AeroInside Monthly Aviation Safety Review December 2025

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

All in all, 63 new articles have been published during last month. 5 accidents have occurred during that timeframe. Additionally, 58 incidents have been observed with our focus on commercial jet aviation.

Accidents (5)

Ryanair B38M near Brest on Dec 28th 2025, turbulence causes injuries
A Ryanair Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration EI-HGO performing flight FR-1121 from Birmingham,EN (UK) to Tenerife South,CI (Spain), was enroute at FL370…

JAL B789 over Pacific Ocean on Dec 22nd 2025, turbulence injures flight attendant
A JAL Japan Airlines Boeing 787-9, registration JA865J performing flight JL-57 (dep Dec 21st 2025) from San Francisco,CA (USA) to Tokyo Narita…

Lingus A21N at Dublin on Dec 13th 2025, hard landing
An Aer Lingus Airbus A321-200N, registration EI-XLT performing flight EI-155 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Dublin (Ireland), landed on Dublin's…

Aerosucre B722 at Barranquilla on Dec 12th 2025, left main gear up landing
An Aerosucre Boeing 727-200 freighter, registration HK-5216 performing flight A4-141 from Barranquilla to Bogota (Colombia), was climbing out of…

Indigo AT72 at Ranchi on Dec 12th 2025, tail strike on landing
An Indigo Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration VT-IRN performing flight 6E-7361 from Bhubaneswar to Ranchi (India) with 56 people…

Incidents (58)

Malaysia B738 at Alor Setar on Dec 30th 2025, burst tyre on departure
A Malaysia Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration 9M-MXH performing flight MH-1209 from Alor Setar to Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), was backtracking runway…

Delta B739 near Atlanta on Dec 30th 2025, odour in cabin
A Delta Airlines Boeing 737-900, registration N801DZ performing flight DL-2150 from Miami,FL to Minneapolis,MN (USA) with 111 passengers and 6 crew,…

Sun Country B738 at Milwaukee on Dec 29th 2025, tail scrape on departure
A Sun Country Boeing 737-800, registration N851SY performing flight SY-201 from Milwaukee,WI to Orlando,FL (USA), departed Milwaukee's runway 25L at…

Eastern Express B734 at Miami on Dec 29th 2025, blew tyres on landing
An Eastern Air Express Boeing 737-400, registration N804TJ performing flight BBQ-553 from Varadero (Cuba) to Miami,FL (USA), landed on Miami's runway…

Lufthansa A343 at Cape Town on Dec 29th 2025, gear problem on departure
A Lufthansa Airbus A340-300, registration D-AIGT performing flight LH-577 from Cape Town (South Africa) to Frankfurt/Main (Germany), was climbing out…

Skywest CRJ7 at Charlottesville on Dec 29th 2025, wing tip strike
A Skywest Canadair CRJ-700 on behalf of United, registration N779SK performing flight UA-5532 from Chicago O'Hare,IL to Charlottesville,VA (USA),…

Delta A21N near Tampa on Dec 27th 2025, unusual odour on board
A Delta Airlines Airbus A321-200N, registration N503DZ performing flight DL-504 from Orlando,FL to Los Angeles,CA (USA) with 194 passengers and 6…

Austral B788 near Naples on Dec 27th 2025, burning odour on board
An Air Austral Boeing 787-8, registration F-OLRB performing flight UU-978 from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Dzaoudzi (France), was enroute at FL350…

Transavia France B738 at Fuerteventura on Dec 26th 2025, smoke in cabin
A Transavia France Boeing 737-800, registration F-HTVT performing flight TO-4672 from Paris Orly (France) to Fuerteventura,CI (Spain), was descending…

Serve B733 at Kinshasa on Dec 26th 2025, rejected takeoff due to burst tyres
A Serve Air Boeing 737-300 freighter, registration 9S-AAI performing a freight flight from Kinshasa N'Djili to Mbujimayi (DR Congo), was accelerating…

Logan AT72 at Aberdeen on Dec 26th 2025, rejected takeoff
A Logan Air Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration G-LTMF performing flight LM-51 from Aberdeen,SC (UK) to Dublin (Ireland), was…

Frontier A20N near Miami on Dec 25th 2025, suspected fuel leak
A Frontier Airlines Airbus A320-200N, registration N301FR performing flight F9-2083 from Atlanta,GA (USA) to San Juan (Puerto Rico), was enroute at…

Baltic BCS3 at Vienna on Dec 23rd 2025, de-icing problem
An Air Baltic Bombardier C-Series CS-300 on behalf of Austrian Airlines, registration YL-ABQ performing flight OS-639 from Vienna (Austria) to…

Vueling A320 near Clermont-Ferrand on Dec 23rd 2025, engine problem
A Vueling Airbus A320-200, registration EC-JTQ performing flight VY-6936 from Paris Orly (France) to Ibiza,SP (Spain) with 164 people on board, was…

Qantas A332 enroute on Dec 23rd 2025, pressurization problem
A Qantas Airbus A330-200, registration VH-EBA performing flight QF-36 from Singapore (Singapore) to Melbourne,VI (Australia) with 240 people on…

India B773 at Delhi on Dec 22nd 2025, engine shut down in flight
An Air India Boeing 777-300, registration VT-ALS performing flight AI-887 from Delhi to Mumbai (India) with 335 people on board, was climbing out of…

Seychelles A20N enroute on Dec 22nd 2025, first officer incapacitated
An Air Seychelles Airbus A320-200N, registration S7-PTI performing flight HM-49 from Mahe Island (Seychelles) to Mauritius (Mauritius), was enroute…

Sky A20N at Santiago on Dec 22nd 2025, engine failure
A Sky Airlines Airbus A320-200N, registration CC-AZQ performing flight H2-1820 from Santiago (Chile) to Buenos Aires Ezeiza,BA (Argentina), was…

Endeavor CRJ7 at Charlotte on Dec 22nd 2025, engine shut down in flight
An Endeavor Canadair CRJ-700 on behalf of Delta Airlines, registration N641CA performing flight DL-4827 from Charlotte,NC to Atlanta,GA (USA) with 68…

Swiss A320 at Zurich on Dec 21st 2025, rejected takeoff due to FMS indication
A Swiss International Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration HB-IJM performing flight LX-1954 from Zurich (Switzerland) to Barcelona,SP (Spain), was…

France A320 near Lyon on Dec 20th 2025, engine shut down in flight
An Air France Airbus A320-200, registration F-HBNJ performing flight AF-7562 from Paris Orly to Ajaccio (France), had just levelled off at FL390 when…

THY A21N at Amsterdam on Dec 20th 2025, hydraulic failure
A THY Turkish Airlines Airbus A321-200N, registration TC-LSA performing flight TK-1955 from Istanbul (Turkey) to Amsterdam (Netherlands), was…

PIA B773 near Dammam on Dec 19th 2025, cabin pressurization problems
A PIA Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 777-300, registration AP-BMS performing flight PK-860 from Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) to Lahore (Pakistan)…

Swiss A20N at Zurich on Dec 18th 2025, engine vibrations
A Swiss International Airlines Airbus A320-200N, registration HB-JDA performing flight LX-324 from Zurich (Switzerland) to London Heathrow,EN (UK)…

India Express B738 at Jeddah on Dec 18th 2025, suspected tyre burst on departure
An Air India Express Boeing 737-800, registration VT-GHC performing flight IX-398 from Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) to Kozhikode (India) with 160 people on…

Malaysia A333 at Tokyo on Dec 18th 2025, interrupted takeoff due to skidding
A Malaysia Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration 9M-MTI performing flight MH-71 from Tokyo Narita (Japan) to Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), was cleared…

Volaris El Salvador A20N at Houston on Dec 18th 2025, turned wrong, loss of separation
A Volaris El Salvador Airbus A320-200N, registration N546VL performing flight N3-4321 from Houston Intercontinental,TX (USA) to San Salvador (El…

Jet2 B738 near Faro on Dec 17th 2025, engine problem
A Jet2.com Boeing 737-800, registration G-DRTW performing flight LS-1451 from London Stansted,EN (UK) to Fuerteventura,CI (Spain), was enroute at…

Astana A21N at Almaty on Dec 17th 2025, smoke in cabin
An Air Astana Airbus A321-200N, registration EI-KDG performing flight KC-851 from Almaty to Astana (Kazakhstan), was climbing out of Almaty's runway…

Hokkaido AT42 at Okushiri on Dec 16th 2025, problems with left aileron
A Hokkaido Air System Avions de Transport Regional ATR-42-600 on behalf of JAL Japan Airlines, registration JA13HC performing flight JL-2891 from…

THY A333 at Colombo on Dec 16th 2025, gear problem on departure
A THY Turkish Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration TC-JNZ performing flight TK-733 from Colombo (Sri Lanka) to Istanbul (Turkey) with 202…

Cathay Pacific B773 at Manila on Dec 16th 2025, runway incursion
A Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-300, registration B-HNE performing flight CX-918 from Manila (Philippines) to Hong Kong (China), was taxiing for…

Frontier A21N at Cleveland on Dec 15th 2025, engine failure on climb out
A Frontier Airlines Airbus A321-200N, registration N619FR performing flight F9-2467 from Cleveland,OH to Atlanta,GA (USA), was climbing out of…

Alaska B737 near Sitka on Dec 15th 2025, lightning strike
An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-700, registration N644AS performing flight AS-62 from Juneau,AK to Sitka,AK (USA), was descending towards Sitka when…

Challenge B744 at Liege on Dec 14th 2025, gear problems on departure
A Challenge Airlines Boeing 747-400 freighter, registration OO-ACE performing flight X7-541 from Liege (Belgium) to New York JFK,NY (USA), was…

United B772 at Washington on Dec 13th 2025, engine shut down in flight
A United Boeing 777-200, registration N78004 performing flight UA-803 from Washington Dulles,DC (USA) to Tokyo Haneda (Japan) with 275 passengers and…

Botswana AT72 at Gaborone on Dec 13th 2025, temporary runway excursion on landing
An Air Botswana Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration A2-ABL performing flight BP-208 from Johannesburg (South Africa) to Gaborone…

Jetblue A320 near Curacao on Dec 12th 2025, near collision with invisible US military aircraft
A Jetblue Airbus A320-200, registration N809JB performing flight B6-1112 from Curacao (Curacao) to New York JFK,NY (USA), was climbing through about…

Hokkaido AT42 at Sapporo on Dec 11th 2025, engine shut down in flight, temporary loss of thrust on the other
A Hokkaido Air Systems Avions de Transport Regional ATR-42-600 on behalf of JAL Japan Airlines, registration JA14HC performing flight JL-2823 from…

Cathay Pacific B773 at Hong Kong on Dec 10th 2025, burst tyre on departure
A Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-300, registration B-KQC performing flight CX-105 from Hong Kong (China) to Melbourne,VI (Australia), departed Hong Kong's…

UPS B763 at Shannon on Dec 10th 2025, hydraulic and gear problem
A UPS United Parcel Service Boeing 767-300, registration N391UP performing flight 5X-6249 from Shannon (Ireland) to Cologne (Germany) with 2 crew,…

JAL B788 at Sapporo on Dec 9th 2025, hydraulic failure
A JAL Japan Airlines Boeing 787-8, registration JA847J performing flight JL-516 from Sapporo Chitose to Tokyo Haneda (Japan) with 294 people on…

UPS B763 at Shannon on Dec 9th 2025, gear problem on departure
A UPS United Parcel Service Boeing 767-300, registration N391UP performing flight 5X-249 from Shannon to Dublin (Ireland), was climbing out of…

Southwind A321 at Jeddah on Dec 9th 2025, low fuel and temporary runway excursion
A Southwind Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration TC-GRF performing flight 2S-6562 from Istanbul (Turkey) to Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), had been holding…

BAW A320 at Edinburgh on Dec 8th 2025, could not fully retract landing gear
A BAW British Airways Airbus A320-200, registration G-EUUI performing flight BA-1443 from Edinburgh,SC to London Heathrow,EN (UK), was climbing out…

Skywest CRJ2 at Chicago on Dec 8th 2025, stab trim runaway, roll control difficult
A Skywest Airlines Canadair CRJ-200 on behalf of United, registration N963SW performing flight UA-5344 from Chicago O'Hare,IL to Saginaw,MI (USA)…

Malta Air B38M at Krakow on Dec 8th 2025, sun visor temporarily shuts engine down
A Malta Air Boeing 737-8 MAX on behalf of Ryanair, registration 9H-VUE performing flight FR-3505 from Krakow (Poland) to Milan Bergamo (Italy), was…

Ajet B738 at Istanbul on Dec 7th 2025, runway excursion on turnoff
An Anadolujet (Ajet) Boeing 737-800, registration TC-JZN performing flight VF-102 from Pristina (Kosovo) to Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen (Turkey), landed…

MEA A320 at Beirut on Dec 7th 2025, bird strike
A MEA Airbus A320-200, registration OD-MRS performing flight ME-326 from Beirut (Lebanon) to Najaf (Iraq), was climbing out of Beirut's runway 21…

Norwegian Shuttle B738 near Amsterdam on Dec 6th 2025, fumes in cabin due to hydraulic leak
A Norwegian Air Shuttle AOC Boeing 737-800, registration LN-ENO performing flight DY-1792 from Oslo (Norway) to Alicante,SP (Spain), was enroute at…

Envoy E175 at Dallas on Dec 6th 2025, engine failure
An Envoy Embraer ERJ-175 on behalf of American Airlines, registration N270NN performing flight AA-3939 from Dallas Ft. Worth,TX to Midland,TX (USA)…

United A21N near Newark on Dec 6th 2025, pressurization problem
A United Airbus A321-200N, registration N14504 performing flight UA-2100 from Newark,NJ to Chicago O'Hare,IL (USA), was enroute at FL350 about 120nm…

Aerosucre B722 at Bogota on Dec 6th 2025, electrical and communication problems
An Aerosucre Boeing 727-200 freighter, registration HK-5216 performing flight A4-2170 from Bogota (Colombia) to Panama City (Panama), departed…

United B772 near Edinburgh on Dec 4th 2025, burning smell in cabin
A United Boeing 777-200, registration N74007 performing flight UA-949 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to San Francisco,CA (USA) with 162 passengers and…

Volotea A319 at Paris on Dec 4th 2025, ILS approach with no ILS
A Volotea Airbus A319-100, registration EC-MTD performing flight V7-2794 from Rodez to Paris Orly (France), was cleared for the ILS approach runway…

FlySafair B738 at Johannesburg on Dec 3rd 2025, rejected takeoff
A FlySafair Boeing 737-800, registration ZS-SJW performing flight FA-260 from Johannesburg to Durban (South Africa), was accelerating for takeoff…

Aerovias RJ1H at King George Island on Dec 3rd 2025, tail scrape on landing
An Aerovias DAP Avro RJ-100, registration CC-ARN performing flight V5-940 from Punta Arenas to King George Island (Chile), landed on Antarctica's…

Delta B712 at St. Louis on Dec 2nd 2025, smell in cabin
A Delta Airlines Boeing 717-200, registration N935AT performing flight DL-9952 from Saint Louis,MO to Detroit,MI (USA) with 2 crew, was climbing out…

Airlines
The following airlines have been covered in aviation incidents during last month: Aer Lingus, Aerosucre Colombia, Aerovias DAP, Air Astana, Air Austral, Air Baltic, Air Botswana, Air France, Air India, Air India Express, Air Malta, Air Seychelles, Alaska Airlines, Anadolujet (Ajet), British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Challenge Airlines, Delta Airlines, Eastern Air Express, Endeavor Air, Envoy Air, FlySafair, Frontier Airlines, Hokkaido Air System, Hokkaido Air Systems, Indigo Airlines, JAL Japan Airlines, Jet2.com, Jetblue, Logan Air, Lufthansa, MEA Middle East Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Norwegian Air Shuttle AOC, PIA Pakistan International Airlines, Qantas, Ryanair, Serve Air, Sky Airline, Skywest Airlines, Southwind Airlines, Sun Country Airlines, Swiss International Airlines, THY Turkish Airlines, Transavia France, UPS, United, Volaris El Salvador, Volotea Airlines, Vueling

Flight numbers
Flight numbers linked to aviation incidents during last month: 2S-6562, 5X-249, 5X-6249, 6E-7361, A4-141, A4-2170, AA-3939, AF-7562, AI-887, AS-62, B6-1112, BA-1443, BBQ-553, BP-208, CX-105, CX-918, DL-504, DL-2150, DL-4827, DL-9952, DY-1792, EI-155, F9-2083, F9-2467, FA-260, FR-1121, FR-3505, H2-1820, HM-49, IX-398, JL-57, JL-516, JL-2823, JL-2891, KC-851, LH-577, LM-51, LS-1451, LX-324, LX-1954, ME-326, MH-71, MH-1209, N3-4321, OS-639, PK-860, QF-36, SY-201, TK-733, TK-1955, TO-4672, UA-803, UA-949, UA-2100, UA-5344, UA-5532, UU-978, V5-940, V7-2794, VF-102, VY-6936, X7-541

Aircraft types
The following aircraft types have been covered in one or more articles during last month: ATR ATR-42, ATR ATR-72-200, AVRO RJ-100 Avroliner, Airbus A220-300, Airbus A319, Airbus A320, Airbus A320-200N, Airbus A321, Airbus A321-Neo, Airbus A330-200, Airbus A330-300, Airbus A340-300, Boeing 717-200, Boeing 727-200, Boeing 737-300, Boeing 737-400, Boeing 737-700, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-800MAX, Boeing 737-900, Boeing 747-400, Boeing 767-300, Boeing 777-200, Boeing 777-300, Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, Canadair CRJ-700, Canadair Corporate Jetliner, Embraer ERJ-175

Causes
The following causes have been reported: bird strike, engine failure, engine problem, engine shut down in flight, engine vibrations, first officer incapacitated, hard landing, hydraulic failure, lightning strike, pressurization problem, rejected takeoff, runway incursion, smoke in cabin, suspected fuel leak, tail strike on landing, turbulence injures flight attendant