AeroInside Monthly Aviation Safety Review April 2026

April 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. 7 accidents have occurred during that timeframe. Additionally, 55 incidents have been observed with our focus on commercial jet aviation.

Accidents (7)

Swiss A333 at Delhi on Apr 26th 2026, rejected takeoff due to engine failure
A Swiss International Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration HB-JHK performing flight LX-147 from Delhi (India) to Zurich (Switzerland) with 232…

EBB E120 at Mandera on Apr 24th 2026, runway excursion on landing
An EBB Air Embraer EMB-120, registration 5Y-EBB performing a flight from Nairobi to Mandera (Kenya) with 32 passengers and 4 crew, landed on…

PAL A320 near Iloilo on Apr 19th 2026, air conditioning problems
A PAL Philippine Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration RP-C8619 performing flight PR-2544 from Dumaguete City to Manila (Philippines), was enroute…

Juneyao A321 at Chongqing on Apr 9th 2026, hard landing
A Juneyao Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration B-1006 performing flight HO-1249 from Shanghai Pudong to Chongqing (China), landed on Chongqing's…

Southwest B737 at Las Vegas on Apr 8th 2026, HUD takes captain down
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700, registration N200WN performing flight WN-568 from Las Vegas,NV to Reno,NV (USA), was climbing out of Las Vegas'…

Jetblue A320 at Punta Cana on Apr 3rs 2026, turbulence injures flight attendant
A Jetblue Airbus A320-200, registration N794JB performing flight B6-869 from New York JFK,NY (USA) to Punta Cana (Dominican Republic), was descending…

Frontier A321 enroute on Apr 2nd 2026, fumes on board
A Frontier Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration N715FR performing flight F9-1974 from Dallas Ft. Worth,TX to Fort Lauderdale,FL (USA), was enroute…

Incidents (55)

United B739 near Grand Junction on Apr 29th 2026, burning odour on board
A United Boeing 737-900, registration N36444 performing flight UA-493 from Denver,CO to Las Vegas,NV (USA), was enroute at FL300 about 60nm southwest…

Norwegian B738 at Malaga and Copenhagen on Apr 27th 2026, engine oil leak
A Norwegian Air Sweden Boeing 737-800, registration SE-RXC performing flight D8-2883 from Malaga,SP (Spain) to Helsinki (Finland), had departed…

Jet2 B738 at Leeds on Apr 27th 2026, bird strike
A Jet2.com Boeing 737-800, registration G-GDFD performing flight LS-443 from Leeds,EN (UK) to Heraklion (Greece), was climbing out of Leeds' runway…

BAW B772 near London on Apr 26th 2026, electrical burning odour
A BAW British Airways Boeing 777-200, registration G-YMMD performing flight BA-2203 from London Gatwick,EN (UK) to Cancun (Mexico), was enroute at…

Delta A321 near Milwaukee on Apr 26th 2026, smoke and fire on board
A Delta Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration N359DN performing flight DL-2309 from Minneapolis,MN to Orlando,FL (USA) with 137 people on board, was…

Delta B712 at Louisville on Apr 26th 2026, engine compressor stall
A Delta Airlines Boeing 717-200, registration N899AT performing flight DL-2801 from Louisville,KY to Atlanta,GA (USA), was climbing out of…

Calm AT72 at Arviat on Apr 25th 2026, runway excursion
A Calm Air Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration C-GREJ performing freight flight MO-488 from Thompson,MB to Arviat,NU (Canada) with…

ANZ DH8C near Auckland on Apr 25th 2026, hydraulic problems
An ANZ Air New Zealand de Havilland Dash 8-300, registration ZK-NFI performing flight NZ-5171 from Auckland to Gisborne (New Zealand), was climbing…

Qatar B772 at Houston on Apr 24th 2026, runway incursion
A Qatar Airways Boeing 777-200 freighter, registration A7-BFP performing flight QR-8357 (sched. Apr 23rd, act. dep Apr 24th) from Houston…

United B789 near Singapore on Apr 24th 2026, electrical smell on board
A United Boeing 787-9, registration N61101 performing flight UA-2 from Singapore (Singapore) to San Francisco,CA (USA), was climbing through FL330…

Frontier A21N near Orlando on Apr 21st 2026, cracked windshield
A Frontier Airlines Airbus A321-200N, registration N645FR performing flight F9-1417 from Orlando,FL to Houston Intercontinental,TX (USA), was…

Qantaslink DH8D near Townsville on Apr 20th 2026, rudder problems
A Qantaslink de Havilland Dash 8-400 on behalf of Qantas, registration VH-QOW performing flight QF-2472 from Townsville,QL to Mount Isa,QL…

Republic E175 and Jazz E175 at New York on Apr 20th 2026, loss of separation
A Republic Airways Embraer ERJ-175 on behalf of American Airlines, registration N133HQ performing flight AA-4464 from Indianapolis,IN to New York…

TAP A21N near Paris on Apr 19th 2026, smoke on board
A TAP Air Portugal Airbus A321-200N, registration CS-TJJ performing flight TP-574 from Lisbon (Portugal) to Frankfurt/Main (Germany), was enroute at…

China Airlines B744 near Whitehorse on Apr 18th 2026, smoke indication on board
A China Airlines Boeing 747-400 freighter, registration B-18721 performing flight CI-5239 from Chicago O'Hare,IL to Anchorage,AK (USA), was enroute…

Qantas B738 near Rockhampton on Apr 18th 2026, cargo smoke indication
A Qantas Boeing 737-800, registration VH-VXT performing flight QF-705 from Cairns,QL to Melbourne,VI (Australia), was enroute at FL370 about 240nm…

Southwest B38M and B738 at Nashville on Apr 18th 2026, TCAS saves the day
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration N8904L performing flight WN-507 from Myrtle Beach,SC to Nashville,TN (USA), was cleared to land…

Jetblue A321 near Chicago on Apr 17th 2026, odour in cabin
A Jetblue Airbus A321-200, registration N945JT performing flight B6-734 from San Francisco,CA to Boston,MA (USA), was enroute at FL350 about 150nm…

Jet2 B738 near Faro on Apr 16th 2026, smoke in cabin
A Jet2.com Boeing 737-800, registration G-JZHZ performing flight LS-3643 from Bournemouth,EN (UK) to Las Palmas,CI (Spain) with 141 people on board,…

Boliviana B738 near Cobija on Apr 16th 2026, loss of cabin pressure
A Boliviana de Aviacion Boeing 737-800, registration CP-2925 performing flight OB-400 from La Paz to Cobija (Bolivia), had been enroute at FL380 and…

KLM B772 at Amsterdam on Apr 16th 2026, smoke indication
A KLM Boeing 777-200, registration PH-BQF performing flight KL-862 from Tokyo Narita (Japan) to Amsterdam (Netherlands), was on final approach to…

United A320 at Chicago on Apr 15th 2026, hydraulic failure
A United Airbus A320-200, registration N441UA performing flight UA-1182 from Columbus,OH to Chicago O'Hare,IL (USA) with 65 people on board, was on…

UPS B763 at Louisville on Apr 14th 2026, go around due to runway incursion
A UPS United Parcel Service Boeing 767-300 freighter, registration N338UP performing flight 5X-1303 (dep Apr 13th) from Atlanta,GA to Louisville,KY…

Smartwings B739 at Funchal on Apr 13th 2026, tail scrape on departure
A Smartwings Boeing 737-900, registration OK-TSI performing flight QS-1171 from Funchal (Portugal) to Prague (Czech Republic), was departing…

American A21N near Tucson on Apr 13th 2026, unruly oven
An American Airlines Airbus A321-200N, registration N437AN performing flight AA-1429 from Phoenix,AZ to Miami,FL (USA), was enroute at FL330 about…

SAS A20N at Stockholm on Apr 13th 2026, rejected takeoff
A SAS Scandinavian Airlines Airbus A320-200N, registration EI-SIR performing flight SK-1425 from Stockholm (Sweden) to Copenhagen (Denmark), was…

JAC AT72 at Kagoshima on Apr 13th 2026, cockpit side window malfunction
A JAC Japan Air Commuter Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration JA02JC performing flight JC-3745 from Kagoshima to Yakushima (Japan)…

United B753 at Chicago on Apr 12th 2026, door problem
A United Boeing 757-300, registration N57857 performing flight UA-576 from Chicago O'Hare,IL to Los Angeles,CA (USA), was climbing out of Chicago…

Batik Malaysia B738 at Kuala Lumpur on Apr 12th 2026, engine problems
A Batik Air Malaysia Boeing 737-800, registration 9M-LNP performing flight OD-293 from Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) to Male (Maldives), was climbing out…

Austrian E195 at Innsbruck on Apr 12th 2026, rejected takeoff due to bee
An Austrian Airlines Embraer ERJ-195, registration OE-LWL performing flight OS-106 from Innsbruck to Vienna (Austria) with 102 passengers and 5 crew,…

Iceland B752 over Iceland on Apr 11th 2026, descended to 1000 feet about 70nm out
An Iceland Air Boeing 757-200, registration TF-ISR performing flight FI-521 from Frankfurt/Main (Germany) to Keflavik (Iceland), had been enroute at…

Ryanair B738 at Brussels on Apr 10th 2026, flaps problem
A Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-GXK performing flight FR-4523 from Milan Bergamo (Italy) to Brussels Charleroi (Belgium) with 189 people on…

Starlux A21N near Taipei on Apr 10th 2026, hydraulic fault
A Starlux Airlines Airbus A321-200N, registration B-58202 performing flight JX-783 from Taipei (Taiwan) to Cebu (Philippines), was enroute at FL340…

Eurowings A319 near Hamburg on Apr 10th 2026, engine indication
A Eurowings Airbus A319-100, registration D-AGWF performing flight EW-7462 from Hamburg (Germany) to London Heathrow,EN (UK) with about 130 people on…

Qantas B738 enroute on Apr 10th 2026, fumes on board
A Qantas Boeing 737-800, registration VH-VZC performing flight QF-857 from Canberra,AC to Perth,WA (Australia), was enroute at FL380 about 500nm west…

Jetstar Japan A21N at Tokyo on Apr 10th 2026, flaps problem
A Jetstar Japan Airbus A321-200N, registration JA27LR performing flight GK-331 from Tokyo Narita to Okinawa (Japan) with 232 passengers and 7 crew,…

India A20N at Mumbai on Apr 9th 2026, engine stall on departure
An Air India Airbus A320-200N, registration VT-TNK performing flight AI-2812 from Mumbai to Bangalore (India) with 47 people on board, was climbing…

UPS B752 at Hartford on Apr 9th 2026, tower observes smoke from aircraft on landing
A UPS United Parcel Service Boeing 757-200 freighter, registration N453UP performing flight 5X-2038 from Chicago Rockford,IL to Hartford,CT (USA),…

Ryanair B738 at Bucharest and Berlin on Apr 8th 2026, tyre damage on departure
A Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-DWR performing flight FR-315 from Bucharest Otopeni (Romania) to Berlin (Germany) with 164 people on board,…

France B773 at Los Angeles on Apr 8th 2026, rejected takeoff due to runway incursion
An Air France Boeing 777-300, registration F-GZNP performing flight AF-25 from Los Angeles,CA (USA) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (France), was cleared…

KLM B737 near Amsterdam on Apr 8th 2026, engine problem
A KLM Boeing 737-700, registration PH-BGH performing flight KL-1216 from Stockholm (Sweden) to Amsterdam (Netherlands), was descending towards…

Cathay Pacific B773 near Osaka on Apr 7th 2026, engine oil problem
A Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-300, registration B-KQO performing flight CX-883 (dep Apr 5th) from Los Angeles,CA (USA) to Hong Kong (China) with 373…

Delta B738 at Chicago on Apr 7th 2026, loss of cabin pressure
A Delta Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N3765 performing flight DL-2041 from Chicago O'Hare,IL to Seattle,WA (USA), was climbing out of…

Mesa E175 at Washington on Apr 7th 2026, engine shut down in flight
A Mesa Airlines Embraer ERJ-175 on behalf of United, registration N85323 performing flight UA-6321 from Washington Dulles,DC to Savannah,GA (USA),…

LOT E190 at Warsaw on Apr 7th 2026, lightning strike
A LOT Polish Airlines Embraer ERJ-190, registration SP-LMC performing flight LO-135 from Warsaw (Poland) to Istanbul (Turkey), was climbing out of…

Delta BCS1 near Oakland on Apr 7th 2026, odour on board
A Delta Airlines Bombardier C-Series CS-100, registration N136DQ performing flight DL-1430 from Santa Ana,CA to Seattle,WA (USA), was enroute at…

Swiss A20N near Brussels on Apr 6th 2026, indication of possible fire in cabin
A Swiss International Airlines Airbus A320-200N, registration HB-JDH performing flight LX-325 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Zurich (Switzerland),…

Southwest B738 at Phoenix on Apr 6th 2026, engine surge
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N8657B performing flight WN-975 from Phoenix,AZ to Saint Louis,MO (USA), was climbing out of…

ITA A339 near Genoa on Apr 6th 2026, technical problem
An ITA Trasporto Aereo Airbus A330-900, registration EI-HJO performing flight AZ-609 (dep Apr 5th) from New York JFK,NY (USA) to Rome Fiumicino…

Malta Air B738 at Gothenburg on Apr 5th 2026, difficulty to control after go around, descent during go around
A Malta Air Boeing 737-800 on behalf of Ryanair, registration 9H-QDZ performing positioning flight FR-9672 from Copenhagen (Denmark) to Gothenburg…

Frontier A20N at Trenton on Apr 5th 2026, tail strike
A Frontier Airbus A320-200N, registration N413FR performing flight F9-1690 from Tampa,FL to Trenton,NJ (USA), was on final approach to Trenton's…

Westjet B738 at Mazatlan on Apr 5th 2026, landed below final fuel reserve
A Westjet Boeing 737-800, registration C-GNCH performing flight WS-2784 from Toronto,ON (Canada) to San Jose Cabo (Mexico) with 188 people on board,…

AirAsia A320 at Kuala Lumpur on Apr 4th 2026, part of cabin ceiling collapsed on landing
An AirAsia Airbus A320-200, registration 9M-AFE performing flight AK-720 from Singapore (Singapore) to Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), landed on Kuala…

France A359 over Atlantic on Apr 3rd 2026, smell on board
An Air France Airbus A350-900, registration F-HUVC performing flight AF-178 from Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) to Mexico City (Mexico), was…

Uganda CRJ9 at Johannesburg on Apr 2nd 2026, cracked windshield
A Uganda Airlines Canadair CRJ-900, registration 5X-EQU performing flight UR-713 from Johannesburg (South Africa) to Entebbe (Uganda), was climbing…

Airlines
The following airlines have been covered in aviation incidents during last month: ANZ Air New Zealand, AirAsia, Air France, Air India, American Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Batik Air Malaysia, BoA Boliviana de Aviacion, British Airways, Calm Air, Cathay Pacific, China Airlines, Delta Airlines, EBB Air, Eurowings, Frontier Airlines, ITA Trasporto Aereo, Icelandair, JAC Japan Air Commuter, Jet2.com, Jetblue, Jetstar Japan, Juneyao Airlines, KLM, LOT Polish Airlines, Malta Air, Mesa Airlines, Norwegian Air Sweden, PAL Philippine Airlines, Qantas, Qantaslink, Qatar Airways, Republic Airways, Ryanair, SAS Scandinavian Airlines, Smartwings, Southwest Airlines, Starlux Airlines, Swiss International Airlines, TAP Air Portugal, UPS, Uganda Airlines, United, Westjet Airlines

Flight numbers
Flight numbers linked to aviation incidents during last month: 5X-1303, 5X-2038, AA-1429, AA-4464, AF-25, AF-178, AI-2812, AK-720, AZ-609, B6-734, B6-869, BA-2203, CI-5239, CX-883, D8-2883, DL-1430, DL-2041, DL-2309, DL-2801, EW-7462, F9-1417, F9-1690, F9-1974, FI-521, FR-315, FR-4523, GK-331, HO-1249, JC-3745, JX-783, KL-862, KL-1216, LO-135, LS-443, LS-3643, LX-147, LX-325, NZ-5171, OB-400, OD-293, OS-106, PR-2544, QF-705, QF-857, QF-2472, QR-8357, QS-1171, SK-1425, TP-574, UA-2, UA-493, UA-576, UA-1182, UA-6321, UR-713, WN-507, WN-568, WN-975, WS-2784

Aircraft types
The following aircraft types have been covered in one or more articles during last month: 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 A350-900, Boeing 717-200, Boeing 737-700, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-800MAX, Boeing 737-900, Boeing 747-400, Boeing 757-200, Boeing 757-300, Boeing 767-300, Boeing 777-200, Boeing 777-300, Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, Canadair CL-600 Regional Jet CRJ-705, De Havilland Dash 8 (300), De Havilland Dash 8 (400), Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia, Embraer ERJ-175, Embraer ERJ-190, Embraer ERJ-195

Causes
The following causes have been reported: bird strike, cargo smoke indication, cracked windshield, engine problem, engine shut down in flight, flaps problem, fumes on board, hard landing, hydraulic failure, hydraulic fault, hydraulic problems, lightning strike, loss of cabin pressure, loss of separation, rejected takeoff, rejected takeoff due to engine failure, runway excursion, runway excursion on landing, runway incursion, smoke in cabin, turbulence injures flight attendant