Flight VN661 of Vietnam Airlines (VN), bound for Singapore (SIN), made an emergency return to Noi Bai International Airport (HAN) on October 19, 2025, after a passenger suffered a medical emergency shortly after takeoff.
Aviation Incident/Accident
Two airport ground workers were killed early Monday morning when a cargo aircraft operated by ACT Airlines (9T) skidded off the north runway at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) and plunged into the sea.
Police footage from Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) shows an American Airlines (AA) flight attendant arrested for intoxication and assaulting his supervisor, reigniting debate over alcohol policies for airline crew.
Passengers on Air India (AI) flight AI187 from Delhi (DEL) to Toronto (YYZ) via Vienna reported being asked to sign a declaration acknowledging broken tray tables in the business class cabin.
Nearly ten months after one of South Korea’s worst aviation tragedies, the families of those killed in the Jeju Air (7C) Flight 7C2216 disaster have filed lawsuits against Boeing.
Air India (AI) cancelled its Milan (MXP)–Delhi (DEL) flight on October 17 due to a technical issue, leaving over 250 passengers stranded just days before Diwali.
Two United Airlines (UA) aircraft made contact while taxiing at O’Hare International Airport (ORD) on Friday afternoon, prompting a brief operational delay but no injuries.
A United Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 diverted to Salt Lake City after a cracked windshield showed scorch marks, sparking speculation about space debris.
An Air China (CA) flight from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Seoul’s Incheon International Airport (ICN) was diverted to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) on October 18 after a passenger’s lithium battery caught fire inside the cabin.
Italian investigators have determined that limited use of available weather information contributed to a Delta Air Lines (DL) Boeing 767-300ER sustaining major hail damage shortly after takeoff from Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP) en route to New York JFK (JFK) on July 24, 2023.