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This day in earlier years · 47

Occurrences recorded on October 28 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 28, 2025On October 28, 2025, the Airbus A20N aircraft (registration HB-AYE), operated by easyJet Switzerland, was involved in an incident at Las Palmas. Source: CIAIAC (Spain).CHHB-AYEeasyJet Switzerland Airbus A320 Incident · Oct 28, 2024On October 28, 2024, the Boeing 737-924(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N75425), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Newark. Source: the FAA (United States).USN75425United Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 28, 2024On October 28, 2024, the Boeing 737-9K2(WL) aircraft (registration PH-BXO), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.NLPH-BXOKLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 28, 2024On October 28, 2024, the Airbus A330-323 aircraft (registration N805NW), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Las Vegas. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN805NWDelta Air Lines Airbus A330 Incident · Oct 28, 2023On October 28, 2023, the Airbus A320 231 aircraft (registration EX-32007), operated by Avia Traffic, was involved in an incident at Samara. Source: Avia Traffic.KGEX-32007Avia Traffic Airbus A320 Incident · Oct 28, 2023On October 28, 2023, the Airbus A350-941 aircraft (registration F-HTYG), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident at Mumbai. Source: Air France.FRF-HTYGAir France Airbus A350 XWB Incident · Oct 28, 2022On October 28, 2022, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration EI-DEK), operated by Aer Lingus, was involved in an incident at Birmingham (BHX) International Airport (United Kingdom) due to a bird strike. Source: Aer Lingus.IEEI-DEKAer Lingus Airbus A320 Incident · Oct 28, 2022On October 28, 2022, the Airbus A320 232SL aircraft (registration VT-IFM), operated by IndiGo, was involved in an incident at Delhi. Source: IndiGo.INVT-IFMIndiGo Airbus A320 Incident · Oct 28, 2022On October 28, 2022, the Airbus A321-231(WL) aircraft (registration N117AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Los Angeles. Source: American Airlines.USN117ANAmerican Airlines Airbus A321 Incident · Oct 28, 2022On October 28, 2022, the Boeing 737-823(WL) aircraft (registration N993NN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Seattle. Source: American Airlines.USN993NNAmerican Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 28, 2022On October 28, 2022, the Boeing 777-236(ER) aircraft (registration G-YMMJ), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at Bangalore and London. Source: British Airways.GBG-YMMJBritish Airways Boeing 777 Incident · Oct 28, 2021On October 28, 2021, the DHC-8-315 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-FPAE), operated by PAL, was involved in an incident at Montreal. Source: PAL.CAC-FPAEPAL De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Oct 28, 2021On October 28, 2021, the Boeing 737-8K2 (WL) aircraft (registration PH-HXG), operated by Transavia Airlines, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam-Schiphol (AMS) International Airport (Netherlands) due to a landing gear fire. Source: Transavia Airlines.NLPH-HXGTransavia Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 28, 2021On October 28, 2021, the Airbus A318 111 aircraft (registration YR-ASC), operated by TAROM, was involved in an incident at Bucharest. Source: TAROM.ROYR-ASCTAROM Airbus A318 Accident · Oct 28, 2020On October 28, 2020, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration N284AV), operated by Avianca, was involved in an accident at Pasto. Source: Avianca.USN284AVAvianca Airbus A320 Incident · Oct 28, 2019On October 28, 2019, the Boeing 757 223/W aircraft (registration TF-ISF), operated by Iceland, was involved in an incident at Keflavik. Source: Iceland.ISTF-ISFIceland Boeing 757 Incident · Oct 28, 2019On October 28, 2019, the Airbus A330-343 aircraft (registration SE-REH), operated by SAS Scandinavian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Copenhagen. Source: SAS Scandinavian Airlines.SESE-REHSAS Scandinavian Airlines Airbus A330 Incident · Oct 28, 2019On October 28, 2019, the Airbus A320-251N(WL) aircraft (registration N304FR), operated by Frontier Airlines, was involved in an incident at Colorado Springs. Source: Frontier Airlines.USN304FRFrontier Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Oct 28, 2019On October 28, 2019, the DHC-8 311B aircraft (registration 5Y-BWG), operated by Silverstone, was involved in an incident at Lodwar. Source: Silverstone.KE5Y-BWGSilverstone De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Oct 28, 2018On October 28, 2018, the Airbus A350 941 aircraft (registration HS-THC), operated by Thai, was involved in an incident at Melbourne. Source: Thai.THHS-THCThai Airbus A350 XWB Incident · Oct 28, 2017On October 28, 2017, the Airbus A320 232 aircraft (registration VH-VGY), operated by Jetstar Airways, was involved in an incident. Source: the TSB (Canada).AUVH-VGYJetstar Airways Airbus A320 Incident · Oct 28, 2017On October 28, 2017, the Airbus A319-132 aircraft (registration N822AW), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Miami. Source: American Airlines.USN822AWAmerican Airlines Airbus A319 Incident · Oct 28, 2017On October 28, 2017, the Boeing 777-223(ER) aircraft (registration N771AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident due to a declared emergency with a MAYDAY distress call in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN771ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 777 Accident · Oct 28, 2017On October 28, 2017, the Boeing 757-232(WL) aircraft (registration N650DL), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an accident at Chicago. Source: the FAA (United States).USN650DLDelta Air Lines Boeing 757 Incident · Oct 28, 2017On October 28, 2017, the Embraer E190 aircraft (registration N986TA), operated by Avianca, was involved in an incident at Managua. Source: Avianca.USN986TAAvianca Embraer E190 / E195 Incident · Oct 28, 2017On October 28, 2017, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration EC-JTR), operated by Vueling, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: Vueling.ESEC-JTRVueling Airbus A320 Incident · Oct 28, 2017On October 28, 2017, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration CN-NMH), operated by Air Arabia Maroc, was involved in an incident at Fés/Saiss (FEZ) Airport (Morocco) due to an impact by a ground service vehicle. Source: Air Arabia Maroc.MACN-NMHAir Arabia Maroc Airbus A320 Incident · Oct 28, 2016On October 28, 2016, the Airbus A319 112 aircraft (registration OH-LVD), operated by Finnair, was involved in an incident at Helsinki. Source: Finnair.FIOH-LVDFinnair Airbus A319 Incident · Oct 28, 2016On October 28, 2016, the Airbus Airbus A321 211 aircraft (registration OH-LZB), operated by Finnair, was involved in an incident at Helsinki. Source: Finnair.FIOH-LZBFinnair Airbus A321 Incident · Oct 28, 2016On October 28, 2016, the Boeing 767-424(ER) aircraft (registration N78060), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Barcelona. Source: United Airlines.USN78060United Airlines Boeing 767 Incident · Oct 28, 2016On October 28, 2016, the Airbus A320-233(WL) aircraft (registration XA-VLX), operated by Volaris, was involved in an incident at Glasgow. Source: Volaris.MXXA-VLXVolaris Airbus A320 Incident · Oct 28, 2015On October 28, 2015, the Embraer ERJ-175LR (ERJ-170-200 LR) aircraft (registration N102HQ), operated by Brickyard, was involved in an incident at Raleigh/Durham. Source: Brickyard.USN102HQBrickyard Embraer E170 / E175 Incident · Oct 28, 2014On October 28, 2014, the Boeing 767 323ER/W aircraft (registration N390AA), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Miami. Source: American Airlines.USN390AAAmerican Airlines Boeing 767 Incident · Oct 28, 2013On October 28, 2013, the Airbus Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration EC-LVC), operated by Vueling, was involved in an incident at Barcelona. Source: Vueling.ESEC-LVCVueling Airbus A320 Incident · Oct 28, 2013On October 28, 2013, the Boeing Boeing 737NG 883 aircraft (registration LN-RRT), operated by SAS Scandinavian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: SAS Scandinavian Airlines.NOLN-RRTSAS Scandinavian Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 28, 2012On October 28, 2012, the Boeing BOEING 747-436 aircraft (registration G-BNLN), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at Aral Sea. Source: British Airways.GBG-BNLNBritish Airways Boeing 747 Incident · Oct 28, 2012On October 28, 2012, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration XA-ALM), operated by Interjet, was involved in an incident at San Antonio. Source: Interjet.MXXA-ALMInterjet Airbus A320 Incident · Oct 28, 2011On October 28, 2011, the Boeing 777-2DZLR aircraft (registration A7-BBD), operated by Qatar Airways, was involved in an incident near Nani (Kenya) due to turbulence. Source: Qatar Airways.QAA7-BBDQatar Airways Boeing 777 Incident · Oct 28, 2011On October 28, 2011, the Boeing 737-7CT (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-FBWJ), operated by WestJet, was involved in an incident at Montreal due to a flight control failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FBWJWestJet Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 28, 2011On October 28, 2011, the Bombardier CL-600-2B19 (Series 100) (Bombardier) aircraft (registration C-GJZZ), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Yellowknife. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GJZZAir Canada Jazz Bombardier CRJ Incident · Oct 28, 2011On October 28, 2011, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N630JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at Ft. Lauderdale. Source: JetBlue Airways.USN630JBJetBlue Airways Airbus A320 Incident · Oct 28, 2011On October 28, 2011, the Airbus A319-112 aircraft (registration HB-IPX), operated by Swiss International Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Hannover. Source: Swiss International Air Lines.CHHB-IPXSwiss International Air Lines Airbus A319 Incident · Oct 28, 2011On October 28, 2011, the aircraft (registration TC-SUO), operated by Sunexpress, was involved in an incident at Dusseldorf. Source: Sunexpress.TRTC-SUOSunexpress Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 28, 2009On October 28, 2009, the Airbus A330-201 aircraft (registration VH-EBA), operated by Jetstar Airways, was involved in an incident 710 km south of Guam due to an airspeed disagreement (airspeed disagree). Source: Jetstar Airways.AUVH-EBAJetstar Airways Airbus A330 Incident · Oct 28, 2006On October 28, 2006, the Boeing 757-224 aircraft (registration N17105), operated by Continental Airlines, was involved in an incident at Newark, New Jersey (United States). Source: the NTSB (United States).USN17105Continental Airlines Boeing 757 Incident · Oct 28, 1991On October 28, 1991, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 aircraft (registration N1820U), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Las Vegas (United States) due to a cabin depressurisation. Source: United Airlines.USN1820UUnited Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-10 Incident · Oct 28, 1987On October 28, 1987, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 aircraft (registration N1813U), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Chicago (United States). Source: United Airlines.USN1813UUnited Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-10

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