AeroInside Monthly Aviation Safety Review February 2026

February 2026 was a busy month in aviation safety. Please find our summary below.

All in all, 62 new articles have been published during last month. 6 accidents have occurred during that timeframe. Additionally, 56 incidents have been observed with our focus on commercial jet aviation.

Accidents (6)

Horizon E175 at Wichita on Feb 22nd 2026, power bank's thermal runaway
A Horizon Air Embraer ERJ-175 on behalf of Alaska Air, registration N641QX performing flight AS-2117 from Wichita,KS to Seattle,WA (USA), was…

Sun Express B738 at Antalya on Feb 13th 2026, main gear collapse during taxi
A Sun Express Boeing 737-800, registration TC-SOB performing flight XQ-7646 from Antalya to Gaziantep (Turkey), was taxiing for departure on taxiway…

Easyjet A320 at Funchal on Feb 13th 2026, gear damage after two balked landings
An Easyjet Airbus A320-200, registration G-EZTY performing flight U2-8519 from London Gatwick,EN (UK) to Funchal (Portugal), was on approach to…

StarSky F50 at Mogadishu on Feb 10th 2026, runway excursion
A StarSky Fokker 50, registration 6O-YAS performing a flight from Mogadishu (Somalia) to Galkayo (Puntland) with 55 people on board, was climbing out…

Jetblue A21N at San Francisco on Feb 9th 2026, tail strike on balked landing
A Jetblue Airbus A321-200N, registration N2188J performing flight B6-2233 from Boston,MA to San Francisco,CA (USA), landed on San Francisco's runway…

BAW B772 enroute on Feb 4th 2026, strange odour on board
A BAW British Airways Boeing 777-200, registration G-VIIR performing flight BA-2204 (dep Feb 3rd) from Punta Cana (Dominican Republic) to London…

Incidents (56)

Wizz Malta A321 at Bucharest on Feb 26th 2026, problem with angle of attack sensors
A Wizz Air Malta Airbus A321-200, registration 9H-WZC performing flight W4-3005 from Bucharest Otopeni (Romania) to London Luton,EN (UK), was…

Danu Oro AT72 at Saarbrucken on Feb 26th 2026, overheating brakes
A Danu Oro Transportas Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A on behalf of Danish Air Transport, registration SE-MDC performing flight DX-125 from…

Endeavor CRJ7 at Atlanta on Feb 26th 2026, wing tip strike
An Endeavor Canadair CRJ-700 on behalf of Delta Airlines, registration N354CA performing flight DL-5304 from Montgomery,AL to Atlanta,GA (USA), was…

KLM Cityhopper E295 at Amsterdam on Feb 25th 2026, slat/flap problem again
A KLM Cityhopper Embraer ERJ-195-E2, registration PH-NXG performing flight KL-1985 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Belgrade (Serbia), was climbing…

Spicejet B737 at Delhi on Feb 24th 2026, engine problem
A Spicejet Boeing 737-700, registration VT-SLA performing flight SG-121 from Delhi to Leh (India) with 150 people on board, was climbing out of…

Malta Air B738 at Krakow on Feb 22nd 2026, IRS fault
A Malta Air Boeing 737-800, registration 9H-QCF performing positioning flight FR-7788 from Krakow (Poland) to Bucharest Otopeni (Romania) with 2…

HiSky Europe A320 at Bucharest on Feb 22nd 2026, cabin pressure problems
A HiSky Europe Airbus A320-200, registration YR-SUN performing flight H4-8711 from Bucharest Otopeni (Romania) to Hurghada (Egypt) with 180…

Delta B739 at Savannah on Feb 22nd 2026, engine failure, sparks grass fire
A Delta Airlines Boeing 737-900, registration N942DZ performing flight DL-1067 from Savannah,GA to Atlanta,GA (USA) with 179 passengers and 6 crew,…

REX SF34 near Parkes on Feb 22nd 2026, electrical problems and engine shut down in flight
A REX Regional Express Saab 340B, registration VH-RXE performing flight ZL-6469 from Griffith,NS to Sydney,NS (Australia), was enroute at FL130 about…

France B773 at Fort de France on Feb 21st 2026, engine surges
An Air France Boeing 777-300, registration F-GSQO performing flight AF-895 from Fort de France (Martinique) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) with…

Iberojet A359 at San Jose on Feb 21st 2026, temporary runway excursion
An Iberojet Airbus A350-900, registration EC-NBO performing flight E9-857 from Madrid,SP (Spain) to San Jose (Costa Rica), landed on San Jose's…

Plus Ultra A332 at Cartagena on Feb 21st 2026, rejected takeoff
A Plus Ultra Airbus A330-200, registration EC-OAP performing flight PU-221 from Cartagena (Colombia) to Madrid,SP (Spain), was accelerating for…

Wizz Malta A21N at Barcelona on Feb 20th 2026, smoke in cabin
A Wizz Air Malta Airbus A321-200N, registration 9H-WMI performing flight W6-1476 from Barcelona,SP (Spain) to Warsaw (Poland) with 239 people on…

KLM Cityhopper E295 at Amsterdam on Feb 20th 2026, slat failure
A KLM Cityhopper Embraer ERJ-195-E2, registration PH-NXG performing flight KL-1983 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Belgrade (Serbia), was climbing…

United B739 at San Jose on Feb 20th 2026, flaps problem
A United Boeing 737-900, registration N34460 performing flight UA-2745 from Denver,CO to San Jose,CA (USA), was on final approach to San Jose's…

LATAM Chile A320 at Bogota on Feb 20th 2026, rejected takeoff due to runway incursion
A LATAM Chile Airbus A320-200, registration CC-COF performing flight LA-4278 from Bogota to San Andres Island (Colombia) with 157 people on board,…

Buddha AT72 at Biratnagar on Feb 19th 2026, engine shut down in flight
A Buddha Air Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration 9N-ANQ performing flight U4-714 from Biratnagar to Kathmandu (Nepal) with 30…

UPS B752 near Atlanta on Feb 18th 2026, engine shut down in flight
A UPS United Parcel Service Boeing 757-200, registration N455UP performing flight 5X-9831 (dep Feb 17th) from Miami,FL to Louisville,KY (USA), was…

Jetblue A320 at Newark on Feb 18th 2026, engine problem, smoke, evacuation
A Jetblue Airbus A320-200, registration N640JB performing flight B6-543 from Newark,NJ to West Palm Beach,FL (USA) with 128 people on board, was…

Easyjet A320 at Liverpool on Feb 18th 2026, engine vibrations
An Easyjet Airbus A320-200, registration G-EZPE performing flight U2-3375 from Liverpool,EN (UK) to Fuerteventura,CI (Spain), was climbing out of…

Lufthansa A20N at Malaga on Feb 18th 2026, cargo door indication
A Lufthansa Airbus A320-200N, registration D-AINU performing flight LH-1833 from Malaga,SP (Spain) to Munich (Germany), was climbing out of Malaga's…

Easyjet A21N at Milan on Feb 17th 2026, rejected takeoff due to animal runway incursion
An Easyjet Airbus A321-200N, registration G-UZMD performing flight U2-8304 from Milan Malpensa (Italy) to London Gatwick,EN (UK), was accelerating…

ANA B789 over Beaufort Sea on Feb 17th 2026, engine oil problem
An ANA All Nippon Airways Boeing 787-9, registration JA875A performing flight NH-223 from Tokyo Haneda (Japan) to Frankfurt/Main (Germany) with 151…

Easyjet A20N near Manchester on Feb 17th 2026, first officer incapacitated
An Easyjet Airbus A320-200N, registration G-UZLW performing flight U2-2268 from Gibraltar (Gibraltar) to Manchester,EN (UK), was descending towards…

Corendon B738 at Nuremberg on Feb 16th 2026, flaps problem
A Corendon Airlines Europe Boeing 737-800, registration 9H-TJB performing flight XR-6038 from Hurghada (Egypt) to Nuremberg (Germany), was on final…

LATAM Brasil B773 at Sao Paulo on Feb 15th 2026, rejected takeoff past V1
A LATAM Brasil Boeing 777-300, registration PT-MUH performing flight LA-8146 from Sao Paulo Guarulhos,SP (Brazil) to Lisbon (Portugal), was…

United B763 near Dublin on Feb 15th 2026, electrical problems
A United Boeing 767-300, registration N657UA performing positioning flight UA-3907 from Munich (Germany) to Newark,NJ (USA), was enroute at FL340…

American B738 at Tampa on Feb 15th 2026, tail scrape on takeoff
An American Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N809NN performing flight AA-3203 from Tampa,FL to Washington National,DC (USA), departed Tampa's…

Fly2Sky A320 at Asaba on Feb 14th 2026, bird strike
A Fly2Sky Airbus A320-200, registration LZ-FSJ performing flight UN-523 from Asaba to Lagos (Nigeria), suffered a bird strike on departure from Asaba…

SAS A20N near Trondheim on Feb 14th 2026, passenger's power bank thermal runaway
A SAS Scandinavian Airlines Airbus A320-200N, registration SE-RUO performing flight SK-4416 from Oslo to Tromso (Norway) with 186 people on board,…

JAC AT72 at Osaka on Feb 14th 2026, hydraulic problems
A JAC Japan Air Commuter Avions de Transport Regional on behalf JAL Japan Airlines, registration JA01JC performing flight JC-2323/JL-2323 from Osaka…

KLM A332 at Amsterdam on Feb 13th 2026, hydraulic leak
A KLM Airbus A330-200, registration PH-AOF performing flight KL-765 (dep Feb 12th) from Bonaire (Bonaire) to Amsterdam (Netherlands), landed on…

Allegiant A319 near Fort Walton Beach on Feb 13th 2026, loss of cabin pressure
An Allegiant Airbus A319-100, registration N331NV performing flight G4-3045 from St. Peterburg,FL to Knoxville,TN (USA), was enroute at FL340 about…

El Al B738 at Amsterdam on Feb 12th 2026, rejected takeoff due to malfunction
An El Al Boeing 737-800, registration 4X-EKN performing flight LY-46 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Tel Aviv (Israel), had lined up runway 18L and…

Arik B737 near Benin City on Feb 11th 2026, left engine cover separated in flight
An Arik Air Boeing 737-700, registration 5N-MJF performing flight W3-740 from Lagos to Port Harcourt (Nigeria) with 80 people on board, was climbing…

American B738 at Barbados on Feb 10th 2026, tyre damage on departure
An American Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N931NN performing flight AA-1284 from Bridgetown (Barbados) to Miami,FL (USA) with 134 people on…

AirAsia X A333 near Brisbane on Feb 8th 2026, loss of cabin pressure
An AirAsia X Airbus A330-300, registration 9M-XBG performing flight D7-221 from Sydney,NS (Australia) to Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), was enroute at…

Tway B738 at Taipei on Feb 8th 2026, lost wheel on landing
A Tway Air Boeing 737-800, registration HL8564 performing flight TW-687 from Jeju (South Korea) to Taipei (Taiwan), landed on Taipei's runway 06L…

Easyjet A20N at Amsterdam on Feb 8th 2026, bird strike
An Easyjet Airbus A320-200N, registration G-UZEH performing flight U2-3052 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Belfast,NI (UK), was in the initial climb…

United B738 near Denver on Feb 8th 2026, high engine vibrations
A United Boeing 737-800, registration N11206 performing flight UA-1125 from Denver,CO to Boise,ID (USA), was enroute at FL380 about 220nm northwest…

TAP A320 at Gatwick on Feb 8th 2026, fire in galley
A TAP Air Portugal Airbus A320-200, registration CS-TNJ performing flight TP-1329 from London Gatwick,EN (UK) to Porto (Portugal), was climbing out…

Hainan B789 near Brussels on Feb 6th 2026, cracked windshield
A Hainan Airlines Boeing 787-9, registration B-1546 performing flight HU-492 from Brussels (Belgium) to Beijing (China), was climbing through FL370…

Egypt A20N at Istanbul on Feb 6th 2026, reported smoke in the cockpit
An Egypt Air Airbus A320-200N, registration SU-GFJ performing flight MS-738 from Istanbul (Turkey) to Cairo (Egypt), was climbing out of Istanbul's…

Malta B738 near Rzeszow on Feb 6th 2026, first officer incapacitated
A Malta Air Boeing 737-800 on behalf of Ryanair, registration 9H-QFB performing flight FR-3202 from Manchester,EN (UK) to Rzeszow (Poland), was…

American B738 at Aruba on Feb 6th 2026, engine problem
An American Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N820NN performing flight AA-2525 from Aruba (Aruba) to Miami,FL (USA), was climbing out of Aruba's…

Ewa AT72 at Dzaoudzi on Feb 6th 2026, electrical failures
An Ewa Air Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration F-OJZA performing flight ZD-304 from Dzaoudzi (Mayotte) to Moroni (Comores), was…

SAS A20N at Brussels on Feb 5th 2026, attempted takeoff from taxiway
A SAS Scandinavian Airlines Airbus A320-200N, registration SE-ROM performing flight SK-2590 from Brussels (Belgium) to Copenhagen (Denmark) with 165…

THY A333 at Kathmandu and Kolkata on Feb 4th 2026, engine fire indication
A THY Turkish Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration TC-LNG performing flight TK-727 from Kathmandu (Nepal) to Istanbul (Turkey) with 236 passengers…

Virgin Australia B738 at Hobart on Feb 4th 2026, flaps problems
A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800, registration VH-YFS performing flight VA-1602 from Adelaide,SA to Hobart,TA (Australia), was on final approach to…

Martin B744 near Amsterdam on Feb 4th 2026, hydraulic leak
A Martinair Holland Boeing 747-400 freighter, registration PH-MPS performing flight MP-8931 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Cairo (Egypt), was…

Aurigny AT72 at Guernsey on Feb 4th 2026, total electrical failure
An Aurigny Air Services Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration G-OGFC performing positioning flight GR-101P from London Gatwick,EN to…

Jet2 A21N near Manchester on Feb 3rd 2026, first officer incapacitated
A Jet2.com Airbus A321-200N, registration G-SUNU performing flight LS-980 from Arrecife,CI (Spain) to Manchester,EN (UK), was descending towards…

Delta A320 at San Antonio on Feb 3rd 2026, engine fire indication
A Delta Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration N356NW performing flight DL-1676 from San Antonio,TX to Atlanta,GA (USA) with 143 people on board, was…

Easyjet A320 near Santiago de Compostela on Feb 3rd 2026, loss of cabin pressure
An Easyjet Airbus A320-200, registration G-EZWK performing flight U2-3211 from Edinburgh,SC (UK) to Fuerteventura,CI (Spain) with 132 passengers and…

United A319 at Washington on Feb 3rd 2026, engine problems
A United Airbus A319-100, registration N889UA performing flight UA-2241 from Washington Dulles,DC to Cleveland,OH (USA) with 113 people on board, was…

Fedex A306 at Norfolk on Feb 2nd 2026, engine shut down in flight
A Fedex Federal Express Airbus A300-600 freighter, registration N748FD performing flight FX-1338 from Norfolk,VA to Memphis,TN (USA), was climbing…

Airlines
The following airlines have been covered in aviation incidents during last month: ANA All Nippon Airways, AirAsia X, Air France, Allegiant Air, American Airlines, Arik Air, Aurigny Air Services, British Airways, Buddha Air, Corendon Airlines, Danu Oro Transportas, Delta Airlines, Easyjet, Egypt Air, El Al, Endeavor Air, Ewa Air, Fedex, Fly2Sky, Hainan Airlines, HiSky Europe, Horizon Air, Iberojet, Jet2.com, Jetblue, KLM, KLM Cityhopper, LATAM Airlines Brasil, LATAM Airlines Chile, Lufthansa, Malta Air, Martinair Holland, REX Regional Express, SAS Scandinavian Airlines, Spicejet, StarSky, Sun Express, TAP Air Portugal, THY Turkish Airlines, UPS, Ultra Plus, United, Virgin Australia, Wizz Air Malta, t'way Airlines

Flight numbers
Flight numbers linked to aviation incidents during last month: 5X-9831, AA-1284, AA-2525, AA-3203, AF-895, AS-2117, B6-543, B6-2233, BA-2204, D7-221, DL-1067, DL-1676, DL-5304, DX-125, E9-857, FR-3202, FX-1338, G4-3045, H4-8711, HU-492, JC-2323, KL-765, KL-1983, KL-1985, LA-4278, LA-8146, LH-1833, LS-980, LY-46, MP-8931, MS-738, NH-223, PU-221, SG-121, SK-2590, SK-4416, TK-727, TP-1329, TW-687, U2-2268, U2-3052, U2-3211, U2-3375, U2-8304, U2-8519, U4-714, UA-1125, UA-2241, UA-2745, UN-523, VA-1602, W3-740, W4-3005, W6-1476, XQ-7646, XR-6038, ZD-304, ZL-6469

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 A330-200, Airbus A330-300, Airbus A350-900, Boeing 737-700, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-900, Boeing 747-400, Boeing 757-200, Boeing 767-300, Boeing 777-200, Boeing 777-300, Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, Canadair CRJ-700, Embraer ERJ-175, Embraer ERJ-195-E2, Fokker 50, SAAB 340

Causes
The following causes have been reported: bird strike, cabin pressure problems, cracked windshield, electrical problems, engine fire indication, engine problem, engine shut down in flight, engine vibrations, first officer incapacitated, flaps problem, hydraulic problems, loss of cabin pressure, rejected takeoff, runway excursion, smoke in cabin