Concorde’s last commercial flight
October 242003

Concorde’s last commercial flight

Milestone23 years ago
12historical events
60occurrences in earlier years
1911–2025years covered

Fact of the day

BA002 from New York lands at Heathrow escorted by two other Concordes: supersonic passenger transport ends forever, 27 years after its debut.

Also on this day · 11

1911Record Orville Wright soars for almost ten minutes

At Kill Devil Hills, Orville Wright stays aloft for 9 minutes and 45 seconds in a new glider: a soaring record that will stand for almost ten years.

1912Record Harry Hawker wins the Michelin Cup with 8 hours aloft

Australian Harry Hawker, a mechanic newly turned Sopwith pilot, stays in the air for 8 hours 23 minutes over Brooklands in a Burgess-Wright and wins the British Michelin Cup for endurance.

1937Record Jean Batten reaches England from Australia in under six days

Jean Batten lands at Lympne five days, 18 hours and 15 minutes after leaving Darwin in her Percival Gull. With this flight she holds the solo England–Australia records in both directions at once.

1947Accident United 608 at Bryce Canyon

A DC-6 catches fire in flight when vented fuel reaches a heater and crashes while trying to land at Bryce Canyon: all 52 people on board die.

1978Milestone US airline deregulation

Jimmy Carter signs the Airline Deregulation Act: the government stops setting fares and routes, and modern commercial aviation is born, with its low-cost carriers, mergers and bankruptcies.

1978Milestone Manta airport opens

The Ecuadorian Air Force inaugurates Eloy Alfaro Airport at Manta, a joint civil and military field that will become the fourth busiest in Ecuador.

1998Airline Air Charter disappears

Air Charter, Air France’s charter subsidiary, ceases operations.

2006Airline QuikAir closes

QuikAir ceases, the small Calgary regional aimed at business travellers that flew to Edmonton, Fort McMurray and Penticton.

2007Airline Boliviana de Aviación takes off

Boliviana de Aviación, Bolivia’s new state airline, begins operations.

2009Airline SATSair, the Cirrus air taxi, closes

SATSair ceases, the Greenville, South Carolina air taxi that operated a fleet of 26 Cirrus SR22s.

2014Record Eustace jumps from 41 kilometres

Google executive Alan Eustace jumps from a balloon at 41,419 metres over New Mexico and breaks Baumgartner’s record.

This day in earlier years · 60

Occurrences recorded on October 24 in earlier years across the fleet we document; this year’s are in News. Each one opens the record of the aircraft involved.

VT-EDD · Air India Incident · Oct 24, 2025On October 24, 2025, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration VT-EDD), operated by Air India, was involved in an incident at Nagpur-Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar (NAG) International Airport (India) due to a bird strike. Source: Air India.INVT-EDDAir India Airbus A320F-GZNG · Air France Incident · Oct 24, 2025On October 24, 2025, the Boeing 777-328(ER) aircraft (registration F-GZNG), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident. Source: Air France.FRF-GZNGAir France Boeing 777ZK-NHC · Air New Zealand Incident · Oct 24, 2025On October 24, 2025, the Airbus A320-271N aircraft (registration ZK-NHC), operated by Air New Zealand, was involved in an incident at Sydney. Source: Air New Zealand.NZZK-NHCAir New Zealand Airbus A320N251UP · UPS Airlines Incident · Oct 24, 2024On October 24, 2024, the aircraft (registration N251UP), operated by UPS Airlines, was involved in an incident at Chicago. Source: UPS Airlines.USN251UPUPS Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-11N834UA · United Airlines Accident · Oct 24, 2024On October 24, 2024, the Airbus A319-131 aircraft (registration N834UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an accident at Newark. Source: the FAA (United States).USN834UAUnited Airlines Airbus A319N818DA · Delta Air Lines Incident · Oct 24, 2024On October 24, 2024, the Boeing 737-932(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N818DA), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Sacramento. Source: the FAA (United States).USN818DADelta Air Lines Boeing 737N27515 · United Airlines Accident · Oct 24, 2024On October 24, 2024, the Boeing 737-9 aircraft (registration N27515), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an accident at Houston, Texas (United States). Source: the NTSB (United States).USN27515United Airlines Boeing 737 MAXC-GWJK · WestJet Encore Accident · Oct 24, 2024On October 24, 2024, the DHC-8-402 (Bombardier) aircraft (registration C-GWJK), operated by WestJet Encore, was involved in an accident at Calgary. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GWJKWestJet Encore De Havilland Canada Dash 8N927DZ · Delta Air Lines Incident · Oct 24, 2023On October 24, 2023, the Boeing 737-900(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N927DZ), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Atlanta. Source: the FAA (United States).USN927DZDelta Air Lines Boeing 737N3771K · Delta Air Lines Incident · Oct 24, 2023On October 24, 2023, the Boeing 737-832 (WL) aircraft (registration N3771K), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at en ruta entre ATL y MTY (United States) due to the overheating or fire of an electronic device on board. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN3771KDelta Air Lines Boeing 737PT-TMT · LATAM Airlines Brasil Incident · Oct 24, 2022On October 24, 2022, the Airbus A319-132 aircraft (registration PT-TMT), operated by LATAM Airlines Brasil, was involved in an incident at Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles (VIX) International Airport (Brazil) due to a runway incursion. Source: LATAM Airlines Brasil.BRPT-TMTLATAM Airlines Brasil Airbus A319VH-VUT · Virgin Australia Incident · Oct 24, 2022On October 24, 2022, the Boeing 737-8FE aircraft (registration VH-VUT), operated by Virgin Australia, was involved in an incident at Cairns. Source: the ATSB (Australia).AUVH-VUTVirgin Australia Boeing 737EC-NDN · Iberia Accident · Oct 24, 2022On October 24, 2022, the Airbus A320-251N(WL) aircraft (registration EC-NDN), operated by Iberia, was involved in an accident at Dusseldorf. Source: the BFU (Germany).ESEC-NDNIberia Airbus A320N728SW · Southwest Airlines Incident · Oct 24, 2021On October 24, 2021, the Boeing 737-7H4 aircraft (registration N728SW), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Burbank. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN728SWSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737N104NN · American Airlines Incident · Oct 24, 2021On October 24, 2021, the Airbus A321-231(WL) aircraft (registration N104NN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Madison. Source: American Airlines.USN104NNAmerican Airlines Airbus A321N674RJ · Envoy Air Accident · Oct 24, 2020On October 24, 2020, the Embraer Emb145 aircraft (registration N674RJ), operated by Envoy Air, was involved in an accident at Freeport (Bahamas) due to a loss of control on the ground during landing, leaving 9 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN674RJEnvoy Air Embraer ERJ 135 / 145D-AEAT · EAT Leipzig Incident · Oct 24, 2020On October 24, 2020, the Airbus A300 B4-622RF aircraft (registration D-AEAT), operated by EAT Leipzig, was involved in an incident at London. Source: the AAIB (United Kingdom).DED-AEATEAT Leipzig Airbus A300C-FRUZ · Air Canada Jazz Incident · Oct 24, 2020On October 24, 2020, the DHC-8-311 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-FRUZ), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Calgary due to a declared emergency with the airport fire service on standby. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FRUZAir Canada Jazz De Havilland Canada Dash 8N632RW · Republic Accident · Oct 24, 2019On October 24, 2019, the aircraft (registration N632RW), operated by Republic, was involved in an accident at Nashville. Source: Republic.USN632RWRepublic Embraer E170 / E175B-KQX · Cathay Pacific Airways Incident · Oct 24, 2019On October 24, 2019, the Boeing 777-367ER aircraft (registration B-KQX), operated by Cathay Pacific Airways, was involved in an incident over Owase city, Mie prefecture (Japan) due to turbulence, leaving 4 injured. Source: Cathay Pacific Airways.CNB-KQXCathay Pacific Airways Boeing 777VT-IVX · IndiGo Incident · Oct 24, 2019On October 24, 2019, the Airbus A20N aircraft (registration VT-IVX), operated by IndiGo, was involved in an incident at Kolkata. Source: IndiGo.INVT-IVXIndiGo Airbus A320HB-JCG · Swiss International Air Lines Incident · Oct 24, 2019On October 24, 2019, the BD-500-1A11 (CS300) aircraft (registration HB-JCG), operated by Swiss International Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Marseille. Source: Swiss.CHHB-JCGSwiss International Air Lines Airbus A220PK-LBY · Batik Accident · Oct 24, 2017On October 24, 2017, the Boeing 737NG 8GP/W aircraft (registration PK-LBY), operated by Batik, was involved in an accident, leaving 3 injured. Source: Batik.IDPK-LBYBatik Boeing 737EP-CPZ · Caspian Incident · Oct 24, 2017On October 24, 2017, the DC-9 83 aircraft (registration EP-CPZ), operated by Caspian, was involved in an incident at Mashad (Iran). Source: Caspian.IREP-CPZCaspian McDonnell Douglas MD-80N284WN · Southwest Airlines Incident · Oct 24, 2017On October 24, 2017, the Boeing 737-7H4(WL) aircraft (registration N284WN), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Amarillo. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN284WNSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737N932LR · Mesa Airlines Incident · Oct 24, 2017On October 24, 2017, the Bombardier CL-600-2D24 aircraft (registration N932LR), operated by Mesa Airlines, was involved in an incident at Birmingham. Source: Mesa Airlines.USN932LRMesa Airlines Bombardier CRJC-FQWE · WestJet Encore Incident · Oct 24, 2017On October 24, 2017, the DHC-8-402 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-FQWE), operated by WestJet Encore, was involved in an incident at Fort McMurray due to a declared emergency with the airport fire service on standby in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FQWEWestJet Encore De Havilland Canada Dash 89Y-TTA · Caribbean Incident · Oct 24, 2016On October 24, 2016, the ATR ATR 72 600 aircraft (registration 9Y-TTA), operated by Caribbean, was involved in an incident at Port of Spain. Source: Caribbean.TT9Y-TTACaribbean ATR 42 / 72N41140 · United Airlines Incident · Oct 24, 2016On October 24, 2016, the Boeing 757-224(WL) aircraft (registration N41140), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Belfast. Source: United Airlines.USN41140United Airlines Boeing 757G-XLEB · British Airways Accident · Oct 24, 2016On October 24, 2016, the Airbus A380-841 aircraft (registration G-XLEB), operated by British Airways, was involved in an accident at Vancouver due to the incapacitation of a cabin crew member for medical reasons in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).GBG-XLEBBritish Airways Airbus A380ET-ANY · Ethiopian Accident · Oct 24, 2016On October 24, 2016, the DHC-8 402 NG aircraft (registration ET-ANY), operated by Ethiopian, was involved in an accident at Dire Dawa. Source: Ethiopian.ETET-ANYEthiopian De Havilland Canada Dash 8HB-IYR · Swiss International Air Lines Incident · Oct 24, 2016On October 24, 2016, the Avro 146 RJ100 aircraft (registration HB-IYR), operated by Swiss International Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Zurich. Source: Swiss International Air Lines.CHHB-IYRSwiss International Air Lines BAe 146 / Avro RJG-LSAK · Jet2.com Incident · Oct 24, 2015On October 24, 2015, the Boeing BOEING 757-23N aircraft (registration G-LSAK), operated by Jet2.com, was involved in an incident at Leeds. Source: Jet2.com.GBG-LSAKJet2.com Boeing 757TC-JVG · Turkish Airlines Incident · Oct 24, 2015On October 24, 2015, the Boeing 737-8F2(WL) aircraft (registration TC-JVG), operated by Turkish Airlines, was involved in an incident at Birmingham. Source: Turkish Airlines.TRTC-JVGTurkish Airlines Boeing 737N773SA · Southwest Airlines Incident · Oct 24, 2015On October 24, 2015, the Boeing 737-7H4(WL) aircraft (registration N773SA), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Dallas. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN773SASouthwest Airlines Boeing 737D-ABYN · Lufthansa Incident · Oct 24, 2015On October 24, 2015, the Boeing 747-830 aircraft (registration D-ABYN), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt. Source: Lufthansa.DED-ABYNLufthansa Boeing 747B-6085 · China Eastern Airlines Incident · Oct 24, 2015On October 24, 2015, the Airbus A330 343E aircraft (registration B-6085), operated by China Eastern Airlines, was involved in an incident at Guangzhou. Source: China Eastern Airlines.CNB-6085China Eastern Airlines Airbus A3309M-LNS · Malindo Incident · Oct 24, 2015On October 24, 2015, the aircraft (registration 9M-LNS), operated by Malindo, was involved in an incident. Source: Malindo.MY9M-LNSMalindo Boeing 737N69838 · United Airlines Accident · Oct 24, 2015On October 24, 2015, the Boeing 737-924Er aircraft (registration N69838), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an accident at Plevna, Kansas (United States), leaving 2 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN69838United Airlines Boeing 737A6-EHI · Etihad Airways Incident · Oct 24, 2014On October 24, 2014, the Airbus A340 642X aircraft (registration A6-EHI), operated by Etihad Airways, was involved in an incident at Bratislava. Source: Etihad Airways.AEA6-EHIEtihad Airways Airbus A340VQ-BTZ · Ural Airlines Incident · Oct 24, 2014On October 24, 2014, the Airbus A319-112 aircraft (registration VQ-BTZ), operated by Ural Airlines, was involved in an incident at Ekaterinburg-Koltsovo (SVX) Airport (Russia) due to an impact by a ground service vehicle. Source: Ural Airlines.BMVQ-BTZUral Airlines Airbus A319N11187 · ExpressJet Accident · Oct 24, 2014On October 24, 2014, the aircraft (registration N11187), operated by ExpressJet, was involved in an accident at Springfield. Source: ExpressJet.USN11187ExpressJet Embraer ERJ 135 / 145OH-LTU · Finnair Incident · Oct 24, 2013On October 24, 2013, the Airbus A330 302E aircraft (registration OH-LTU), operated by Finnair, was involved in an incident at Hong Kong. Source: Finnair.FIOH-LTUFinnair Airbus A330N512NK · Spirit Airlines Incident · Oct 24, 2013On October 24, 2013, the Airbus A319-132 aircraft (registration N512NK), operated by Spirit Airlines, was involved in an incident at New Orleans. Source: Spirit Airlines.USN512NKSpirit Airlines Airbus A319N3741S · Delta Air Lines Incident · Oct 24, 2013On October 24, 2013, the Boeing 737-832(WL) aircraft (registration N3741S), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Bermuda. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN3741SDelta Air Lines Boeing 737C-FTAK · Air Canada Jazz Incident · Oct 24, 2012On October 24, 2012, the DHC-8-311 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-FTAK), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Vancouver due to an electrical system failure. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FTAKAir Canada Jazz De Havilland Canada Dash 8C-GKEM · Air Canada Jazz Incident · Oct 24, 2012On October 24, 2012, the Bombardier CL-600-2B19 (Series 100) (Bombardier) aircraft (registration C-GKEM), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Yellowknife due to a flight control failure. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GKEMAir Canada Jazz Bombardier CRJAP-BHW · Pakistan International Airlines - PIA Incident · Oct 24, 2012On October 24, 2012, the Boeing 777-340ER aircraft (registration AP-BHW), operated by Pakistan International Airlines - PIA, was involved in an incident at Lahore-Allama Iqbal (LHE) International Airport (Pakistan) due to being struck by a ground vehicle or a piece of ground equipment. Source: Pakistan International Airlines - PIA.PKAP-BHWPakistan International Airlines - PIA Boeing 777N615FE · FedEx Express Incident · Oct 24, 2012On October 24, 2012, the aircraft (registration N615FE), operated by FedEx Express, was involved in an incident at Toronto due to an electrical system failure on final approach. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN615FEFedEx Express McDonnell Douglas MD-11C-FMSX · Air Canada Incident · Oct 24, 2011On October 24, 2011, the Airbus A320-211 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-FMSX), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Toronto due to a hydraulic system failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FMSXAir Canada Airbus A320C-FHKP · Air Canada Incident · Oct 24, 2011On October 24, 2011, the Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW (Embraer) aircraft (registration C-FHKP), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Montreal. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FHKPAir Canada Embraer E190 / E195ZS-SXC · South African Incident · Oct 24, 2011On October 24, 2011, the Airbus A340 313E aircraft (registration ZS-SXC), operated by South African, was involved in an incident at Johannesburgo. Source: South African.ZAZS-SXCSouth African Airbus A340VH-EBJ · Jetstar Airways Incident · Oct 24, 2011On October 24, 2011, the Airbus A330-202 aircraft (registration VH-EBJ), operated by Jetstar Airways, was involved in an incident. Source: Jetstar Airways.AUVH-EBJJetstar Airways Airbus A330TC-JDN · Turkish Airlines Incident · Oct 24, 2010On October 24, 2010, the Airbus A340-313X aircraft (registration TC-JDN), operated by Turkish Airlines, was involved in an incident at Brussel-Zaventem (BRU) Airport (Belgium). Source: Turkish Airlines.TRTC-JDNTurkish Airlines Airbus A340D-ABXY · Lufthansa Incident · Oct 24, 2007On October 24, 2007, the Boeing 737-330 aircraft (registration D-ABXY), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident 2.4 nautical miles north-northeast of the Kloten beacon (Switzerland) due to a loss of separation in flight (airprox). Source: Lufthansa.DED-ABXYLufthansa Boeing 737C-FACF · Air Canada Jazz Incident · Oct 24, 2002On October 24, 2002, the de Havilland Canada DHC-8-311 aircraft (registration C-FACF), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Toronto/Lester B. Pearson International Airport, Toronto, Ontario (Canada) due to a flight control anomaly. Source: Air Canada Jazz.CAC-FACFAir Canada Jazz De Havilland Canada Dash 8G-UKFN · Air UK Incident · Oct 24, 1998On October 24, 1998, the Fokker 100 aircraft (registration G-UKFN), operated by Air UK, was involved in an incident Southampton (SOU) Airport (United Kingdom). Source: Air UK.GBG-UKFNAir UK Fokker 100N4719U · United Airlines Incident · Oct 24, 1991On October 24, 1991, the Boeing 747-122 aircraft (registration N4719U), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Denver (United States) due to a mechanical failure. Source: United Airlines.USN4719UUnited Airlines Boeing 747N70054 · American Airlines Incident · Oct 24, 1988On October 24, 1988, the Airbus A300B4-605R aircraft (registration N70054), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at San Juan-Isla Grande (SIG) Airport (Puerto Rico) due to a mechanical failure. Source: American Airlines.USN70054American Airlines Airbus A300N109DL · Delta Air Lines Incident · Oct 24, 1985On October 24, 1985, the Boeing 767-232 aircraft (registration N109DL), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at New York-La Guardia Airport, NY (LGA) (United States) due to a ground collision with another aircraft while taxiing. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN109DLDelta Air Lines Boeing 767

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