AeroInside Monthly Aviation Safety Review May 2025

May 2025 was a busy month in aviation safety. Please find our summary below.

All in all, 68 new articles have been published during last month. 3 accidents have occurred during that timeframe. Additionally, 65 incidents have been observed with our focus on commercial jet aviation.

Accidents (3)

Eurowings Malta A320 at Paderborn on May 22nd 2025, tail strike on landing
An Eurowings Europe Malta Airbus A320-200, registration 9H-EUT performing flight EW-6838 from Palma de Mallorca,SP (Spain) to Paderborn (Germany),…

Panama F50 at Bocas del Toro on May 16th 2025, runway excursion on landing
An Air Panama Fokker 50, registration HP-1899PST performing flight 7P-982 from Panama City to Bocas del Toro (Panama) with 35 passengers and 3 crew,…

Enter B738 at Kos on May 15th 2025, tyre damage on landing
An Enter Air Boeing 737-800, registration SP-ESG performing flight ENT-74NT from Cherbourg (France) to Kos (Greece), landed on Kos' runway 32 when a…

Incidents (65)

American A320 at Washington on May 30th 2025, rejected takeoff due to configuration warning
An American Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration N660AW performing flight AA-2297 from Washington National,DC to West Palm Beach,FL (USA), was…

Delta B752 near Charlotte on May 28th 2025, smell of smoke
A Delta Airlines Boeing 757-200, registration N711ZX performing flight DL-2286 from New York JFK,NY to Atlanta,GA (USA) with 111 passengers and 8…

Delta B738 at New York on May 28th 2025, loud bang at the front
A Delta Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N383DN performing flight DL-2346 from New York La Guardia,NY to Miami,FL (USA) with 154 people on…

Jeju B738 at Da Nang on May 28th 2025, temporary runway excursion on landing
A Jeju Air Boeing 737-800, registration HL8539 performing flight 7C-2217 (dep May 27th 2025) from Seoul (South Korea) to Da Nang (Vietnam) with 183…

Delta B753 at Atlanta on May 27th 2025, lightning strike
A Delta Airlines Boeing 757-300, registration N589NW performing flight DL-1554 from Fort Lauderdale,FL to Atlanta,GA (USA) with 228 passengers and 6…

TAP A21N over Atlantic on May 26th 2025, fumes on board
A TAP Air Portugal Airbus A321-200N, registration CS-TXA performing flight TP-211 from Porto (Portugal) to Newark,NJ (USA), was enroute at FL340 over…

United B772 at Beijing on May 26th 2025, rejected takeoff due to engine fire
A United Boeing 777-200, registration N793UA performing flight UA-889 from Beijing (China) to San Francisco,CA (USA) with 229 people on board, was…

Delta A359 over Bering Sea on May 26th 2025, engine anti-ice problem
A Delta Airlines Airbus A350-900, registration N508DN performing flight DL-275 from Detroit,MI (USA) to Tokyo Haneda (Japan), was enroute at FL380…

Wizz A21N near Geneva on May 26th 2025, engine shut down in flight
A Wizz Air Malta Airbus A321-200N, registration 9H-WAD performing flight W6-1613 from Gdansk (Poland) to Malaga,SP (Spain), was enroute at FL350…

Southwest B38M at Denver on May 25th 2025, lightning strike, loss of communication
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration N8887Q performing flight WN-168 from Tampa,FL to Denver,CO (USA), was on approach to Denver at…

KLM A332 at Amsterdam on May 25th 2025, flat tyre in flight
A KLM Airbus A330-200, registration PH-AOB performing flight KL-676 (dep May 24th) from Edmonton,AB (Canada) to Amsterdam (Netherlands), was…

Blue Island AT72 at Birmingham on May 25th 2025, engine shut down in flight
A Blue Islands Avions de Tranport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration G-ISLO performing flight SI-2265 from Birmingham,EN to Jersey,CI (UK), was…

Afriqiyah A333 at Beida on May 24th 2025, runway excursion on backtrack
An Afriqiyah Airways A330-300, registration 5A-ONQ performing Hajj flight 8U-1542 from Beida (Libya) to Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), was backtracking…

China Airlines A21N near Hong Kong on May 24th 2025, engine problem
A China Airlines Airbus A321-200N, registration B-18111 performing flight CI-851 from Taipei (Taiwan) to Chiang Mai (Thailand), was enroute at FL340…

Copa B738 at Lima on May 23rd 2025, on final approach to wrong runway
A Copa Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration HP-1844CMP performing flight CM-131 from Panama City (Panama) to Lima (Peru), was cleared for the…

TAP A332 at Lisbon on May 23rd 2025, hydraulic failure
A TAP Air Portugal Airbus A330-200, registration CS-TOO performing flight TP-204 (dep May 22nd) from Newark,NJ (USA) to Lisbon (Portugal), was…

Transavia A21N at Amsterdam on May 23rd 2025, engine shut down in flight, gear bolt found
A Transavia Airbus A321-200N, registration PH-YHZ performing flight HV-6935 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Tirana (Albania), was climbing out of…

Rouge A319 enroute on May 22nd 2025, engine trouble
An Air Canada Rouge Airbus A319-100, registration C-GBHY performing flight RV-1823 from Cancun (Mexico) to Toronto,ON (Canada) with 139 people on…

Helvetic E195 at Zurich on May 22nd 2025, flaps problem
A Helvetic Airways Embraer ERJ-195 on behalf of Swiss, registration HB-JVA performing flight LX-1019 from Dusseldorf (Germany) to Zurich…

American B738 at Havana on May 21st 2025, bird strike
An American Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N927NN performing flight AA-837 from Miami,FL (USA) to Havana (Cuba), was on final approach to…

Miat CRJ7 at Ulaanbaatar on May 21st 2025, flaps problems
A Miat Mongolian Airlines Canadair CRJ-700, registration JU-1700 performing flight OM-67 from Ulaanbaatar to Ulgit (Mongolia), departed Ulaanbaatar's…

Lufthansa B789 at Hyderabad on May 21st 2025, rejected takeoff
A Lufthansa Boeing 787-9, registration D-ABPD performing flight LH-753 from Hyderabad (India) to Frankfurt/Main (Germany) with 196 passengers and 13…

Indigo A21N at Srinagar on May 21st 2025, hail strike
An Indigo Airbus A321-200N, registration VT-IMD performing flight 6E-2142 from Delhi to Srinagar (India) with 227 people on board, was descending…

Easyjet Europe A319 at Berlin on May 20th 2025, smoke in cockpit
An Easyjet Europe Airbus A319-100, registration OE-LQX performing flight U2-5053 from Berlin (Germany) to Naples (Italy), was climbing out of…

THY B773 at Berlin on May 20th 2025, brakes problem on landing
A THY Turkish Airlines Boeing 777-300, registration TC-JJY performing flight TK-1721 from Istanbul (Turkey) to Berlin (Germany), landed on Berlin's…

Norwegian B738 near Split on May 20th 2025, cracked window and cabin pressure problem
A Norwegian Air Shuttle Boeing 737-800, registration LN-NIP performing flight DY-1935 from Tirana (Albania) to Oslo (Norway), was enroute at FL340…

THY A333 at Dhaka on May 20th 2025, bird strike
A THY Turkish Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration TC-JOG performing flight TK-713 from Dhaka (Bangladesh) to Istanbul (Turkey) with 280 passengers…

Alaska B739 at Chicago and Portland on May 19th 2025, burst tyre on departure
An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-900, registration N247AK performing flight AS-413 from Chicago O'Hare,IL to Portland,OR (USA), departed Chicago's…

KLM B773 at Amsterdam on May 17th 2025, engine shut down in flight
A KLM Boeing 777-300, registration PH-BVW performing flight KL-877 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Mumbai (India), was climbing out of Amsterdam's…

Biman DH8D at Cox's Bazar on May 16th 2025, dropped main wheel on departure
A Biman Bangladesh de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration S2-AJW performing flight BG-436 from Cox's Bazar to Dhaka (Bangladesh) with 71 people on…

American B738 near Nashville on May 16th 2025, hydraulic problems
An American Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N970NN performing flight AA-1884 from Chicago O'Hare,IL to Orlando,FL (USA), was enroute at FL370…

Lufthansa Cityline CRJ9 at Munich on May 16th 2025, autopilot failure
A Lufthansa Cityline Canadair CRJ-900, registration D-ACNE performing flight LH-2412 from Munich (Germany) to Stockholm (Sweden), was climbing out of…

Mandarin AT72 at Kaohsiung on May 16th 2025, engine cover opened in flight
A Mandarin Airlines Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration B-16853 performing flight AE-301 from Kaohsiung to Kinmen (Taiwan), was…

Zimex AT72 at Birmingham on May 16th 2025, tail scrape on landing
A Zimex Aviation Austria Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-200 freighter, registration OE-LFM performing flight XM-358 from Maastricht…

THY A21N at London on May 15th 2025, cabin did not pressurize
A THY Turkish Airlines Airbus A321-200N, registration TC-LSH performing flight TK-1932 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Istanbul (Turkey), was…

Lufthansa Cityline CRJ9 at Munich on May 15h 2025, unsafe gear
A Lufthansa Cityline Canadair CRJ-900, registration D-ACNE performing flight LH-1610 from Munich (Germany) to Warsaw (Poland), was climbing out of…

Canadian North AT42 at Iqaluit on May 14th 2025, smoke in cockpit
A Canadian North Avions de Transport Regional ATR-42-300, registration C-GHCP performing flight 5T-823 from Iqaluit,NU to Pangnirtung,NU (Canada)…

United A320 at San Francisco on May 13th 2025, turned wrong way on climb out, near collision
A United Airbus A320-200, registration N4901U performing flight UA-1152 from San Francisco,CA to Dallas Ft. Worth,TX (USA), was climbing out of San…

People's E170 at Altenrhein on May 13th 2025, flaps problem
A People's Viennaline Embraer ERJ-170, registration OE-LMK performing flight PE-921 from Lamezia Terme (Italy) to Altenrhein (Switzerland), was on…

Qatar A333 at Prague on May 12th 2025, hydraulic leak
A Qatar Airways Airbus A330-300, registration A7-AEO performing flight QR-289 from Doha (Qatar) to Prague (Czech Republic), landed on Prague's runway…

Qatar A320 at Istanbul on May 12th 2025, engine problem
A Qatar Airways Airbus A320-200, registration A7-AHG performing flight QR-243 from Doha (Qatar) to Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen (Turkey), was descending…

Jet2 B733 at Faro on May 12th 2025, hydraulic problem
A Jet2.com Boeing 737-300, registration G-GDFN performing flight LS-251 from Leeds,EN (UK) to Faro (Portugal) with 24 people on board, was on…

People's E170 at Altenrhein on May 12th 2025, flaps problems
A People's Viennaline Embraer ERJ-170, registration OE-LMK performing flight PE-511 from Palma Mallorca,SP (Spain) to Altenrhein (Switzerland) with…

Lufthansa A343 over Atlantic on May 12th 2025, engine shut down in flight, hydraulic problems
A Lufthansa Airbus A340-300, registration D-AIGN performing flight LH-405 from New York JFK,NY (USA) to Frankfurt/Main (Germany), was enroute at…

THY A21N at Prague on May 11th 2025, tail strike on go around
A THY Turkish Airlines Airbus A321-200N, registration TC-LSL performing flight TK-1771 from Istanbul (Turkey) to Prague (Czech Republic), landed on…

KLM Cityhopper E195 near Amsterdam on May 11th 2025, electrical problems
A KLM Cityhopper Embraer ERJ-195, registration PH-NXI performing flight KL-1481 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Nice (France), was enroute at FL390…

Spirit A320 near Pensacola on May 10th 2025, autopilot failure
A Spirit Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration N625NK performing flight NK-2166 from Houston Intercontinental,TX to Orlando,FL (USA) with 182 people…

Arabia Abu Dhabi A320 at Thiruvananthapuram on May 9th 2025, hydraulic failure
An Air Arabia Abu Dhabi Airbus A320-200, registration A6-AUD performing flight 3L-249 from Thiruvananthapuram (India) to Abu Dhabi (United Arab…

SATA DH8D at Horta on May 9th 2025, hydraulic problems
A SATA Air Azores de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration CS-TSE performing flight SP-570 from Horta to Flores (Portugal), was climbing out of Horta…

Southwest B38M at Las Vegas on May 9th 2025, brakes fire
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration N8765Q performing flight WN-2024 from San Jose,CA to Las Vegas,NV (USA), landed on Las Vegas'…

American A321 at San Francisco and Dallas on May 9th 2025, debris from engine on departure
An American Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration N159AN performing flight AA-1175 from San Francisco,CA to Dallas Ft. Worth,TX (USA), departed San…

THY B739 at Beirut on May 8th 2025, flaps problem
A THY Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-900, registration TC-JYL performing flight TK-824 from Istanbul (Turkey) to Beirut (Lebanon), was on approach to…

Vietjet A320 at Ho Chi Minh City on May 7th 2025, temporary runway excursion on landing
A VietjetAir Airbus A320-200, registration VN-A666 performing flight VJ-1149 from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), landed on Ho Chi Minh City's…

VivaAerobus A21N near Havanna on May 6th 2025, engine shut down in flight
A VivaAerobus Airbus A321-200N, registration XA-VXR performing flight VB-755 from Miami,FL (USA) to Merida (Mexico) with 215 people on board, was…

Kalitta B772 near Detroit on May 6th 2025, smoke in cockpit
A Kalitta Boeing 777-200 freighter, registration N772CK performing flight K4-9772 from Oscoda,MI to Cincinnati,KY (USA) with 5 crew, was climbing…

Myanmar National B738 at Mandalay on May 6th 2025, rejected takeoff
A Myanmar National Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration XY-ALV performing flight UB-812 from Mandalay to Yangon (Myanmar) with 143 people on board,…

Republic E175 at New York on May 6th 2025, cleared for takeoff from occupied runway
A Republic Airways Embraer ERJ-175 on behalf of American Airlines, registration N115HQ performing flight AA-4736 (sched. May 5th, act. May 6th) from…

Lingus UK A333 over Atlantic on May 5th 2025, engine problems
An Aer Lingus UK Airbus A330-300, registration G-EILA performing flight EG-935 from Manchester,EN (UK) to Orlando,FL (USA) with 304 people, was…

Swiss B773 near Singapore on May 4th 2025, smell in cockpit
A Swiss International Airlines Boeing 777-300, registration HB-JNF performing flight LX-177 from Singapore (Singapore) to Zurich (Switzerland) with…

Brussels A333 near Entebbe on May 4th 2025, hail strike, cracked windshield
A Brussels Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration OO-SFE performing flight SN-455 from Brussels (Belgium) to Bujumbura (Burundi), was enroute at…

Easyjet Europe A21N at Milan on May 3rd 2025, smoke in cabin
An Easyjet Europe Airbus A321-200N, registration OE-ISD performing flight U2-3775 from Milan Malpensa (Italy) to Fuerteventura,CI (Spain) with 203…

Jet2 B738 near Luxembourg on May 3rd 2025, smoke on board
A Jet2.com Boeing 737-800, registration G-GDFD performing flight LS-1209 from Birmingham,EN (UK) to Dalaman (Turkey) with 183 people on board, was…

Vietjet A321 near Kaohsiung on May 3rd 2025, cracked windshield
A VietjetAir Airbus A321-200, registration VN-A642 performing flight VJ-881 from Seoul (South Korea) to Da Nang (Vietnam), was enroute at FL340 about…

Indigo AT72 at Chandigarh on May 2nd 2025, both engines temporarily flamed out
An Indigo Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration VT-IRA performing flight 6E-7742 from Jaipur to Chandigarh (India), was descending…

Qatar A320 at Budapest on May 2nd 2025, flock of birds
A Qatar Airways Airbus A320-200, registration A7-AHX performing flight QR-202 from Budapest (Hungary) to Doha (Qatar), was climbing out of Budapest's…

Airlines
The following airlines have been covered in aviation incidents during last month: Aer Lingus UK, Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, Air Canada Rouge, Air Panama, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Biman Bangladesh Airlines, Blue Islands Avions de Tranport Regional, Brussels Airlines, Canadian North, China Airlines, Copa Airlines, Delta Airlines, Easyjet Europe, Enter Air, Eurowings Europe Malta, Helvetic, Indigo Airlines, Jeju Air, Jet2.com, KLM, KLM Cityhopper, Kalitta Air, Lufthansa, Lufthansa Cityline, MIAT Mongolian Airlines, Mandarin Airlines, Myanmar National Airlines, Norwegian Air Shuttle, People's Viennaline, Qatar Airways, Republic Airways, SATA Azores Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines, Swiss International Airlines, TAP Air Portugal, THY Turkish Airlines, Transavia Airlines, United, Vietjet Air, VivaAerobus, Wizz Air Malta, Zimex Aviation Austria

Flight numbers
Flight numbers linked to aviation incidents during last month: 3L-249, 5T-823, 6E-2142, 7C-2217, 7P-982, AA-837, AA-1175, AA-1884, AA-2297, AA-4736, AE-301, AS-413, BG-436, CI-851, CM-131, DL-275, DL-1554, DL-2286, DL-2346, DY-1935, EG-935, ENT-74NT, EW-6838, HV-6935, K4-9772, KL-676, KL-877, KL-1481, LH-405, LH-753, LH-1610, LH-2412, LS-251, LS-1209, LX-177, LX-1019, NK-2166, OM-67, PE-511, PE-921, QR-202, QR-243, QR-289, RV-1823, SI-2265, SN-455, SP-570, TK-713, TK-824, TK-1721, TK-1771, TK-1932, TP-204, TP-211, U2-3775, U2-5053, UA-889, UA-1152, UB-812, VB-755, VJ-881, VJ-1149, W6-1613, WN-168, WN-2024, XM-358

Aircraft types
The following aircraft types have been covered in one or more articles during last month: ATR ATR-42, ATR ATR-72-200, Airbus A319, Airbus A320, Airbus A321, Airbus A321-Neo, Airbus A330-200, Airbus A330-300, Airbus A340-300, Airbus A350-900, Boeing 737-300, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-800MAX, Boeing 737-900, Boeing 757-200, Boeing 757-300, Boeing 777-200, Boeing 777-300, Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, Canadair CL-600 Regional Jet CRJ-705, Canadair CRJ-700, De Havilland Dash 8 (400), Embraer ERJ-170, Embraer ERJ-175, Embraer ERJ-195, Fokker 50

Causes
The following causes have been reported: bird strike, cabin did not pressurize, cracked windshield, electrical problems, engine problem, engine shut down in flight, engine trouble, flaps problem, flock of birds, fumes on board, hydraulic failure, hydraulic problems, lightning strike, rejected takeoff, runway excursion on landing, smoke in cabin, smoke in cockpit, tail strike on landing, unsafe gear