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Occurrences recorded on October 7 in earlier years across the fleet we document; this year’s are in News. Each one opens the record of the aircraft involved.

Incident · Oct 7, 2025On October 7, 2025, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration OH-LXD), operated by Finnair, was involved in an incident at Vienna. Source: Finnair.FIOH-LXDFinnair Airbus A320 Incident · Oct 7, 2025On October 7, 2025, the Boeing 777 2B5ER aircraft (registration HL7743), operated by Jin, was involved in an incident at Okinawa. Source: Jin.KRHL7743Jin Boeing 777 Incident · Oct 7, 2024On October 7, 2024, the Boeing 737NG 8K5/W aircraft (registration D-ATUF), operated by TUIfly, was involved in an incident at Heraklion. Source: TUIfly.DED-ATUFTUIfly Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 7, 2024On October 7, 2024, the Boeing BOEING 737-8K5 aircraft (registration G-TAWD), operated by TUI, was involved in an incident at Thessaloniki. Source: TUI.GBG-TAWDTUI Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 7, 2024On October 7, 2024, the Boeing B738 aircraft (registration 9H-QDS), operated by Malta Air, was involved in an incident at Manchester. Source: Malta Air.MT9H-QDSMalta Air Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 7, 2023On October 7, 2023, the Boeing 757-224(WL) aircraft (registration N41140), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Gander due to a performance degradation in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN41140United Airlines Boeing 757 Incident · Oct 7, 2023On October 7, 2023, the Boeing 737-8-200 MAX aircraft (registration EI-IHJ), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Palma Mallorca. Source: Ryanair.IEEI-IHJRyanair Boeing 737 MAX Incident · Oct 7, 2022On October 7, 2022, the Airbus A321-231(WL) aircraft (registration N965JT), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at Fort Lauderdale. Source: JetBlue Airways.USN965JTJetBlue Airways Airbus A321 Incident · Oct 7, 2022On October 7, 2022, the Airbus A321-231 aircraft (registration SX-DGQ), operated by Aegean Airlines, was involved in an incident at Athens-Elefthérios Venizélos (ATH) International Airport (Greece) due to a bird strike. Source: Aegean Airlines.GRSX-DGQAegean Airlines Airbus A321 Incident · Oct 7, 2021On October 7, 2021, the DHC-8 311Q aircraft (registration ZK-NEH), operated by Air New Zealand, was involved in an incident at Christchurch. Source: ANZ.NZZK-NEHAir New Zealand De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Oct 7, 2020On October 7, 2020, the DHC-8-402 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GEEN), operated by WestJet Encore, was involved in an incident at Calgary due to a return to the departure airport in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GEENWestJet Encore De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Oct 7, 2020On October 7, 2020, the Bombardier CRJ-200LR aircraft (registration RA-67230), operated by Severstal Air Company, was involved in an incident near St Petersburg (Russia) due to low oil pressure in one engine. Source: Severstal Air Company.RURA-67230Severstal Air Company Bombardier CRJ Incident · Oct 7, 2020On October 7, 2020, the Airbus A319 aircraft (registration EP-IEP), operated by Iran, was involved in an incident at Tabriz. Source: Iran.IREP-IEPIran Airbus A319 Incident · Oct 7, 2018On October 7, 2018, the Boeing 767-3G5ER aircraft (registration VP-BOZ), operated by Pegas Fly, was involved in an incident at Moskva-Zhukovsky (Ramenskoye) (ZIA) Airport (Russia) due to a ground collision with another aircraft while taxiing. Source: Pegas Fly.BMVP-BOZPegas Fly Boeing 767 Incident · Oct 7, 2018On October 7, 2018, the Boeing 777-223(ER) aircraft (registration N791AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: American Airlines.USN791ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Oct 7, 2018On October 7, 2018, the Airbus A321-231(WL) aircraft (registration N923JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at Las Vegas. Source: JetBlue Airways.USN923JBJetBlue Airways Airbus A321 Incident · Oct 7, 2017On October 7, 2017, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft (registration G-ZBKF), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at Delhi. Source: British Airways.GBG-ZBKFBritish Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Oct 7, 2017On October 7, 2017, the DC-9 82 aircraft (registration EP-CBA), operated by Taftan, was involved in an incident at Mashad. Source: Taftan.IREP-CBATaftan McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Accident · Oct 7, 2017On October 7, 2017, the ATR ATR 42 500 aircraft (registration SX-GRI), operated by Sky Express, was involved in an accident at Athens. Source: Sky Express.GRSX-GRISky Express ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Oct 7, 2017On October 7, 2017, the Boeing 777-3D7 aircraft (registration HS-TKC), operated by Thai Airways International, was involved in an incident near Delhi-Indira Gandhi (DEL) International Airport (India) due to a loss of separation in flight (airprox). Source: Thai Airways International.THHS-TKCThai Airways International Boeing 777 Incident · Oct 7, 2017On October 7, 2017, the Boeing 757 222/W aircraft (registration N589UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Los Angeles. Source: United Airlines.USN589UAUnited Airlines Boeing 757 Incident · Oct 7, 2017On October 7, 2017, the ATR ATR 42 500 aircraft (registration YR-ATD), operated by TAROM, was involved in an incident at Timisoara. Source: TAROM.ROYR-ATDTAROM ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Oct 7, 2016On October 7, 2016, the Airbus A321-211 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-GJVX), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Calgary due to a cockpit display failure during take-off. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GJVXAir Canada Airbus A321 Incident · Oct 7, 2015On October 7, 2015, the DHC-8 314Q aircraft (registration 8Q-IAO), operated by Maldivian, was involved in an incident at Kaadedhdhoo. Source: Maldivian.MV8Q-IAOMaldivian De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Oct 7, 2015On October 7, 2015, the Boeing 737-8K2(WL) aircraft (registration PH-BGA), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident at Hannover. Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.NLPH-BGAKLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 7, 2014On October 7, 2014, the Airbus Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration VP-BWD), operated by Aeroflot, was involved in an incident at Nizhny Novgorod. Source: Aeroflot.BMVP-BWDAeroflot Airbus A320 Incident · Oct 7, 2014On October 7, 2014, the Airbus A330-343 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-GFAF), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Montreal. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GFAFAir Canada Airbus A330 Incident · Oct 7, 2013On October 7, 2013, the Boeing 737-8AS(WL) aircraft (registration EI-DPN), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt. Source: Ryanair.IEEI-DPNRyanair Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 7, 2013On October 7, 2013, the Boeing 757-2K2 aircraft (registration NZ7571), operated by 40 Sqn RNZAF, was involved in an incident at Pegasus Field. Source: 40 Sqn RNZAF.USNZ757140 Sqn RNZAF Boeing 757 Incident · Oct 7, 2013On October 7, 2013, the Boeing 747-446 aircraft (registration N465MC), operated by Atlas, was involved in an incident at Anchorage. Source: Atlas.USN465MCAtlas Boeing 747 Incident · Oct 7, 2012On October 7, 2012, the Boeing 777-232LR aircraft (registration N709DN), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Sydney. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN709DNDelta Air Lines Boeing 777 Incident · Oct 7, 2012On October 7, 2012, the DC-9 88 aircraft (registration N903DE), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Atlanta. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN903DEDelta Air Lines McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Incident · Oct 7, 2012On October 7, 2012, the Airbus AIRBUS A319-111 aircraft (registration G-EZDU), operated by Easyjet, was involved in an incident at Budapest and Timisoara. Source: Easyjet.GBG-EZDUEasyjet Airbus A319 Incident · Oct 7, 2011On October 7, 2011, the Airbus A319-132 aircraft (registration D-AGWP), operated by Eurowings, was involved in an incident at Zagreb. Source: Eurowings.DED-AGWPEurowings Airbus A319 Incident · Oct 7, 2011On October 7, 2011, the Airbus A319 112 aircraft (registration VP-BIT), operated by Rossiya Airlines, was involved in an incident at St. Petersburg. Source: Rossiya Airlines.BMVP-BITRossiya Airlines Airbus A319 Incident · Oct 7, 2011On October 7, 2011, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration OE-LBU), operated by Austrian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Innsbruck. Source: Austrian Airlines.ATOE-LBUAustrian Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Oct 7, 2011On October 7, 2011, the Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88 aircraft (registration N922DL), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL) International Airport (United States) due to a problem during towing or pushback. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN922DLDelta Air Lines McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Incident · Oct 7, 2011On October 7, 2011, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration D-AIZD), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Dusseldorf. Source: the BFU (Germany).DED-AIZDLufthansa Airbus A320 Accident · Oct 7, 2011On October 7, 2011, the Boeing 737NG 86J/W aircraft (registration D-ABAG), operated by Air Berlin, was involved in an accident at Berlin, leaving 2 injured. Source: the BFU (Germany).DED-ABAGAir Berlin Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 7, 2008On October 7, 2008, the Boeing 777-2B5ER aircraft (registration HL7750), operated by Korean Air, was involved in an incident at São Paulo-Guarulhos (GRU) International Airport (Brazil) due to a bird strike. Source: Korean Air.KRHL7750Korean Air Boeing 777 Incident · Oct 7, 2008On October 7, 2008, the Boeing 737-7H4 aircraft (registration N912WN), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at 20 miles from Portland (PDX) International Airport (United States) due to a bird strike. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN912WNSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Accident · Oct 7, 2003On October 7, 2003, the Boeing 777-22B aircraft (registration N222UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an accident at San Francisco, California (United States) due to a ground occurrence during operations. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN222UAUnited Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Oct 7, 1993On October 7, 1993, the Boeing 747-436 aircraft (registration G-BNLY), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at London-Heathrow (LHR) Airport (United Kingdom) due to a flight control anomaly. Source: British Airways.GBG-BNLYBritish Airways Boeing 747

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