The Mogadishu assault

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Occurrences recorded on October 17 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 17, 2025On October 17, 2025, the aircraft (registration F-GZNJ), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident at Johannesbourg Airport (South Africa). Source: the BEA (France).FRF-GZNJAir France Boeing 777 Incident · Oct 17, 2025On October 17, 2025, the Boeing 737 4S3 aircraft (registration ZS-OAF), operated by Safair, was involved in an incident at Johannesburgo. Source: Safair.ZAZS-OAFSafair Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 17, 2025On October 17, 2025, the Boeing 767-322ER (WL) aircraft (registration N675UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Chicago O'Hare (ORD) International Airport (United States) due to a ground collision with another aircraft while taxiing. Source: United Airlines.USN675UAUnited Airlines Boeing 767 Incident · Oct 17, 2025On October 17, 2025, the Boeing 737-724(WL) aircraft (registration N21723), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Chicago O'Hare Airport (United States) due to a ground collision with another aircraft while taxiing. Source: United Airlines.USN21723United Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 17, 2024On October 17, 2024, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft (registration N834AA), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Chicago-O'Hare (ORD) International Airport (United States) due to a ground collision with another aircraft while under tow. Source: American Airlines.USN834AAAmerican Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Oct 17, 2024On October 17, 2024, the Boeing 737 MAX 8-200 aircraft (registration EI-HAY), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Alicante (ALC) Airport (Spain) due to an impact or fall involving the passenger stairs. Source: Ryanair.IEEI-HAYRyanair Boeing 737 MAX Incident · Oct 17, 2023On October 17, 2023, the Boeing BOEING 737-8K5 aircraft (registration G-TAWD), operated by TUI, was involved in an incident at Manchester. Source: the AAIB (United Kingdom).GBG-TAWDTUI Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 17, 2023On October 17, 2023, the Boeing 757-2YO aircraft (registration N930FD), operated by FedEx Express, was involved in an incident at Colorado Springs. Source: FedEx Express.USN930FDFedEx Express Boeing 757 Incident · Oct 17, 2023On October 17, 2023, the Boeing 737-8AS(WL) aircraft (registration G-RUKF), operated by Ryanair UK, was involved in an incident at Belfast. Source: Ryanair UK.GBG-RUKFRyanair UK Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 17, 2022On October 17, 2022, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft (registration VH-ZNC), operated by Qantas, was involved in an incident at Perth (PER) Airport (Australia) due to a go-around on approach. Source: Qantas.AUVH-ZNCQantas Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Oct 17, 2022On October 17, 2022, the 320-251N aircraft (registration HK-5378), was involved in an incident at Monteria.COHK-5378Avianca Airbus A320 Incident · Oct 17, 2022On October 17, 2022, the Boeing 767-322ER (WL) aircraft (registration N661UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at London-Heathrow (LHR) Airport (United Kingdom) due to a bird strike. Source: United Airlines.USN661UAUnited Airlines Boeing 767 Incident · Oct 17, 2021On October 17, 2021, the Embraer ERJ-145XR aircraft (registration N12163), operated by United Express, opb CommutAir, was involved in an incident at Houston-George Bush Intercontinental (IAH) Airport (United States) due to a ground collision with another aircraft. Source: United Express, opb CommutAir.USN12163United Express, opb CommutAir Embraer ERJ 135 / 145 Incident · Oct 17, 2021On October 17, 2021, the Boeing Boeing 777-240(LR) aircraft (registration AP-BGY), operated by Pakistan International Airlines, was involved in an incident at Toronto. Source: Pakistan International Airlines.PKAP-BGYPakistan International Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Oct 17, 2021On October 17, 2021, the aircraft (registration N12163), operated by Commut, was involved in an incident at Houston. Source: the FAA (United States).USN12163Commut Embraer ERJ 135 / 145 Incident · Oct 17, 2021On October 17, 2021, the Airbus A220-100 aircraft (registration N122DU), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Salt Lake City. Source: the FAA (United States).USN122DUDelta Air Lines Airbus A220 Incident · Oct 17, 2021On October 17, 2021, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft (registration ZK-NZD), operated by Air New Zealand, was involved in an incident. Source: ANZ.NZZK-NZDAir New Zealand Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Oct 17, 2021On October 17, 2021, the Boeing 737 aircraft (registration N810TA), operated by Rhoades Aviation, was involved in an incident at Honolulu (United States). Source: the FAA (United States).USN810TARhoades Aviation Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 17, 2020On October 17, 2020, the Boeing 747 21AC SCD aircraft (registration EP-ICD), operated by Iran, was involved in an incident at Tehran. Source: Iran.IREP-ICDIran Boeing 747 Incident · Oct 17, 2019On October 17, 2019, the Boeing 717 2CM aircraft (registration EC-MEZ), operated by Volotea, was involved in an incident at Genoa. Source: Volotea.ESEC-MEZVolotea Boeing 717 Accident · Oct 17, 2019On October 17, 2019, the Airbus A320Neo aircraft (registration PR-YRQ), operated by Azul Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an accident at São Paulo. Source: Azul Linhas Aéreas.BRPR-YRQAzul Linhas Aéreas Airbus A320 Incident · Oct 17, 2019On October 17, 2019, the Bombardier CL-600-2C10 aircraft (registration N744SK), operated by SkyWest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Omaha. Source: SkyWest Airlines.USN744SKSkyWest Airlines Bombardier CRJ Incident · Oct 17, 2018On October 17, 2018, the Airbus A320-211 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-FFWN), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Montreal due to a brake failure on final approach. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FFWNAir Canada Airbus A320 Incident · Oct 17, 2018On October 17, 2018, the Boeing 737NG 8D6/W aircraft (registration 7T-VKH), operated by Algerie, was involved in an incident at Algiers. Source: Algerie.DZ7T-VKHAlgerie Boeing 737 Accident · Oct 17, 2018On October 17, 2018, the Boeing 737-823(WL) aircraft (registration N989NN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an accident at Columbus. Source: American Airlines.USN989NNAmerican Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 17, 2018On October 17, 2018, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration F-GKXY), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident at Milan. Source: Air France.FRF-GKXYAir France Airbus A320 Incident · Oct 17, 2018On October 17, 2018, the Airbus A320-232(WL) aircraft (registration EC-MKM), operated by Vueling, was involved in an incident at Lampedusa. Source: Vueling.ESEC-MKMVueling Airbus A320 Incident · Oct 17, 2018On October 17, 2018, the Airbus A330 343E aircraft (registration A4O-DE), operated by Oman, was involved in an incident at Bucharest. Source: Oman.OMA4O-DEOman Airbus A330 Incident · Oct 17, 2017On October 17, 2017, the Fokker F70 aircraft (registration PH-KZS), operated by KLM Cityhopper, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: KLM Cityhopper.NLPH-KZSKLM Cityhopper Fokker 70 Incident · Oct 17, 2017On October 17, 2017, the Airbus Airbus A321 211 aircraft (registration CS-TJG), operated by TAP Air Portugal, was involved in an incident at Rome. Source: TAP Air Portugal.PTCS-TJGTAP Air Portugal Airbus A321 Incident · Oct 17, 2017On October 17, 2017, the Airbus Airbus A320 211 aircraft (registration D-AIPW), operated by Eurowings, was involved in an incident at Leipzig. Source: Eurowings.DED-AIPWEurowings Airbus A320 Incident · Oct 17, 2017On October 17, 2017, the Boeing 737NG 86N/W aircraft (registration LN-RGH), operated by SAS Scandinavian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Stockholm. Source: SAS Scandinavian Airlines.NOLN-RGHSAS Scandinavian Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 17, 2017On October 17, 2017, the aircraft (registration YL-PSB), operated by Primera, was involved in an incident at Alicante. Source: Primera.LVYL-PSBPrimera Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 17, 2016On October 17, 2016, the Boeing 767-322(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N657UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Newark. Source: United Airlines.USN657UAUnited Airlines Boeing 767 Incident · Oct 17, 2016On October 17, 2016, the ATR ATR 72-202 (Aerospatiale) aircraft (registration C-GPBR), operated by Calm, was involved in an incident at Thompson due to a mechanical failure while taxiing. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GPBRCalm ATR 42 / 72 Accident · Oct 17, 2016On October 17, 2016, the Boeing 767-375 (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-FTCA), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an accident due to turbulence in cruise, leaving 2 injured. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FTCAAir Canada Boeing 767 Incident · Oct 17, 2016On October 17, 2016, the Airbus A330-343 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-GHKR), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Montreal due to a declared emergency with the airport fire service on standby. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GHKRAir Canada Airbus A330 News · Oct 17, 2015On October 17, 2015, the A321-231 aircraft (registration N581UW), operated by US Airways, was in the news. Source: American Airlines.USN581UWUS Airways Airbus A321 News · Oct 17, 2015On October 17, 2015, the A321-231 aircraft (registration N582UW), operated by US Airways, was in the news. Source: American Airlines.USN582UWUS Airways Airbus A321 News · Oct 17, 2015On October 17, 2015, the A321-231 aircraft (registration N583UW), operated by US Airways, was in the news. Source: American Airlines.USN583UWUS Airways Airbus A321 News · Oct 17, 2015On October 17, 2015, the A321-231 aircraft (registration N584UW), operated by US Airways, was in the news. Source: American Airlines.USN584UWUS Airways Airbus A321 News · Oct 17, 2015On October 17, 2015, the A321-231 aircraft (registration N585UW), operated by US Airways, was in the news. Source: American Airlines.USN585UWUS Airways Airbus A321 News · Oct 17, 2015On October 17, 2015, the A321-231 aircraft (registration N586UW), operated by US Airways, was in the news. Source: American Airlines.USN586UWUS Airways Airbus A321 News · Oct 17, 2015On October 17, 2015, the A321-231 aircraft (registration N587UW), operated by US Airways, was in the news. Source: American Airlines.USN587UWUS Airways Airbus A321 News · Oct 17, 2015On October 17, 2015, the A321-231 aircraft (registration N971UY), operated by US Airways, was in the news. Source: American Airlines.USN971UYUS Airways Airbus A321 News · Oct 17, 2015On October 17, 2015, the A321-231 aircraft (registration N912UY), operated by US Airways, was in the news. Source: American Airlines.USN912UYUS Airways Airbus A321 News · Oct 17, 2015On October 17, 2015, the A321-231 aircraft (registration N914UY), operated by US Airways, was in the news. Source: American Airlines.USN914UYUS Airways Airbus A321 News · Oct 17, 2015On October 17, 2015, the A321-231 aircraft (registration N915US), operated by US Airways, was in the news. Source: American Airlines.USN915USUS Airways Airbus A321 News · Oct 17, 2015On October 17, 2015, the A321-231 aircraft (registration N916US), operated by US Airways, was in the news. Source: American Airlines.USN916USUS Airways Airbus A321 News · Oct 17, 2015On October 17, 2015, the A321-231 aircraft (registration N918US), operated by US Airways, was in the news. Source: American Airlines.USN918USUS Airways Airbus A321 News · Oct 17, 2015On October 17, 2015, the A321-231 aircraft (registration N919US), operated by US Airways, was in the news. Source: American Airlines.USN919USUS Airways Airbus A321 News · Oct 17, 2015On October 17, 2015, the A321-231 aircraft (registration N922US), operated by US Airways, was in the news. Source: American Airlines.USN922USUS Airways Airbus A321 News · Oct 17, 2015On October 17, 2015, the A320 231 aircraft (registration ZS-GAS), operated by US Airways, was in the news. Source: American Airlines.ZAZS-GASUS Airways Airbus A320 News · Oct 17, 2015On October 17, 2015, the A330-323 aircraft (registration N275AY), operated by US Airways, was in the news. Source: American Airlines.USN275AYUS Airways Airbus A330 News · Oct 17, 2015On October 17, 2015, the A320-232 aircraft (registration N647AW), operated by US Airways, was in the news. Source: American Airlines.USN647AWUS Airways Airbus A320 News · Oct 17, 2015On October 17, 2015, the A330-323 aircraft (registration N276AY), operated by US Airways, was in the news. Source: American Airlines.USN276AYUS Airways Airbus A330 News · Oct 17, 2015On October 17, 2015, the A320-232 aircraft (registration N649AW), operated by US Airways, was in the news. Source: American Airlines.USN649AWUS Airways Airbus A320 News · Oct 17, 2015On October 17, 2015, the A330-323 aircraft (registration N278AY), operated by US Airways, was in the news. Source: American Airlines.USN278AYUS Airways Airbus A330 News · Oct 17, 2015On October 17, 2015, the A320-214 aircraft (registration N102UW), operated by US Airways, was in the news. Source: American Airlines.USN102UWUS Airways Airbus A320 News · Oct 17, 2015On October 17, 2015, the A320-232 aircraft (registration N653AW), operated by US Airways, was in the news. Source: American Airlines.USN653AWUS Airways Airbus A320

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