One year has passed since Singapore Airlines Flight 321 faced “clear air turbulence” over Myanmar on May 21, 2024.
Aviation Incident/Accident
United Airlines (UA) flight at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) faced a security breach when a passenger retrieved his bag containing a loaded firearm from an X-ray machine during screening.
American Airlines (AA) Flight AA4736 nearly took off from an occupied runway at LaGuardia Airport (LGA), while United Airlines flight UA2657 was still taxiing on the same runway.
A KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL), Boeing 777-300ER, operating as flight KL877, experienced a severe engine fire shortly after departing from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS) for Mumbai (BOM), forcing an emergency U-turn.
Two Alaska Airlines (AS) planes collided while preparing for takeoff at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), causing passengers to disembark and return to the gate.
A Lufthansa (LH) Airbus A340-300 operating as Flight LH405 from New York (JFK) to Frankfurt (FRA) safely returned to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) after experiencing an engine failure
A recent in-flight dispute between a Cessna Citation (N323EZ) and an ABX Air (GB) Boeing 767, operating out of Southern California (LAX), escalated into an unprofessional exchange over air traffic control (ATC) frequencies.
A Lufthansa (LH) Airbus A321 incident on February 17, 2024, initially appeared to be a routine medical diversion but has since revealed serious safety implications.
An Air New Zealand (NZ) flight NZ2, traveling to New York (JFK), was redirected to Honolulu (HNL) due to a medical emergency on the flight.
Air India Express passengers faced outrage after an AC failure on flight IX-1128 from Delhi to Bhubaneswar caused passenger distress.