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Paris-Orly Airport
Paris (Orly, Val-de-Marne), Francia
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Incident · 4 days agoOn October 12, 2026, the Boeing 767-322(ER) aircraft (registration N644UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident over the Atlantic Ocean due to an engine failure in cruise. Source: United Airlines.N644UA · United Airlines Incident · 4 days agoOn October 12, 2026, the Airbus A350-941 aircraft (registration A6-EXQ), operated by Emirates, was involved in an incident 85 km northeast of Ceduna (Australia) due to an engine shutdown. Source: Emirates.A6-EXQ · Emirates Incident · 5 days agoOn October 11, 2026, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N651JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident near Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood (FLL) International Airport (United States) due to a bird strike. Source: JetBlue Airways.N651JB · JetBlue Airways Incident · 5 days agoOn October 11, 2026, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft (registration A4O-SC), operated by Oman Air, was involved in an incident at Milano-Malpensa (MXP) Airport (Italy) due to being struck by a ground vehicle or a piece of ground equipment. Source: Oman Air.A4O-SC · Oman Air Incident · 5 days agoOn October 11, 2026, the Boeing 737-8JP (WL) aircraft (registration LN-ENV), operated by Norwegian Air Shuttle, was involved in an incident near Bergen Airport (Norway) due to an engine shutdown. Source: Norwegian Air Shuttle.LN-ENV · Norwegian Air Shuttle Incident · 7 days agoOn October 9, 2026, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration N207FR), operated by Avianca, was involved in an incident over the Caribbean Sea, about 130 nautical miles south of Kingston (Jamaica) due to turbulence, leaving 9 injured. Source: Avianca.N207FR · Avianca Accident · Oct 8, 2026On October 8, 2026, the Airbus A321-211 aircraft (registration HZ-ASI), operated by Saudia, was involved in an accident at Riyadh-King Khalid (RUH) International Airport (Saudi Arabia) due to an armed attack on the airport. Source: Saudia.HZ-ASI · Saudia Incident · Oct 8, 2026On October 8, 2026, the Boeing 767-323ER (BDSF) (WL) aircraft (registration N379AZ), operated by Air Transport International, was involved in an incident at Austin, Texas (United States) due to an engine shutdown. Source: Air Transport International.N379AZ · Air Transport International Incident · Oct 8, 2026On October 8, 2026, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft (registration N29984), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Tokyo/Narita (NRT) International Airport (Japan) due to the overheating or fire of an electronic device on board. Source: United Airlines.N29984 · United Airlines Incident · Oct 7, 2026On October 7, 2026, the Airbus A320 aircraft (registration VH-VGQ), operated by Jetstar Airways, was involved in an incident at Townsville Airport, Queensland (Australia) due to a runway incursion and a near collision. Source: the ATSB (Australia).VH-VGQ · Jetstar Airways Incident · Oct 7, 2026On October 7, 2026, the Airbus A320-251N aircraft (registration VT-IQZ), operated by IndiGo, was involved in an incident 54 nautical miles east-southeast of Lucknow (LKO) (India) due to radome damage while flying through a thunderstorm. Source: IndiGo.VT-IQZ · IndiGo Incident · Oct 6, 2026On October 6, 2026, the Airbus A350-941 aircraft (registration N512DN), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Los Angeles (LAX) International Airport (United States) due to a ground collision with another aircraft. Source: Delta Air Lines.N512DN · Delta Air Lines Incident · Oct 6, 2026On October 6, 2026, the Boeing 777-222ER aircraft (registration N796UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident near San Francisco (United States) due to an engine failure. Source: United Airlines.N796UA · United Airlines Incident · Oct 6, 2026On October 6, 2026, the Boeing 777-233LR aircraft (registration C-FIVK), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Los Angeles (LAX) International Airport (United States) due to a ground collision with another aircraft. Source: Air Canada.C-FIVK · Air Canada Incident · Oct 5, 2026On October 5, 2026, the Boeing 777-236ER aircraft (registration G-VIIA), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident near Dublin (Ireland) due to a cabin depressurisation or pressurisation failure. Source: British Airways.G-VIIA · British Airways
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AngMoKio · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons Milestone · October 16, 1910 · 116 years agoThe first Channel crossing by airshipAn airship crosses the English Channel between England and France for the first time: years before airliners, lighter-than-air craft were already linking countries across the sea.See everything that happened on this day Fact of the day An aviation curiosity, a different one every day
🧳🏬The lost luggage shopIn Scottsboro, Alabama, a shop called Unclaimed Baggage has since 1970 bought never-claimed luggage from airlines and resold its contents. Among clothes and electronics, genuine rarities have turned up; the shop itself tells of once receiving a Nikon camera designed for NASA’s space shuttle, which it returned to the agency. Today it draws more than a million visitors a year and works almost as a museum of the mislaid. Fuente: Unclaimed Baggage
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