A serious incident occurred in Southern California airspace on March 17, 2025, when a Southwest Airlines B737 and a private Cessna Citation jet came dangerously close to each other.
Aviation Incident/Accident
United Airlines (UA) Flight 85 from Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) to Newark (EWR) encountered a mid-air disruption on Monday, April 14, 2025, due to an unruly passenger.
A 216-pound passenger and his three-year-old child were trapped in a lavatory for over 30 minutes on a Delta Air Lines (DL) flight from Taipei (TPE) to Seattle (SEA) when the door mechanism jammed.
United Airlines flight from Amsterdam to Newark made an emergency landing at Dublin on April 15, 2025, after the pilot incapacitated mid-air.
The FAA ordered New York Helicopter Tours to cease operations after the company’s sightseeing helicopter crashed into the Hudson last week.
British Airways (BA) faced another drug smuggling incident when cocaine valued at £100,000 ($131,000) was discovered inside a lavatory on a Boeing 777 that landed at London Gatwick Airport (LGW) from Orlando International Airport (MCO).
Over 200 IndiGo passengers faced a grueling ordeal after their flight from Almaty, Kazakhstan (ALA), to New Delhi (DEL) was canceled.
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) flight to Lima, Peru was forced to return to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS) on Saturday (April 12, 2025) after an unpleasant odor was detected in the cabin approximately three hours into the journey.
Hawaiian Airlines (HA) flight experienced an emergency situation when the crew was forced to abort takeoff at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) due to concerning vibrations in the aircraft’s nose wheel.
American Airlines (AA) flight from Dallas Fort Worth Airport (DFW) to London Heathrow (LHR) was diverted to Memphis International Airport (MEM) on April 10, 2025.