AeroInside Monthly Aviation Safety Review March 2026

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

All in all, 69 new articles have been published during last month. 10 accidents have occurred during that timeframe. Additionally, 59 incidents have been observed with our focus on commercial jet aviation.

Accidents (10)

Malta Air B738 near Toulouse on Mar 29th 2026, turbulence jolts luggage
A Malta Air Boeing 737-800 on behalf of Ryanair, registration 9H-QEP performing flight FR-4017 from Porto (Portugal) to Milan Malpensa (Italy), was…

Malta Air B738 enroute on Mar 26th 2026, severe turbulence causes injuries
A Malta Air Boeing 737-800 on behalf of Ryanair, registration 9H-QEC performing flight FR-4132 from Milan Bergamo to Bari (Italy), was enroute when…

Ariana B734 at Kabul on Mar 25th 2026, runway excursion on landing
An Ariana Afghan Boeing 737-400, registration YA-PIC performing flight FG-252 from Herat to Kabul (Afghanistan), landed on Kabul's runway 29 but…

Jazz CRJ9 at New York on Mar 22nd 2026, collision with fire truck on runway
A Jazz Canadair CRJ-900, registration C-GNJZ performing flight AC-8646 from Montreal,QC (Canada) to New York La Guardia,NY (USA) with 72 passengers…

Delta A359 at Sydney on Mar 20th 2026, turbulence injuries 4 cabin crew
A Delta Airlines Airbus A350-900, registration N524DN performing flight DL-41 (dep Mar 18th) from Los Angeles,CA (USA) to Sydney,NS (Australia) with…

IBC E145 at Les Cayes on Mar 20th 2026, overran runway on landing
An IBC Airways Embraer ERJ-145, registration N271BC performing cargo flight II-4761 from Miami,FL (USA) to Les Cayes (Haiti) with 2 crew, landed on…

ALS DH8A at Nairobi on Mar 20th 2026, runway excursion on landing
An ALS Aircraft Leasing Services de Havilland Dash 8-100 on behalf of Safarilink Aviation, registration 5Y-BXI performing a flight from Kisumu to…

Pineapple B190 at Governor's Harbour on Mar 19th 2026, gear up landing
A Pineapple Air Beech 1900C, registration C6-KRC performing flight PNP-978 from Nassau to Governor's Harbour (Bahamas) with 19 people on board,…

JAL B738 at Misawa on Mar 13th 2026, bird strike
A JAL Japan Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration JA301J performing flight JL-158 from Misawa to Tokyo Haneda (Japan), was climbing through about…

India Express B38M at Phuket on Mar 11th 2026, hard landing, nose wheels separated
An Air India Express Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration VT-BWQ performing flight IX-938 from Hyderabad (India) to Phuket (Thailand) with 133 people on…

Incidents (59)

India Express A320 near Lucknow on Mar 30th 2026,
An Air India Express Airbus A320-200, registration VT-EXA performing flight IX-1523 from Bagdogra to Delhi (India) with 148 people on board, was…

Commute E145 near Jackson on Mar 30th 2026, engine problem
A Commute Air Embraer ERJ-145 on behalf of United, registration N14203 performing flight UA-4302 from Knoxville,TN to Houston Intercontinental,TX…

Edelweiss A320 at Zurich on Mar 29th 2026, rejected takeoff due to suspected bird strike
An Edelweiss Airbus A320-200, registration HB-JLP performing flight WK-370 from Zurich (Switzerland) to Larnaca (Cyprus) with 149 people on board,…

Delta A333 at Sao Paulo on Mar 29th 2026, engine failure starts fire on ground
A Delta Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration N813NW performing flight DL-104 from Sao Paulo Guarulhos,SP (Brazil) to Atlanta,GA (USA) with 272…

Lufthansa A321 at Frankfurt on Mar 29th 2026, rejected takeoff due to wildlife strike
A Lufthansa Airbus A321-200, registration D-AISC performing flight LH-1314 from Frankfurt/Main (Germany) to Malta (Malta), was accelerating for…

Corendon B738 at Delhi on Mar 28th 2026, engine failure
A Corendon Airlines Boeing 737-800 on behalf of IndiGo, registration TC-CON performing flight 6E-579 from Visakhapatnam to Delhi (India) with 161…

Canada B38M over Atlantic on Mar 27th 2026, FMC problems
An Air Canada Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration C-FSDW performing flight AC-869 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Halifax,NS (Canada), was enroute at…

Easyjet Europe A320 at Naples on Mar 27th 2026, cleared for takeoff despite car on runway
An Easyjet Europe Airbus A320-200, registration OE-INL performing flight U2-4119 from Naples to Milan Malpensa (Italy), was taxiing towards departure…

Delta B739 near Richmond on Mar 27th 2026, engine failure
A Delta Airlines Boeing 737-900, registration N908DN performing flight DL-1082 from Atlanta,GA to Hartford,CT (USA) with 83 people on board, was…

India A359 over Saudi Arabia on Mar 26th 2026, turbulence, vibrations, unusual noise
An Air India Airbus A350-900, registration VT-JRF performing flight AI-111 from Delhi (India) to London Heathrow,EN (UK), was enroute at FL360 over…

Southwest B737 at Orlando on Mar 26th 2026, cracked windshield
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700, registration N212WN performing flight WN-2414 from Orlando,FL to Austin,TX (USA), had just levelled off at at…

Swiss A21N at Zurich on Mar 26th 2026, lightning strike
A Swiss International Airlines Airbus A321-200N, registration HB-JPD performing flight LX-340 from Zurich (Switzerland) to London Heathrow,EN (UK)…

Mesa E175 near San Antonio on Mar 25th 2026, smoking battery
A Mesa Airlines Embraer ERJ-175 on behalf of United, registration N85354 performing flight UA-6110 from Lubbock,TX to Houston Intercontinental,TX…

Jetblue A320 at Providence on Mar 24th 2026, coyote wasn't quick enough
A Jetblue Airbus A320-200, registration N641JB performing flight B6-1129 from Providence,RI to New York JFK,NY (USA), departed runway 05 but struck a…

KLM B773 at Amsterdam on Mar 23rd 2026, rejected takeoff due to engine problem
A KLM Boeing 777-300, registration PH-BVP performing flight KL-843 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Bangkok (Thailand), was accelerating for takeoff…

PSA CRJ9 at Raleigh/Durham on Mar 23rd 2026, smell on board
A PSA Airlines Canadair CRJ-900 on behalf of American Airlines, registration N638NN performing flight AA-5201 from Raleigh/Durham,NC to…

India B788 near Jeddah on Mar 23rd 2026, multiple system warnings
An Air India Boeing 787-8, registration VT-ANI performing flight AI-133 from Bangalore (India) to London Heathrow,EN (UK), was enroute at FL320 about…

Delta BCS1 at New York on Mar 22nd 2026, smoke in cockpit
A Delta Airlines Bombardier C-Series BCS-100, registration N118DU performing flight DL-1770 from New York La Guardia,NY (USA) to Nassau (Bahamas),…

China Southern A333 at Shanghai on Mar 21st 2026, bird strike, radome separated
A China Southern Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration B-1062 performing flight CZ-3554 from Shanghai to Shenzhen (China), was climbing out of…

Lufthansa A388 at Munich on Mar 20th 2026, cabin pressure problems
A Lufthansa Airbus A380-800, registration D-AIMK performing flight LH-458 from Munich (Germany) to San Francisco,CA (USA), was climbing out of…

Swiss A333 at Washington on Mar 20th 2026, fumes on board
A Swiss International Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration HB-JHM performing flight LX-72 from Zurich (Switzerland) to Washington Dulles,DC (USA),…

Virgin Atlantic A333 at Washington on Mar 20th 2026, lightning strike, engine stall
A Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300, registration G-VSXY performing flight VS-22 from Washington Dulles,DC (USA) to London Heathrow,EN (UK), was…

Wizz Malta A20N at Cluj on Mar 19th 2026, bird strike
A Wizz Air Malta A320-200N, registration 9H-WAN performing flight W4-3433 from Cluj (Romania) to Marrakesh (Morocco), was climbing out of Cluj's…

Delta A319 enroute on Mar 19th 2026, generator problems
A Delta Airlines Airbus A319-100, registration N334NB performing flight DL-521 from Los Angeles,CA to Dallas Ft. Worth,TX (USA) with 131 passengers…

India B773 near Madinah on Mar 19th 2026, cargo fire indication
An Air India Boeing 777-300, registration VT-AER performing flight AI-116 (dep Mar 18th) from New York JFK,NY (USA) to Mumbai (India), was enroute at…

American A319 near Miami on Mar 19th 2026, dropped engine cowling
An American Airlines Airbus A319-100, registration N725UW performing flight AA-1181 from Miami,FL (USA) to Fort-De-France (Martinique), was climbing…

United B737 at Chicago on Mar 19th 2026, lined up with runway edge line
A United Boeing 737-700, registration N15712 performing flight UA-1394 from Chicago O'Hare,IL to San Antonio,TX (USA), lined up runway 10L via…

Aeromexico B39M at Puerto Vallarta on Mar 19th 2026, descent during go around
An Aeromexico Boeing 737-9 MAX, registration N115AM performing flight AM-334 from Mexico City to Puerto Vallarta (Mexico), was on final approach to…

PIA A320 enroute on Mar 17th 2026, loss of cabin pressure
A PIA Pakistan International Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration AP-BLB performing flight PK-178 from Fujairah (United Arab Emirates) to Lahore…

Alaska B39M and Fedex B772 at Newark on Mar 17th 2026, cleared to land on crossing runways at same time
An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 MAX, registration N738AL performing flight AS-294 from Portland,OR to Newark,NJ (USA), was cleared to land on…

Eurowings A319 at Munich on Mar 17th 2026, rejected takeoff
A Eurowings Airbus A319-100, registration 9H-EXT performing flight EW-6891 from Munich (Germany) to Palma Mallorca,SP (Spain), was accelerating for…

India A359 over Atlantic on Mar 16th 2026, unidentified noise in cabin
An Air India Airbus A350-900, registration VT-JRF performing flight AI-102 (dep Mar 15th) from New York JFK,NY (USA) to Delhi (India) with 240 people…

Delta A333 at Detroit on Mar 16th 2026, smoke in cabin
A Delta Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration N826NW performing flight DL-132 from Detroit,MI (USA) to Amsterdam (Netherlands), was climbing out of…

Virgin Australia B738 at Melbourne on Mar 15th 2026, passenger device ignited
A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800, registration VH-YFU performing flight VA-328 from Brisbane,QL to Melbourne,VI (Australia), was descending towards…

Swiss A343 at Zurich on Mar 14th 2026, flaps problem
A Swiss International Airlines Airbus A340-300, registration HB-JMA performing flight LX-189 from Shanghai (China) to Zurich (Switzerland) with 209…

Swiss BCS1 at Zurich on Mar 13th 2026, brakes problems
A Swiss International Airlines Bombardier C-Series BCS-100, registration HB-JBI performing flight LX-2258 from Zurich (Switzerland) to Budapest…

TUI B738 at Manchester on Mar 13th 2026, flaps problem
A TUI Airways Boeing 737-800, registration G-TAWB performing flight BY-2540 from Manchester,EN (UK) to Palma Mallorca,SP (Spain), was climbing out of…

Peace B772 near Abuja on Mar 13th 2026, cracked windshield
An Air Peace Boeing 777-200, registration 5N-BVE performing flight P4-7576 from Abuja (Nigeria) to London Heathrow,EN (UK), was enroute at FL360…

American A321 at Aruba on Mar 12th 2026, tail scrape on takeoff
An American Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration N120EE performing flight AA-870 from Aruba (Aruba) to Philadelphia,PA (USA), was departing Aruba's…

Delta B712 at St. Louis on Mar 12th 2026, bird strike and engine damage on landing
A Delta Airlines Boeing 717-200, registration N996AT performing flight DL-1541 from Detroit,MI to St. Louis,MO (USA) with 108 passengers and 4 crew,…

IBC SF34 at Miami on Mar 11th 2026, hydraulic failure, runway excursion
An IBC Airways Saab 340A freighter, registration N631BC performing flight II-101 from Miami,FL (USA) to Nassau (Bahamas) with 2 crew, was climbing…

AirAsia A320 at Manila on Mar 10th 2026, engine failure
An AirAsia Airbus A320-200, registration 9M-AJA performing flight AK-585 from Manila (Philippines) to Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), was climbing out of…

American A321 enroute on Mar 10th 2026, dropped parts of thrust reverser
An American Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration N108NN performing flight AA-373 from Boston,MA to Los Angeles,CA (USA), departed Boston's runway…

Commute E145 near Shreveport on Mar 10th 2026, smell of smoke in cockpit
A CommuteAir Embraer ERJ-145 on behalf of United, registration N14148 performing flight UA-4887 from Houston Intercontinental,TX to Knoxville,TN…

United B38M at Newark on Mar 9th 2026, bird strike, cracked windshield, pressurization problems
A United Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration N37313 performing flight UA-1207 from Newark,NJ to Jacksonville,FL (USA) with 145 people on board, was…

PSA CRJ7 at Washington on Mar 9th 2026, FOD
A PSA Airlines Canadair CRJ-700 on behalf of American Airlines, registration N517AE performing flight AA-5561 from Washington National,DC to…

Garuda B738 enroute on Mar 7th 2026, radome damage
A Garuda Boeing 737-800, registration PK-GFF performing flight GA-176 from Jakarta to Pekanbaru (Indonesia), departed Jakarta's runway 25R, climbed…

Cathay Pacific A359 over Romania on Mar 6th 2026, turbulence and oil pressure problem
A Cathay Pacific Airbus A350-900, registration B-LRT performing flight CX-315 from Hong Kong (China) to Madrid,SP (Spain) with 297 people on board,…

TAP A339 over Atlantic on Mar 6th 2026, fumes on board
A TAP Air Portugal Airbus A330-900, registration CS-TUK performing flight TP-225 from Lisbon (Portugal) to Miami,FL (USA), was enroute at FL370 over…

Atlanta Europe B744 at Hong Kong on Mar 6th 2026, leakage from left wing tip
An Air Atlanta Europe Malta Boeing 747-400 freighter on behalf of Saudi Arabian Airlines, registration 9H-AKF performing flight SV-3021 from Hong…

American A321 near Baltimore on Mar 5th 2026, electrical problems
An American Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration N556UW performing flight AA-1193 from Philadelphia,PA to Salt Lake City,UT (USA), was climbing…

Mauritius AT72 at Mauritius on Mar 4th 2026, technical problem
An Air Mauritius Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration 3B-NCP performing flight MK-120 from Mauritius to Rodrigues Island…

Ethiopian B38M at Mogadishu on Mar 4th 2026, technical problem
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration ET-BBC performing flight ET-377 from Mogadishu (Somalia) to Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), was climbing…

Shree DH8D at Surkhet on Mar 4th 2026, burst tyre on landing
A Shree Airlines de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration 9N-AOL performing flight N9-123 from Kathmandu to Surkhet (Nepal), landed on Surkhet's runway…

GetJet A320 over Paris on Mar 3rd 2026, loss of cabin pressure
A GetJet Airbus A320-200 on behalf of Air Senegal, registration LY-MAL performing flight HC-406 from Brussels (Belgium) to Dakar (Senegal), was…

Iberia A359 over Bay of Biscay on Mar 3rd 2026, electrical problems
An Iberia Airbus A350-900, registration EC-NJM performing flight IB-721 from Madrid,SP (Spain) to London Heathrow,EN (UK), was enroute at FL400 over…

Ethiopian B738 at Mogadishu on Mar 3rd 2026, rejected takeoff due to engine problem
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration ET-AQN performing flight ET-377 from Mogadishu (Somalia) to Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), was…

JAC AT42 near Kagoshima on Mar 2nd 2026, de-icing failure
A JAC Japan Air Commuter Avions de Transport Regional ATR-42-600 on behalf of JAL Japan Airlines, registration JA05JC performing flight JL-3785 from…

United B789 at Los Angeles on Mar 2nd 2026, engine fire
A United Boeing 787-9, registration N24972 performing flight UA-2127 from Los Angeles,CA to Newark,NJ (USA), was climbing out of Los Angeles' runway…

Airlines
The following airlines have been covered in aviation incidents during last month: ALS Aircraft Leasing Services, Aeromexico, AirAsia, Air Atlanta Europe Malta, Air Canada, Air India, Air India Express, Air Mauritius, Air Peace, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Ariana Afghan, Cathay Pacific, China Southern Airlines, Commute Air, CommuteAir, Corendon Airlines, Delta Airlines, Easyjet Europe, Ethiopian Airlines, Eurowings, Garuda Indonesia, Getjet, IBC Airways, Iberia, JAC Japan Air Commuter, JAL Japan Airlines, Jazz Aviation, Jetblue, KLM, Lufthansa, Malta Air, Mesa Airlines, PIA Pakistan International Airlines, PSA Airlines, Pineapple Air, Shree Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Swiss International Airlines, TAP Air Portugal, TUI Airways, United, Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Australia

Flight numbers
Flight numbers linked to aviation incidents during last month: 6E-579, AA-373, AA-870, AA-1181, AA-1193, AA-5201, AA-5561, AC-869, AC-8646, AI-102, AI-111, AI-116, AI-133, AK-585, AM-334, AS-294, B6-1129, BY-2540, CX-315, CZ-3554, DL-41, DL-104, DL-132, DL-521, DL-1082, DL-1541, DL-1770, ET-377, EW-6891, FG-252, FR-4017, FR-4132, GA-176, HC-406, IB-721, II-101, IX-938, IX-1523, JL-158, JL-3785, KL-843, LH-458, LH-1314, LX-72, LX-189, LX-340, LX-2258, MK-120, N9-123, P4-7576, PK-178, PNP-978, SV-3021, TP-225, U2-4119, UA-1207, UA-1394, UA-2127, UA-4302, UA-4887, UA-6110, VA-328, VS-22, W4-3433, WK-370, WN-2414

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 A220-100, Airbus A319, Airbus A320, Airbus A320-200N, Airbus A321, Airbus A321-Neo, Airbus A330-300, Airbus A330-900, Airbus A340-300, Airbus A350-900, Airbus A380-800, BEECH C-12J, Boeing 717-200, Boeing 737-400, Boeing 737-700, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-800MAX, Boeing 737-900, Boeing 737-900MAX, Boeing 747-400, Boeing 777-200, Boeing 777-300, Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, Canadair CL-600 Regional Jet CRJ-705, Canadair CRJ-700, De Havilland Dash 8 (100), De Havilland Dash 8 (400), Embraer ERJ-145, Embraer ERJ-175, SAAB 340

Causes
The following causes have been reported: bird strike, burst tyre on landing, cabin pressure problems, cracked windshield, electrical problems, engine failure, engine fire, engine problem, flaps problem, fumes on board, lightning strike, loss of cabin pressure, overran runway on landing, rejected takeoff, runway excursion on landing, smoke in cabin, smoke in cockpit