2024 in aviation
This article is a list of significant events that occur in aviation in 2024.
Events[edit]
January[edit]
- 2 January
- A runway collision at Haneda Airport in Tokyo occurred when Japan Airlines Flight 516, operated by an Airbus A350-900 arriving from Sapporo, collided with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft and both aircraft caught on fire. This resulted in the complete destruction of both aircraft. All 367 passengers and 12 crew members of the Airbus were evacuated. There were six occupants onboard the Coast Guard aircraft, a De Havilland Canada Dash 8; the captain escaped with serious injuries whilst the remaining five crew members were killed. The Coast Guard aircraft was scheduled to provide relief to Niigata in response to the Sea of Japan earthquake.[1][2]
- 4 January
- A Bellanca 17-30A Super Viking crashed off the coast of Bequia in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.[3] Actor Christian Oliver and his two daughters were killed in the accident, as was the pilot.[4][importance?]
- 5 January
- Shortly after departing Portland International Airport, a Boeing 737 MAX 9 operating as Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 suffered an explosive decompression when a plug covering an unused exit door blew out. The aircraft made a safe return to Portland with all 177 occupants alive.[5] The FAA subsequently ordered all 737 MAX 9 planes fitted with door plugs to be grounded for inspection.[6] It was subsequently reported that Alaska Airlines and United Airlines both discovered faults on other 737s.[7]
- 11 January
- A flight from The Gambia to the Ivory Coast, carrying the Gambia national football team to the Africa Cup of Nations, makes an emergency landing due to a loss of oxygen lasting over nine minutes.[8]
- 16 January
- The United States Department of Justice blocks the proposed $3.8 billion acquisition of Spirit Airlines by JetBlue, citing that it would create a lack of competition in low-cost carriers. The stock price of Spirit Airlines dropped by 47% after the decision was made.[9]
- 18 January
- At the WINGS India 2024 event in Hyderabad, Akasa Air placed an order for 150 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, including both the MAX 10 and MAX 200 variants.[10]
- A Jetways Airlines Fokker 50 carrying humanitarian aid from Mogadishu to El Barde, Somalia, ran off the runway upon arrival at its destination and impacted a house, destroying it, and killing one of the four people on board. [11]
- 20 January
- A Dassault Falcon 10 carrying six people crashed in the Kuf Ab District of Afghanistan's Badakhshan Province, killing two of its occupants.[12]
- 23 January
- A Burmese Shaanxi Y-8 transport aircraft, carrying 14 people onboard overshot the runway when it attempted to land in Lengpui Airport in Mizoram, India. Eight people were injured. The plane had been sent by Myanmar to pick up its military personnel who sought refuge in India following intense clashes with rebel groups in their country. The aircraft sustained damage to its body.[13]
- A BAe Jetstream 32 operated by Northwestern Air on a charter flight crashed shortly after takeoff from Fort Smith Airport, Northwest Territories, Canada, when at 500 m (1,600 ft), killing six out of the seven on board.[14]
- 24 January
- A Russian Ilyushin Il-76 transport aircraft, reportedly carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war along with three other passengers and six crew from Chkalovsky air base near Moscow to Belgorod, crashed in the Belgorod region of Russia.[15]
February[edit]
- 6 February
- A Robinson R44 Raven II helicopter, piloted by former Chilean president Sebastián Piñera, lost control and crashed into Lake Ranco, Chile. Piñera was killed; the other three people on board survived.[16][17]
- 9 February
- A Bombardier Challenger 600 operated as Hop-A-Jet Flight 823 crashed into a vehicle on Interstate 75 in Collier County, Florida while attempting to make an emergency landing. Two of the five on board were killed in the crash.[18]
- 20–25 February
- The Singapore Airshow is scheduled to be held.[19]
July[edit]
- 22–26 July
- The Farnborough Airshow is scheduled to be held.[20]
November[edit]
- 13–15 November
- The Bahrain International Airshow is scheduled to be held.[21]
Deadliest crash[edit]
The deadliest crash thus far in 2024 is the crash of a Russian Ilyushin Il-76 on 24 January, with 74 people reportedly on board.[15]
The deadliest civilian crash so far in 2024 is that of a BAe Jetstream 32 operated by Northwestern Air which crashed shortly after takeoff on 23 January, killing six out of the seven on board.
References[edit]
- ^ "Five dead on coastguard plane after collision with jet on Haneda Airport runway". BBC News. 2 January 2024. Archived from the original on 2 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ Ng, Kelly; Fraser, Simon (2 January 2024). "Japan Airlines: Hundreds survive after plane bursts into flames on Tokyo runway". BBC News. Archived from the original on 3 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ "Four die in plane crash off Bequia". Loop News. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023..
- ^ "Airplane crash Bequia: 'Speed Racer' actor, 2 daughters killed in plane crash in Caribbean". abc7chicago. ABC. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ Gates, Dominic (5 January 2024). "Alaska Airlines grounds MAX 9s after door plug blows out on Portland flight". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on 7 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ Wright, George (8 January 2024). "FAA grounds 171 Boeing planes after mid-air blowout on Alaska Airlines jet". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ^ Rushe, Dominic (9 January 2024). "Airlines United and Alaska find loose bolts on Boeing 737 Max 9 planes". The Guardian.
- ^ "The Gambia team make emergency landing on way to Africa Cup of Nations". The Guardian. Reuters. 11 January 2024.
- ^ Raymond, Nate; Shepardson, David; Singh, Rajesh Kumar (16 January 2024). "US judge blocks JetBlue from acquiring Spirit Airlines". Reuters. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ Shah, Aditi; Sadam, Rishika. "India's Akasa Air says 'confident' about Boeing, orders 150 MAX jets". Reuters.
- ^ "Runway excursion Accident Fokker 50 5Y-JWG". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ "Four survivors of Russian plane crash in Afghanistan in 'good health' | Ariana News". www.ariananews.af. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Myanmar military plane skids off runway on airport in India's Mizoram, eight injured". REUTERS. 23 January 2024.
- ^ "BAe Jetstream 32 crash claims lives in Canada's Northwest". 24 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Russian jet crashes carrying Ukrainian PoWs - Moscow". BBC News. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Sebastián Piñera: Chile ex-president drowns after his helicopter crashes in lake". BBC News. 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Accident Robinson R44 Raven II CC-PHP". aviation-safety.net.
- ^ "2 dead after small plane crashes into car, creating fiery explosion on Florida highway". USA TODAY. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ "Singapore Airshow to be open to public again; tickets on sale from Jan 2". The Straits Times. 29 December 2023. Archived from the original on 1 January 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "FIA 2024". Archived from the original on 7 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ "Bahrain International Airshow unveils new look for the future of aerospace". Aviation24. 17 October 2023. Archived from the original on 1 January 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2024.