AeroInside Monthly Aviation Safety Review October 2025

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

All in all, 62 new articles have been published during last month. 5 accidents have occurred during that timeframe. Additionally, 57 incidents have been observed with our focus on commercial jet aviation.

Accidents (5)

Jetblue A320 near Tampa on Oct 30th 2025, inflight upset causes injuries
A Jetblue Airbus A320-200, registration N605JB performing flight B6-1230 from Cancun (Mexico) to Newark,NJ (USA), was enroute at FL350 about 70nm…

ACT B744 at Hong Kong on Oct 20th 2025, runway excursion, aircraft broken up in waters
An ACT Airlines Boeing 747-400 freighter on behalf of Emirates, registration TC-ACF performing flight EK-9788 (dep Oct 19th) from Dubai Al Maktoum…

American A321 at Los Angeles on Oct 14th 2025, toxic fumes on the aircraft
An American Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration N587UW performing flight AA-274 from Los Angeles,CA to New York JFK,NY (USA), was climbing out of…

EAT Leipzig A306 at London on Oct 12th 2025, tail strike and balked landing
An EAT Leipzig Airbus A300-600 freighter on behalf of DHL, registration D-AEAG performing flight QY-2212 from Leipzig (Germany) to London Heathrow,EN…

BAW A320 near Bucharest on Oct 9th 2025, fumes on board
A BAW British Airways Airbus A320-200, registration G-EUUF performing flight BA-603 from Istanbul (Turkey) to London Heathrow,EN (UK) with 142 people…

Incidents (57)

France B773 over Switzerland on Oct 24th 2025, heat in the cabin
An Air France Boeing 777-300, registration F-GZNG performing flight AF-652 from Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) to Saint Denis (Reunion) with 312…

ANZ A20N at Sydney on Oct 24th 2025, hydraulic failure
An ANZ Air New Zealand Airbus A320-200N, registration ZK-NHC performing flight NZ-221 from Christchuarch (New Zealand) ti Sydney,NS (Australia), was…

Delta B739 at Minneapolis on Oct 23rd 2025, rejected takeoff due to engine failure
A Delta Airlines Boeing 737-900, registration N829DN performing flight DL-1661 from Minneapolis,MN to Portland,OR (USA) with 187 people on board, was…

Indigo A20N near Varanasi on Oct 22nd 2025, fuel leak
An Indigo Airbus A320-200N, registration VT-ITR performing flight 6E-6961 from Kolkata to Srinagar (India) with 166 people on board, was enroute at…

Ryukyu DH8D near Okinawa on Oct 22nd 2025, cracked windshield
A Ryukyu Air Commuter de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration JA82RC performing flight RAC-861 from Okinawa to Minami Daito (Japan) with 17 passengers…

KLM B773 at Paramaribo on Oct 22nd 2025, in search for ATC
A KLM Boeing 777-300, registration PH-BVR performing flight KL-713 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Paramaribo (Suriname), was descending towards…

Delta B763 over Atlantic on Oct 21st 2025, engine shut down in flight
A Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300, registration N193DN performing flight DL-45 from Dublin (Ireland) to New York JFK,NY (USA), was enroute at FL350…

Malaysia B738 near Bintulu on Oct 21st 2025, loss of cabin pressure
A Malaysia Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration 9M-MXR performing flight MH-2742 from Kuala Lumpur to Bintulu (Malaysia), was enroute at FL350…

AZAL A320 at St. Petersburg on Oct 20th 2025, problems with landing gear, overran runway on landing back
An AZAL Azerbaijan Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration 4K-AZ84 performing flight J2-20 from St. Petersburg (Russia) to Baku (Azerbaijan) with 155…

Delta B752 at New Orleans on Oct 20th 2025, down to one generator
A Delta Airlines Boeing 757-200, registration N6715C performing flight DL-1450 from Atlanta,GA to New Orleans,LA (USA) with 194 people on board, was…

Blue Island AT72 at Dublin on Oct 20th 2025, engine shut down in flight
A Blue Islands Avions de Tranport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration G-ISLO performing flight SI-5581 from Dublin (Ireland) to Jersey,CI (UK), was…

Skywest E175 at Omaha on Oct 20th 2025, knocking on cockpit's door
A Skywest Embraer ERJ-175 on behalf of American Airlines, registration N510SY performing flight AA-6469 from Omaha,NE to Los Angeles,CA (USA), was…

Air China A321 over East China Sea on Oct 18th 2025, PED LiOn Battery ablaze in flight
An Air China Airbus A321-200, registration B-8583 performing flight CA-139 from Hangzhou (China) to Seoul (South Korea), was enroute at FL330 over…

Eastern Express B734 at Ft. Myers on Oct 18th 2025, runway excursion
An Eastern Air Express Boeing 737-400, registration N804TJ performing flight BBQ-2150 from Havana (Cuba) to Ft. Myers,FL (USA), was on approach to…

EAT Leipzig A306 at Amsterdam on Oct 18th 2025, rejected takeoff due to bird strike
An EAT Leipzig Airbus A300-600 on behalf of DHL, registration D-AEAB performing flight QY-6731 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to London Heathrow,EN…

Etihad A21N near Kolkata on Oct 18th 2025, loss of cabin pressure
An Etihad Airways Airbus A321-200N, registration A6-LRA performing flight EY-222 from Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) to Kolkata (India), was…

United B38M near Salt Lake City on Oct 16th 2025, cracked windshield
A United Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration N17327 performing flight UA-1093 from Denver,CO to Los Angeles,CA (USA) with 140 people on board, was enroute…

Thai Viet A320 at Chiang Mai on Oct 16th 2025, cargo smoke indication
A Thai Vietjetair Airbus A320-200, registration HS-VKN performing flight VZ-106 from Bangkok to Chiang Mai (Thailand), was descending towards Chiang…

United B764 near Boston on Oct 15th 2025, laptop hides away
A United Boeing 767-400, registration N76054 performing flight UA-126 from Washington Dulles,DC (USA) to Rome Fiumicino (Italy) with 216 people on…

Argentinas B738 at Buenos Aires on Oct 15th 2025, engine failure on initial climb
An Aerolineas Argentinas Boeing 737-800, registration LV-FSK performing flight AR-1526 from Buenos Aires Aeroparque,BA to Cordoba,CD (Argentina), was…

Qatar B773 near Ahmedabad on Oct 14th 2025, cabin pressure problems
A Qatar Airways Boeing 777-300, registration A7-BOB performing flight QR-816 from Doha (Qatar) to Hong Kong (China), was enroute at FL330 about 100nm…

TAP A20N at Madrid on Oct 14th 2025, fumes in cockpit and cabin
A TAP Air Portugal Airbus A320-200N, registration CS-TVL performing flight TP-1023 from Madrid,SP (Spain) to Lisbon (Portugal), was climbing out of…

Wizz Malta A21N near Naples on Oct 14th 2025, cargo smoke indication
A Wizz Air Malta Airbus A321-200N, registration 9H-WNO performing flight W4-6118 from Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) to Rome Fiumicino (Italy), was enroute…

ANA B738 at Tokyo on Oct 13th 2025, lined up with edge line for departure
An ANA All Nippon Airways Boeing 737-800, registration JA65AN performing flight NH-639 from Tokyo Haneda to Iwakuni (Japan) with 168 passengers and 6…

Royal Maroc B788 near Tunis on Oct 13th 2025, technical problem
A Royal Air Maroc Boeing 787-8, registration CN-RGT performing flight AT-249 from Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) to Casablanca (Morocco), was enroute at FL380…

DHL Expreso B763 at Buenos Aires on Oct 14th 2025, runway incursion
A DHL Aero Expreso Boeing 767-300, registration HP-3610DAE performing flight D5-1558 from Buenos Aires Ezeiza,BA (Argentina) to Santiago (Chile), was…

Express Malta A320 at Hamburg on Oct 12th 2025, burning smell on board
An Avion Express Malta Airbus A320-200 on behalf of Eurowings, registration 9H-AML performing flight EW-7887 from Rome Fiumicino (Italy) to Hamburg…

Volaris A21N near Las Vegas on Oct 12th 2025, loss of cabin pressure
A Volaris Airbus A321-200N, registration XA-VSB performing flight Y4-1741 from Las Vegas,NV (USA) to Guadalajara (Mexico), was climbing out of Las…

Westjet B38M at Vancouver on Oct 12th 2025, engine failure on very short final
A Westjet Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration C-GFJM performing flight WS-707 from Toronto,ON to Vancouver,BC (Canada) with 183 people on board, was on…

Valuejet CRJ9 near Luanda on Oct 11th 2025, cracked windshield
A Valuejet Canadair CRJ-900, registration 5N-BXS performing charter flight VK-6704 from Luanda (Angola) to Uyo (Nigeria) carrying the Nigerian…

TUI Belgium B38M near Las Palmas on Oct 11th 2025, hydraulic problem
A TUI Airlines Belgium Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration OO-TMZ performing flight TB-2031 from Brussels (Belgium) to Boa Vista (Cape Verde), was enroute…

Qazaq DH8D at Kostanay on Oct 11th 2025, rejected takeoff due to dog
A Qazaq Air de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration UP-DH002 performing flight IQ-368 from Kostanay to Astana (Kazakhstan), was accelerating for…

REX SF34 near Broken Hill on Oct 11th 2025, engine shut down in flight
A REX Regional Express Saab 340B, registration VH-KRX performing flight ZL-6854 from Sydney,NS to Broken Hill,NS (Australia), was enroute at FL120…

Smartlynx A320 at Abuja on Oct 10th 2025, rejected takeoff due to engine failure
A Smartlynx Airbus A320-200 on behalf of Air Peace, registration YL-LCT performing flight P4-7862 from Abuja to Asaba (Nigeria), was accelerating for…

Indigo AT72 at Chennai on Oct 10th 2025, cracked windshield
An Indigo Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration VT-IYP performing flight 6E-7253 from Madurai to Chennai (India) with 76 people on…

Lift A320 at Cape Town on Oct 10th 2025, hydraulic failure
A Lift Airbus A320-200, registration ZS-GAS performing flight GE-133 from Johannesburg to Cape Town (South Africa), was descending towards Cape Town…

American A321 near St. Louis on Oct 10th 2025, engine shut down in flight
An American Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration N997AA performing flight AA-765 from Philadelphia,PA to Phoenix Sky Harbour,AZ (USA), was enroute…

Fiji B738 at Christchurch on Oct 9th 2025, bird strike
A Fiji Airways Boeing 737-800, registration DQ-FJN performing flight FJ-450 from Christchurch (New Zealand) to Nadi (Fiji), was climbing out of…

ANA B78X enroute on Oct 9th 2025, passenger battery thermal runaway
An ANA All Nippon Airways Boeing 787-10, registration JA981A performing flight NH-994 from Okinawa to Tokyo Haneda (Japan), was climbing out of…

Argentinas B738 at Trelew on Oct 9th 2025, rejected takeoff due to engine failure
An Aerolineas Argentinas Boeing 737-800, registration LV-FQY performing flight AR-1803 from Trelew,CB to Buenos Aires Aeroparque,BA (Argentina), was…

India B788 near Dubai on Oct 9th 2025, multiple system failures
An Air India Boeing 787-8, registration VT-ANC performing flight AI-154 from Vienna (Austria) to Delhi (India), was enroute at FL390 about 310nm…

REX SF34 at Adelaide on Oct 8th 2025, rejected takeoff due to engine failure
A REX Regional Express Saab 340B, registration VH-ZPN performing flight ZL-4818 from Adelaide,SA to Broken Hill,NS (Australia), was accelerating for…

Eurowings A319 at Hamburg on Oct 8th 2025, fumes in cockpit
An Eurowings Airbus A319-100, registration D-AGWJ performing positioning flight EW-6970 from Hamburg to Dusseldorf (Germany) with 2 crew, was…

Canada Rouge A319 enroute on Oct 8th 2025, hydraulic leak
An Air Canada Rouge Airbus A319-100, registration C-GITR performing flight RV-1622 from Toronto,ON (Canada) to Fort Lauderdale,FL (USA) with 141…

Jin B772 at Okinawa on Oct 7th 2025, engine failure
A Jin Air Boeing 777-200, registration HL7743 performing flight LJ-342 from Okinawa (Japan) to Seoul (South Korea) with 405 people on board, was…

Finnair A320 at Vienna on Oct 7th 2025, hydraulic leak and smoke
A Finnair Airbus A320-200, registration OH-LXD performing flight AY-1471 from Helsinki (Finland) to Vienna (Austria), landed on Vienna's runway 34,…

UPS B763 at Cologne on Oct 6th 2025, slat problem, dropped parts in flight
A UPS United Parcel Service Boeing 767-300, registration N393UP performing flight 5X-259 from Venice (Italy) to Cologne (Germany), was on approach to…

Cityjet CRJ9 near Zurich on Oct 6th 2025, smoke in cabin
A Cityjet Canadair CRJ-900 on behalf of SAS Scandinavian Airlines, registration EI-HSE performing flight SK-1684 from Milan Malpensa (Italy) to…

Aero K A320 near Guangzhou on Oct 5th 2025, engine shut down in flight
An Aero K Airbus A320-200, registration HL8385 performing flight RF-532 from Da Nang (Vietnam) to Cheoungju (South Korea) with 133 passengers and 6…

Lift A320 at Cape Town on Oct 5th 2025, engine shut down in flight
A Lift Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration ZS-GAL performing flight GE-130 from Cape Town to Johannesburg (South Africa), was climbing out of Cape…

Delta A339 near London on Oct 5th 2025, smoke in cockpit
A Delta Airlines Airbus A330-900, registration N411DX performing flight DL-59 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Boston,MA (USA) with 259 people on…

China Airlines A359 at Amsterdam on Oct 4th 2025, tyre deflation problem
A China Airlines Airbus A350-900, registration B-18901 performing flight CI-73 (dep Oct 3rd 2025) from Taipeh (Taiwan) to Amsterdam (Netherlands),…

Eva B789 at Taipei on Oct 4th 2025, tail scrape on go around
An Eva Air Boeing 787-9, registration B-17881 performing flight BR-711 from Shanghai Pudong (China) to Taipei (Taiwan), was on short final to…

India B788 at Birmingham on Oct 4th 2025, RAT deployed
An Air India Boeing 787-8, registration VT-ANO performing flight AI-117 from Amritsar (India) to Birmingham,EN (UK), was on final approach to…

Malta Air B738 at Prestwick, Edinburgh and Manchester on Oct 3rd 2025, landed below minimum fuel
A Malta Air Boeing 737-800 on behalf of Ryanair, registration 9H-QBD performing flight FR-3418 from Pisa (Italy) to Prestwick,SC (UK), was on final…

ANZ AT72 at Invercargill on Oct 2nd 2025, bird strike
An ANZ Air New Zealand Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration ZK-MVE performing flight NZ-5704 from Invercargill to Christchurch (New…

China Eastern A321 at Wuxi on Oct 2nd 2025, bird strike
A China Eastern Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration B-6368 performing flight MU-2701 from Wuxi to Qingdao (China), was climbing out of Wuxi's…

Airlines
The following airlines have been covered in aviation incidents during last month: ACT Airlines, ANA All Nippon Airways, ANZ Air New Zealand, AZAL Azerbaijan Airlines, Aero K, Aerolineas Argentinas, Air Canada Rouge, Air China, Air France, Air India, American Airlines, Avion Express Malta, Blue Islands Avions de Tranport Regional, British Airways, China Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Cityjet, DHL Aero Expreso, Delta Airlines, EAT Leipzig, Eastern Air Express, Etihad Airways, Eurowings, Eva Air, Fiji Airways, Finnair, Indigo Airlines, Jetblue, Jin Air, KLM, Lift, Lift Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Malta Air, Qatar Airways, Qazaq Air, REX Regional Express, Royal Air Maroc, Ryukyu Air Commuter, Skywest Airlines, Smartlynx, TAP Air Portugal, TUI Airlines Belgium, Thai Vietjetair, UPS, United, Valuejet, Vueling, Westjet Airlines, Wizz Air Malta

Flight numbers
Flight numbers linked to aviation incidents during last month: 5X-259, 6E-6961, AA-274, AA-765, AA-6469, AF-652, AI-117, AI-154, AR-1526, AR-1803, AT-249, AY-1471, B6-1230, BA-603, BBQ-2150, BR-711, CA-139, CI-73, D5-1558, DL-45, DL-59, DL-1450, DL-1661, EK-9788, EW-7887, EY-222, FJ-450, FR-3418, GE-130, GE-133, IQ-368, J2-20, KL-713, LJ-342, MH-2742, MU-2701, NH-639, NH-994, NZ-221, NZ-5704, P4-7862, QR-816, QY-2212, QY-6731, RAC-861, RF-532, RV-1622, SI-5581, SK-1684, TB-2031, TP-1023, UA-126, UA-1093, VZ-106, W4-6118, WS-707, Y4-1741, ZL-4818, ZL-6854

Aircraft types
The following aircraft types have been covered in one or more articles during last month: ATR ATR-72-200, Airbus A300, Airbus A319, Airbus A320, Airbus A320-200N, Airbus A321, Airbus A321-Neo, Airbus A330-900, Airbus A350-900, Boeing 737-400, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-800MAX, Boeing 737-900, Boeing 747-400, Boeing 757-200, Boeing 767-300, Boeing 767-400, Boeing 777-200, Boeing 777-300, Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner, Canadair CL-600 Regional Jet CRJ-705, De Havilland Dash 8 (400), Embraer ERJ-175, SAAB 340

Causes
The following causes have been reported: bird strike, cabin pressure problems, cargo smoke indication, cracked windshield, engine failure, engine shut down in flight, fuel leak, fumes on board, hydraulic failure, loss of cabin pressure, rejected takeoff due to bird strike, rejected takeoff due to engine failure, runway excursion, runway incursion, smoke in cabin, smoke in cockpit