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Occurrences recorded on December 25 in earlier years across the fleet we document; this year’s are in News. Each one opens the record of the aircraft involved.

Accident · Dec 25, 2024On December 25, 2024, the Embraer ERJ-190AR aircraft (registration 4K-AZ65), operated by Azerbaijan Airlines, was involved in a fatal accident near Aktau Airport (Kazakhstan), leaving 38 dead. Source: Azerbaijan Airlines.AZ4K-AZ65Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer E190 / E195 Incident · Dec 25, 2025On December 25, 2025, the Airbus A320-251N(WL) aircraft (registration N301FR), operated by Frontier Airlines, was involved in an incident at Miami. Source: Frontier Airlines.USN301FRFrontier Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Dec 25, 2024On December 25, 2024, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft (registration HI1078), operated by Arajet, was involved in an incident at Toronto. Source: the TSB (Canada).DOHI1078Arajet Boeing 737 MAX Incident · Dec 25, 2023On December 25, 2023, the Bombardier CL-600-2C10 aircraft (registration N793SK), operated by SkyWest Airlines, was involved in an incident at San Francisco. Source: SkyWest Airlines.USN793SKSkyWest Airlines Bombardier CRJ Incident · Dec 25, 2022On December 25, 2022, the Airbus A321-211 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-GJVX), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Calgary due to a pressurisation failure during the climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GJVXAir Canada Airbus A321 Incident · Dec 25, 2021On December 25, 2021, the Airbus A321-251NX(LR) aircraft (registration CS-TXA), operated by TAP Air Portugal, was involved in an incident at Funchal. Source: TAP Air Portugal.PTCS-TXATAP Air Portugal Airbus A321 Incident · Dec 25, 2021On December 25, 2021, the Boeing Boeing 737NG 8GU/W aircraft (registration VQ-BQP), operated by UTair, was involved in an incident at Tyumen. Source: UTair.BMVQ-BQPUTair Boeing 737 Accident · Dec 25, 2021On December 25, 2021, the Airbus A330-343 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-GFAF), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an accident at Montreal due to a declared emergency with the airport fire service on standby during landing. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GFAFAir Canada Airbus A330 Incident · Dec 25, 2020On December 25, 2020, the Boeing 737NG 844/W aircraft (registration ZS-SJR), operated by Safair, was involved in an incident at Johannesburgo. Source: Safair.ZAZS-SJRSafair Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 25, 2020On December 25, 2020, the Boeing 737-824(WL) aircraft (registration N17245), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Boston. Source: the FAA (United States).USN17245United Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 25, 2020On December 25, 2020, the Airbus A320-214 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-GKOD), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Fort Lauderdale due to a fire during landing. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GKODAir Canada Airbus A320 Incident · Dec 25, 2020On December 25, 2020, the Boeing 767 304ER/W aircraft (registration OO-JNL), operated by TUI Belgium, was involved in an incident at Brussels. Source: TUI Belgium.BEOO-JNLTUI Belgium Boeing 767 Incident · Dec 25, 2020On December 25, 2020, the Boeing 737-8H4(WL) aircraft (registration N8328A), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Honolulu. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN8328ASouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 25, 2020On December 25, 2020, the Boeing 737-76N (W) aircraft (registration VQ-BIP), operated by Yakutia, was involved in an incident at Moscow. Source: Yakutia.BMVQ-BIPYakutia Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 25, 2020On December 25, 2020, the Tu-204 100S aircraft (registration RA-64024), operated by Aviastar, was involved in an incident at Moscow. Source: Aviastar.RURA-64024Aviastar Tupolev Tu-204 Accident · Dec 25, 2019On December 25, 2019, the Airbus A20N aircraft (registration 9M-AGL), operated by AirAsia, was involved in an accident at Ho Chi Minh City. Source: AirAsia.MY9M-AGLAirAsia Airbus A320 Incident · Dec 25, 2019On December 25, 2019, the 320-251N aircraft (registration EC-NFZ), operated by Iberia, was involved in an incident at Madrid and Milan. Source: Iberia.ESEC-NFZIberia Airbus A320 Incident · Dec 25, 2018On December 25, 2018, the Airbus A320-214(WL) aircraft (registration N232FR), operated by Frontier Airlines, was involved in an incident at Dallas. Source: Frontier Airlines.USN232FRFrontier Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Dec 25, 2018On December 25, 2018, the Bombardier CL-600-2D24 aircraft (registration N817SK), operated by SkyWest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Saskatoon due to a declared emergency with a PAN urgency call. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN817SKSkyWest Airlines Bombardier CRJ Incident · Dec 25, 2018On December 25, 2018, the Boeing 777-323(ER) aircraft (registration N721AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: American Airlines.USN721ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Dec 25, 2018On December 25, 2018, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration VN-A695), operated by VietJet, was involved in an incident at Nha Trang. Source: VietJet.VNVN-A695VietJet Airbus A320 Incident · Dec 25, 2017On December 25, 2017, the ATR 72-500 aircraft (registration AP-BKZ), operated by Pakistan International Airlines - PIA, was involved in an incident at Islamabad (ISB) International Airport (Pakistan) due to an altitude deviation in flight. Source: Pakistan International Airlines - PIA.PKAP-BKZPakistan International Airlines - PIA ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Dec 25, 2017On December 25, 2017, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N655JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at Boston-Logan (BOS) International Airport (United States) due to a taxiway excursion. Source: JetBlue Airways.USN655JBJetBlue Airways Airbus A320 Accident · Dec 25, 2016On December 25, 2016, the ATR ATR 72 600 aircraft (registration PK-WGW), operated by Wings, was involved in an accident at Semarang. Source: KNKT.IDPK-WGWWings ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Dec 25, 2016On December 25, 2016, the Boeing 767-375 (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GHOZ), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Toronto due to a flap system failure on final approach. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GHOZAir Canada Boeing 767 Incident · Dec 25, 2016On December 25, 2016, the Airbus A319-114 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-GAQL), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Toronto. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GAQLAir Canada Airbus A319 Accident · Dec 25, 2016On December 25, 2016, the Boeing 737NG 866/W aircraft (registration SU-GEA), operated by EgyptAir, was involved in an accident at Adís Abeba. Source: EgyptAir.EGSU-GEAEgyptAir Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 25, 2016On December 25, 2016, the Boeing 777-223(ER) aircraft (registration N780AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Buenos Aires. Source: American Airlines.USN780ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Dec 25, 2016On December 25, 2016, the Boeing 777-224(ER) aircraft (registration N79011), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Santiago de Chile. Source: United Airlines.USN79011United Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Dec 25, 2016On December 25, 2016, the Airbus A380 861 aircraft (registration A6-EUD), operated by Emirates, was involved in an incident at Tehran. Source: Emirates.AEA6-EUDEmirates Airbus A380 Incident · Dec 25, 2015On December 25, 2015, the Airbus A330 323E aircraft (registration 9M-MTG), operated by Malaysia, was involved in an incident. Source: Malaysia.MY9M-MTGMalaysia Airbus A330 Incident · Dec 25, 2015On December 25, 2015, the DHC-8 311Q aircraft (registration N857CA), operated by Commutair, was involved in an incident at Rochester. Source: Commutair.USN857CACommutair De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Dec 25, 2015On December 25, 2015, the Boeing 757-324(WL) aircraft (registration N57857), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at El Paso. Source: United Airlines.USN57857United Airlines Boeing 757 Accident · Dec 25, 2014On December 25, 2014, the Bombardier CL-600-2B19 aircraft (registration N916EV), operated by ExpressJet, was involved in an accident at Hattiesburg. Source: the FAA (United States).USN916EVExpressJet Bombardier CRJ Incident · Dec 25, 2014On December 25, 2014, the Airbus A319-132 aircraft (registration N524NK), operated by Spirit Airlines, was involved in an incident at Kansas City. Source: Spirit Airlines.USN524NKSpirit Airlines Airbus A319 Incident · Dec 25, 2013On December 25, 2013, the Boeing 737-7K9(WL) aircraft (registration EI-RUM), operated by Transaero, was involved in an incident at Tomsk. Source: Transaero.IEEI-RUMTransaero Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 25, 2013On December 25, 2013, the Boeing 737 524/W aircraft (registration VP-BFO), operated by UTair, was involved in an incident at Tomsk. Source: UTair.BMVP-BFOUTair Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 25, 2012On December 25, 2012, the DHC-8 201 aircraft (registration P2-PXI), operated by Niugini, was involved in an incident at Port Moresby. Source: the ATSB (Australia).PGP2-PXINiugini De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Dec 25, 2012On December 25, 2012, the Boeing 737 505 aircraft (registration EW-294PA), operated by Belavia, was involved in an incident at Rostov. Source: Belavia.BYEW-294PABelavia Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 25, 2012On December 25, 2012, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration HB-IJH), operated by Swiss International Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Athens and Zurich. Source: Swiss International Air Lines.CHHB-IJHSwiss International Air Lines Airbus A320 Incident · Dec 25, 2011On December 25, 2011, the Airbus A330 323E aircraft (registration HL7792), operated by Asiana, was involved in an incident at Seoul. Source: Asiana.KRHL7792Asiana Airbus A330 Accident · Dec 25, 2011On December 25, 2011, the DC-9 83 aircraft (registration SU-BOZ), operated by AMC, was involved in an accident at Karachi. Source: AMC.EGSU-BOZAMC McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Incident · Dec 25, 2011On December 25, 2011, the Airbus A330-203 aircraft (registration F-GZCO), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident at Paris. Source: Air France.FRF-GZCOAir France Airbus A330 Incident · Dec 25, 2011On December 25, 2011, the Airbus Airbus A300 B4-605R aircraft (registration 9K-AMC), operated by Kuwait, was involved in an incident at Kuwait. Source: Kuwait.KW9K-AMCKuwait Airbus A300 Accident · Dec 25, 2007On December 25, 2007, the Airbus A330-323 aircraft (registration N819NW), operated by Northwest Airlines, was involved in an accident at Honolulu, Hawaii (United States), leaving 4 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN819NWNorthwest Airlines Airbus A330 Incident · Dec 25, 2005On December 25, 2005, the Boeing 737-7CT (WL) aircraft (registration C-GWJF), operated by WestJet, was involved in an incident at Halifax International Airport, Nueva Escocia (Canada) due to a wing-tip strike. Source: WestJet.CAC-GWJFWestJet Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 25, 1983On December 25, 1983, the Boeing 737-200 aircraft (registration N133AW), operated by America West Airlines, was involved in an incident at Phoenix (United States) due to a ground occurrence during operations. Source: America West Airlines.USN133AWAmerica West Airlines Boeing 737

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