircraft (registration N406WN), operated by Southwest Airlines, was placed in storage. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN406WNSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737N491WN · Southwest Airlines Storage · Oct 1, 2024In October 2024, the 737-7H4(WL) aircraft (registration N491WN), operated by Southwest Airlines, was placed in storage. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN491WNSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737G-GDFG · Jet2.com Storage · Oct 1, 2023In October 2023, the 737-36Q(WL) aircraft (registration G-GDFG), operated by Jet2.com, was placed in storage. Source: Jet2.com.GBG-GDFGJet2.com Boeing 737N865GT · Atlas Air Storage · Oct 1, 2023In October 2023, the 747-83QF aircraft (registration N865GT), operated by Atlas Air, was placed in storage. Source: Atlas Air.USN865GTAtlas Air Boeing 747

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