December 241982

The An-124 flies, the cargo giant

First flight44 years ago
12historical events
51occurrences in earlier years
1953–2024years covered

Fact of the day

First flight of the Antonov An-124 Ruslan, the largest series-built freighter in the world and the star of aviation’s impossible loads.

Also on this day · 11

1953First flight The Aero L-60 Brigadýr flies

The L-60 Brigadýr takes off, the Czechoslovak high-wing utility aircraft.

1958Accident A BOAC Britannia crashes at Winkton

A BOAC Britannia on a certificate renewal flight crashes near Christchurch; nine of the 12 aboard die.

1962First flight The Aérospatiale N 262 flies

The Aérospatiale N 262, a French airliner built by Nord Aviation, makes its first flight.

1968Accident Allegheny 736 at Bradford

A Convair 580 crashes on approach to Bradford, Pennsylvania: 20 lives lost.

1971Accident LANSA 508 and Juliane Koepcke

An Electra breaks apart after being struck by lightning over the Peruvian jungle: 91 lives lost. The sole survivor, 17-year-old Juliane Koepcke, walked eleven days through the jungle before being rescued.

1990Milestone Juanda Airport opens

Surabaya opens Juanda International Airport as a civil airport.

1994Accident The hijacking of Air France Flight 8969 at Algiers

Four GIA members hijack an Air France A300 at Algiers; over two days they kill three passengers before the aircraft leaves for Marseille.

1996Accident A Learjet vanishes in New Hampshire

A Learjet 35 disappears in fog and rain near Dorchester, New Hampshire; its wreckage took three years to find.

1999Accident The hijacking of Indian Airlines Flight 814

An Indian Airlines A300 is hijacked between Kathmandu and Delhi and taken to Kandahar; the hijacking lasted seven days.

2007Airline MAXjet shuts down

MAXjet, the all-business-class transatlantic airline, files for bankruptcy and ceases operations on Christmas Eve.

2018Accident The governor of Puebla dies

The helicopter of Puebla governor Martha Érika Alonso and her husband, former governor Rafael Moreno Valle, crashes at Coronango; all five aboard die.

This day in earlier years · 51

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

G-VNYC · Virgin Accident · Dec 24, 2013On December 24, 2013, the Airbus AIRBUS A330-343 aircraft (registration G-VNYC), operated by Virgin, was involved in a fatal accident at St. Lucia, leaving 8 dead. Source: Virgin.GBG-VNYCVirgin Airbus A330AP-BLZ · Pakistan International Airlines Incident · Dec 24, 2024On December 24, 2024, the Airbus A320 216 aircraft (registration AP-BLZ), operated by Pakistan International Airlines, was involved in an incident at Karachi. Source: Pakistan International Airlines.PKAP-BLZPakistan International Airlines Airbus A320ET-ASK · Ethiopian Airlines Incident · Dec 24, 2024On December 24, 2024, the Boeing 777-306ER aircraft (registration ET-ASK), operated by Ethiopian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Kinshasa-N'Djili (FIH) Airport due to a taxiway excursion. Source: Ethiopian Airlines.ETET-ASKEthiopian Airlines Boeing 777N8600F · Southwest Airlines Incident · Dec 24, 2023On December 24, 2023, the Boeing 737-800 aircraft (registration N8600F), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Dallas-Love Field (DAL) (United States). Source: Southwest Airlines.USN8600FSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737N950LR · Mesa Airlines Incident · Dec 24, 2023On December 24, 2023, the Bombardier CL-600-2D24 aircraft (registration N950LR), operated by Mesa Airlines, was involved in an incident at Houston. Source: Mesa Airlines.USN950LRMesa Airlines Bombardier CRJTC-SEI · SunExpress Incident · Dec 24, 2023On December 24, 2023, the Boeing 737-8HC(WL) aircraft (registration TC-SEI), operated by SunExpress, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: SunExpress.TRTC-SEISunExpress Boeing 737N8549Z · Southwest Airlines Incident · Dec 24, 2023On December 24, 2023, the Boeing 737-800(WL) aircraft (registration N8549Z), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Atlanta. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN8549ZSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737N808AN · American Airlines Incident · Dec 24, 2023On December 24, 2023, the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft (registration N808AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Buenos Aires. Source: American Airlines.USN808ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 787 DreamlinerN172DZ · Delta Air Lines Incident · Dec 24, 2022On December 24, 2022, the Boeing 767-332(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N172DZ), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN172DZDelta Air Lines Boeing 767XA-VIO · VivaAerobus Incident · Dec 24, 2022On December 24, 2022, the Airbus A320-271N(WL) aircraft (registration XA-VIO), operated by VivaAerobus, was involved in an incident at Guadalajara. Source: VivaAerobus.MXXA-VIOVivaAerobus Airbus A320N78509 · United Airlines Incident · Dec 24, 2021On December 24, 2021, the Boeing 737-824(WL) aircraft (registration N78509), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Newark. Source: United Airlines.USN78509United Airlines Boeing 737VP-BND · S7 Airlines Incident · Dec 24, 2021On December 24, 2021, the Boeing 737NG 83N/W aircraft (registration VP-BND), operated by S7 Airlines, was involved in an incident at Moscow. Source: S7 Airlines.BMVP-BNDS7 Airlines Boeing 737AP-BNC · Serene Incident · Dec 24, 2020On December 24, 2020, the Boeing 737NG 8GJ/W aircraft (registration AP-BNC), operated by Serene, was involved in an incident at Islamabad. Source: Serene.PKAP-BNCSerene Boeing 737N716CK · Kalitta Air Incident · Dec 24, 2020On December 24, 2020, the Boeing 747-4B5F aircraft (registration N716CK), operated by Kalitta Air, was involved in an incident at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky (CVG) Airport (United States) due to a ground occurrence during operations. Source: Kalitta Air.USN716CKKalitta Air Boeing 747N11194 · Commut Incident · Dec 24, 2019On December 24, 2019, the aircraft (registration N11194), operated by Commut, was involved in an incident at Washington. Source: Commut.USN11194Commut Embraer ERJ 135 / 145G-TAWG · TUI Incident · Dec 24, 2019On December 24, 2019, the Boeing BOEING 737-8K5 aircraft (registration G-TAWG), operated by TUI, was involved in an incident at Manchester. Source: the AAIB (United Kingdom).GBG-TAWGTUI Boeing 737N124SY · SkyWest Airlines Accident · Dec 24, 2019On December 24, 2019, the Embraer ERJ 170-200 LR aircraft (registration N124SY), operated by SkyWest Airlines, was involved in an accident at Lincoln. Source: the FAA (United States).USN124SYSkyWest Airlines Embraer E170 / E175C-FLSS · Air Canada Incident · Dec 24, 2018On December 24, 2018, the Airbus A320-211 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-FLSS), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Calgary due to a fire in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FLSSAir Canada Airbus A320UK-78702 · Uzbekistan Incident · Dec 24, 2018On December 24, 2018, the Boeing B788 aircraft (registration UK-78702), operated by Uzbekistan, was involved in an incident at Moscow. Source: Uzbekistan.UZUK-78702Uzbekistan Boeing 787 DreamlinerC-FSCY · Air Canada Incident · Dec 24, 2018On December 24, 2018, the Boeing 737-8 (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-FSCY), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FSCYAir Canada Boeing 737 MAXN956AN · American Airlines Incident · Dec 24, 2018On December 24, 2018, the Boeing 737-823(WL) aircraft (registration N956AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Miami. Source: American Airlines.USN956ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 737VN-A696 · VietJet Incident · Dec 24, 2018On December 24, 2018, the Airbus A320 214SL aircraft (registration VN-A696), operated by VietJet, was involved in an incident at Taipéi. Source: VietJet.VNVN-A696VietJet Airbus A320VQ-BYB · S7 Airlines Incident · Dec 24, 2018On December 24, 2018, the Embraer E170 aircraft (registration VQ-BYB), operated by S7 Airlines, was involved in an incident at Novosibirsk. Source: S7 Airlines.BMVQ-BYBS7 Airlines Embraer E170 / E175YL-BBE · Baltic Incident · Dec 24, 2018On December 24, 2018, the Boeing 737 53S aircraft (registration YL-BBE), operated by Baltic, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: Baltic.LVYL-BBEBaltic Boeing 737N1612T · Delta Air Lines Incident · Dec 24, 2018On December 24, 2018, the Boeing 767 332ER/W aircraft (registration N1612T), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Shemya. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN1612TDelta Air Lines Boeing 767N915WN · Southwest Airlines Incident · Dec 24, 2018On December 24, 2018, the Boeing 737-7H4 (WL) aircraft (registration N915WN), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Fll-Sju (United States) due to a passenger battery fire on board. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN915WNSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737EP-TAS · Ata Incident · Dec 24, 2017On December 24, 2017, the DC-9 83 aircraft (registration EP-TAS), operated by Ata, was involved in an incident at Sari. Source: Ata.IREP-TASAta McDonnell Douglas MD-80HB-IJP · Swiss International Air Lines Incident · Dec 24, 2017On December 24, 2017, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration HB-IJP), operated by Swiss International Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Belgrade. Source: Swiss.CHHB-IJPSwiss International Air Lines Airbus A320N162PQ · Delta Connection Incident · Dec 24, 2017On December 24, 2017, the Bombardier Inc Cl600 2D24 aircraft (registration N162PQ), operated by Delta Connection, was involved in an incident at Medford, Oregon (United States) due to an altitude deviation in flight. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN162PQDelta Connection Bombardier CRJN494AA · American Airlines Incident · Dec 24, 2016On December 24, 2016, the aircraft (registration N494AA), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Tampa. Source: the FAA (United States).USN494AAAmerican Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-80C-GHOZ · Air Canada Incident · Dec 24, 2016On December 24, 2016, the Boeing 767-375 (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GHOZ), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at San Francisco due to a flap system failure on final approach. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GHOZAir Canada Boeing 767N216NV · Allegiant Air Incident · Dec 24, 2016On December 24, 2016, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration N216NV), operated by Allegiant Air, was involved in an incident at Syracuse. Source: Allegiant.USN216NVAllegiant Air Airbus A320CC-CXH · LATAM Incident · Dec 24, 2015On December 24, 2015, the Boeing 767-316(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration CC-CXH), operated by LATAM, was involved in an incident. Source: LATAM.CLCC-CXHLATAM Boeing 767EP-MNP · Mahan Accident · Dec 24, 2015On December 24, 2015, the Airbus A310 308 aircraft (registration EP-MNP), operated by Mahan, was involved in an accident at Istanbul. Source: Mahan.IREP-MNPMahan Airbus A310HL8049 · Jeju Accident · Dec 24, 2015On December 24, 2015, the Boeing 737NG 8AS/W aircraft (registration HL8049), operated by Jeju, was involved in an accident at Seoul. Source: Jeju.KRHL8049Jeju Boeing 737XA-TAI · Aeromar Incident · Dec 24, 2014On December 24, 2014, the ATR ATR 42 500 aircraft (registration XA-TAI), operated by Aeromar, was involved in an incident at Ciudad de Mexico. Source: the BEA (France).MXXA-TAIAeromar ATR 42 / 72C-FYNS · Rouge Incident · Dec 24, 2014On December 24, 2014, the Airbus A319-114 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-FYNS), operated by Rouge, was involved in an incident at Orlando due to a bird strike during take-off. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FYNSRouge Airbus A319N39356 · American Airlines Incident · Dec 24, 2014On December 24, 2014, the aircraft (registration N39356), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Porto Alegre. Source: American Airlines.USN39356American Airlines Boeing 767N581HA · Hawaiian Airlines Incident · Dec 24, 2014On December 24, 2014, the Boeing 767 33AER/W aircraft (registration N581HA), operated by Hawaiian Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: Hawaiian Airlines.USN581HAHawaiian Airlines Boeing 767A6-EEC · Emirates Incident · Dec 24, 2014On December 24, 2014, the Airbus A380 861 aircraft (registration A6-EEC), operated by Emirates, was involved in an incident at Manchester. Source: Emirates.AEA6-EECEmirates Airbus A380VT-ANN · Air India Incident · Dec 24, 2013On December 24, 2013, the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft (registration VT-ANN), operated by Air India, was involved in an incident at Kolkata-Netaji Subhas Chandra (CCU) Airport (India) due to a brake failure. Source: Air India.INVT-ANNAir India Boeing 787 DreamlinerZS-SJS · SAA Incident · Dec 24, 2013On December 24, 2013, the Boeing 737NG 844/W aircraft (registration ZS-SJS), operated by SAA, was involved in an incident at Johannesburgo. Source: SAA.ZAZS-SJSSAA Boeing 737JA809A · All Nippon Airways Incident · Dec 24, 2012On December 24, 2012, the Boeing 787 8 aircraft (registration JA809A), operated by All Nippon Airways, was involved in an incident at Okayama. Source: ANA.JPJA809AAll Nippon Airways Boeing 787 DreamlinerG-EZTZ · easyJet Incident · Dec 24, 2012On December 24, 2012, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration G-EZTZ), operated by easyJet, was involved in an incident at Brussels. Source: easyJet.GBG-EZTZeasyJet Airbus A320EY-539 · East Incident · Dec 24, 2011On December 24, 2011, the Boeing 737 3B7 aircraft (registration EY-539), operated by East, was involved in an incident at Moscow. Source: East.TJEY-539East Boeing 737N482AA · American Airlines Incident · Dec 24, 2011On December 24, 2011, the DC-9-82(MD-82) aircraft (registration N482AA), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Reno. Source: American Airlines.USN482AAAmerican Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-80HB-JME · Swiss International Air Lines Incident · Dec 24, 2011On December 24, 2011, the Airbus A340-313 aircraft (registration HB-JME), operated by Swiss International Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Istanbul. Source: Swiss International Air Lines.CHHB-JMESwiss International Air Lines Airbus A340C-FWAO · WestJet Incident · Dec 24, 2011On December 24, 2011, the aircraft (registration C-FWAO), operated by WestJet, was involved in an incident at Toronto due to a failure of the indicating systems during initial climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FWAOWestJet Boeing 737N248WN · Southwest Airlines Incident · Dec 24, 2010On December 24, 2010, the Boeing 737 aircraft (registration N248WN), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at San Francisco, California (United States). Source: the NTSB (United States).USN248WNSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737SU-GCW · EgyptAir Express Incident · Dec 24, 2008On December 24, 2008, the Embraer ERJ-170LR (ERJ-170-100 LR) aircraft (registration SU-GCW), operated by EgyptAir Express, was involved in an incident at Sharm el Sheikh (SSH) International Airport (Egypt) due to a landing gear failure. Source: EgyptAir Express.EGSU-GCWEgyptAir Express Embraer E170 / E175N516AS · Alaska Airlines Incident · Dec 24, 2008On December 24, 2008, the Boeing 737-890 aircraft (registration N516AS), operated by Alaska Airlines, was involved in an incident at Seattle, Washington (United States) due to an APU failure. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN516ASAlaska Airlines Boeing 737

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