An Air New Zealand (NZ) flight bound for Auckland (AKL) from Los Angeles (LAX) was forced to return shortly after takeoff due to a technical issue on October 5, 2025.
Aviation Incident/Accident
An EVA Air (BR) Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner suffered a tail strike during a go-around at Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA) on October 4, 2025.
A Delta Air Lines (DL) flight from London Heathrow (LHR) to Boston Logan (BOS) was forced to make an emergency return shortly after takeoff when fumes reportedly filled the cockpit.
Delta Air Lines (DL) flight DL54 from Atlanta (ATL) to Lagos (LOS) aborted takeoff on September 24, 2025, after the pilots reported a fire in the right engine of their Airbus A330.
An American Airlines (AA) Boeing 777-300ER operating flight AA106 from New York (JFK) to London Heathrow (LHR) was forced to return shortly after departure due to a serious medical emergency involving a passenger.
Two Delta Air Lines (DL) regional aircraft operated by Endeavor Air (9E) collided on the taxiway at LaGuardia Airport (LGA), causing significant damage to one plane’s cockpit and fuselage.
A Qantas Airways (QF) flight bound for Johannesburg (JNB) was forced to return mid-journey after a technical fault on board.
A United Airlines (UA) Boeing 767 operating from Paris to Washington Dulles was forced to make an unscheduled return to Paris after a lavatory malfunction rendered the aircraft unable to continue its transatlantic journey.
A body was discovered inside the landing gear of an American Airlines (AA) aircraft at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) on Sunday morning.
A passenger on an Air India Express (IX) flight from Bengaluru (BLR) to Varanasi (VNS) tried to open the cockpit door during the journey.