AeroInside Monthly Aviation Safety Review May 2026

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

All in all, 80 new articles have been published during last month. 12 accidents have occurred during that timeframe. Additionally, 68 incidents have been observed with our focus on commercial jet aviation.

Accidents (12)

Eurowings A320 near Sarajevo on May 30th 2026, wake turbulence by A380 enroute
A Eurowings Airbus A320-200, registration D-AEWS performing flight EW-635 from Rhodes (Greece) to Cologne (Germany), was enroute at FL360 about 20nm…

TAP A320 near Lisbon on May 27th 2026, turbulence injures two
A TAP Air Portugal Airbus A320-200, registration CS-TNS performing flight TP-643 from Brussels (Belgium) to Lisbon (Portugal), was in the initial…

Cathay Pacific A359 enroute on May 23rd 2026, turbulence injures 10
A Cathay Pacific Airbus A350-900, registration B-LRV performing flight CX-156 from Brisbane,QL (Australia) to Hong Kong (China), was enroute when the…

India A21N at Bangalore on May 21st 2026, tail strike on go around
An Air India Airbus A321-200N, registration VT-TVF performing flight AI-2651 from Delhi to Bangalore (India) with 179 people on board, was about to…

UPS B748 enroute on May 17th 2026, fumes on board
A UPS United Parcel Service Boeing 747-8 freighter, registration N624UP performing flight 5X-110 from Anchorage,AK (USA) to Tokyo Narita (Japan), was…

India Express B738 at Muscat on May 15th 2026, lined up with runway edge lights for departure
An Air India Express Boeing 737-800, registration VT-AXR performing flight IX-712 from Muscat (Oman) to Kannur (India), lined up runway 26L from…

THY A333 at Kathmandu on May 11th 2026, brakes fire during turn off
A THY Turkish Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration TC-JNP pereforming flight TK-726 from Istanbul (Turkey) to Kathmandu (Nepal) with 277 passengers…

Lufthansa A21N at Athens on May 11th 2026, APU fire indication
A Lufthansa Airbus A321-200N, registration D-AIEA performing flight LH-1753 from Athens (Greece) to Munich (Germany) with 177 passengers and 7 crew,…

Frontier A21N at Denver on May 8th 2026, gone wrong
A Frontier Airlines Airbus A321-200N, registration N646FR performing flight F9-4345 from Denver,CO to Los Angeles,CA (USA) with 224 passengers and 7…

Indigo A21N at Chandigarh on May 5th 2026, PED catches fire after landing
An Indigo Airbus A321-200N, registration VT-ICD performing flight 6E-108 from Hyderabad to Chandigarh (India) with 199 people on board, had landed on…

United B764 at Newark on May 3rd 2026, too low on final, struck light pole and truck
A United Boeing 767-400, registration N77066 performing flight UA-169 from Venice (Italy) to Newark,NJ (USA) with 218 passengers and 13 crew,…

China Eastern A359 at Shanghai on May 2nd 2026, IRS fail, brakes fail, multiple collisions with jet bridge
A China Eastern Airbus A350-900, registration B-324W performing flight MU-5406 from Chengdu to Shanghai Hongqiao (China), was climbing out of Chengdu…

Incidents (68)

Virgin Atlantic A339 over Atlantic on May 30th 2026, engine stall in flight
A Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-900, registration G-VTOM performing flight VS-165 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Montego Bay (Jamaica) with 246…

JAL B763 at Tokyo on May 29th 2026, tyre damage on departure
A JAL Japan Airlines Boeing 767-300, registration JA615J performing flight JL-645 from Tokyo Haneda to Kagoshima (Japan) with 226 people on board,…

Ryanair B738 near Bologna on May 28th 2026, captain incapacitated
A Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-DYA performing flight FR-2770 from Milan Malpensa to Bari (Italy), was climbing out of Milan when the first…

India B773 over China on May 27th 2026, TCAS failure
An Air India Boeing 777-300, registration VT-ALL performing flight AI-173 from Delhi (India) to San Francisco,CA (USA) with 230 people on board, was…

LATAM Chile A319 at Cuenca on May 26th 2026, engine failure
A LATAM Chile Airbus A319-100, registration CC-CYJ performing flight LA-1376 from Quito to Cuenca (Ecuador), was on final approach to Cuenca's runway…

France BCS3 near Amsterdam on May 25th 2026, fumes on board
An Air France Bombardier C-Series CS-300, registration F-HPNZ performing flight AF-1750 from Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) to Copenhagen…

SAS A333 near Bangor on May 25th 2026, smoke in cabin
A SAS Scandinavian Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration LN-RKM performing flight SK-904 from Newark,NJ (USA) to Stockholm (Sweden) with 264 people…

Skymark B738 at Tokyo on May 25th 2026, tyre damage on departure
A Skymark Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration JA737T performing flight BC-19 from Tokyo Haneda to Fukuoka (Japan) with 169 people on board,…

Express Malta A320 at Stuttgart on May 25th 2026, gear problems on departure
An Avion Express Malta Airbus A320-200 on behalf of Eurowings, registration 9H-AML performing flight EW-2516 from Stuttgart (Germany) to Bilbao,SP…

PNG AT72 at Goroka on May 25th 2026, rejected takeoff due to flock of birds
A PNG Air Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration P2-ATB performing flight CG-8651 from Goroka to Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea), was…

Delta B739 at Philadelphia on May 25th 2026, engine failure
A Delta Airlines Boeing 737-900, registration N833DN performing flight DL-2791 from Philadelphia,PA to Minneapolis,MN (USA) with 128 people on board,…

Jetstar A21N near Adelaide on May 25th 2026, fuel leak
A Jetstar Airways Airbus A321-200N, registration VH-OFW performing flight JQ-37 from Sydney,NS (Australia) to Denpasar (Indonesia), was enroute at…

Aeromexico B788 near Monterrey on May 24th 2026, cracked windshield
An Aeromexico Boeing 787-8, registration N967AM performing flight AM-90 from Monterrey (Mexico) to Seoul (South Korea), was enroute at FL320 about…

Baltic BCS3 at Amsterdam on May 22nd 2026, brakes problem
An Air Baltic Bombardier C-Series CS-300, registration YL-CSL performing flight BT-857 from Tallinn (Estonia) to Amsterdam (Netherlands), was on…

Xiamen B738 at Fuzhou on May 22nd 2026, engine failure
A Xiamen Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration B-7197 performing flight MF-877 from Fuzhou (China) to Seoul (South Korea), was climbing out of…

Jet2 A21N near Porto on May 22nd 2026, captain incapacitated
A Jet2.com Airbus A321-200N, registration G-SUNC performing flight LS-1266 (dep May 21st 2026) from Tenerife South,CI (Spain) to Birmingham,EN (UK)…

JAC AT42 at Kagoshima on May 21st 2026, lightning strike
A JAC Japan Air Commuter Avions de Transport Regional ATR-42-600 on behalf of JAL Japan Airlines, registration JA07JC performing flight JL-3785 from…

India A20N at Delhi on May 21st 2026, engine fire
An Air India Airbus A320-200N, registration VT-CIO performing flight AI-2802 from Bangalore to Delhi (India), was on approach to Delhi when the crew…

Transavia B738 at Amsterdam on May 20th 2026, engine problem
A Transavia Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration PH-HSK performing flight HV-6675 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Tenerife South,CI (Spain), was…

American A319 at Chicago on May 19th 2026, engine failure
An American Airlines Airbus A319-100, registration N9006 performing flight AA-2952 from Chicago O'Hare,IL to Boston,MA (USA) with 114 people on…

TAP A320 at Rome on May 19th 2026, tail scrape on departure
A TAP Air Portugal Airbus A320-200, registration CS-TNX performing flight TP-831 from Rome Fiumicino (Italy) to Lisbon (Portugal), was departing…

Delta A333 near Paris on May 19th 2026, engine problem
A Delta Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration N818NW performing flight DL-286 (dep May 18th) from New York JFK,NY (USA) to Milan (Italy), was…

Skywest E175 at Bentonville on May 19th 2026, dropped wheel on departure
A Skywest Embraer ERJ-170 on behalf of United, registration N131SY performing flight UA-5849 from Bentonville,AR to Houston Intercontinental,TX…

Easyjet A20N near Rome on May 19th 2026, charging power bank in cargo hold
An Easyjet Airbus A320-200N, registration G-UZEH performing flight U2-2618 from Hurghada (Egypt) to London Luton,EN (UK), was enroute at FL360 about…

Allegiant B38M at Fort Lauderdale on May 18th 2026, cabin pressure problems
An Allegiant Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration N811NV performing flight G4-3912 from Fort Lauderdale,FL to Atlantic City,NJ (USA) with 187 people on…

United B738 at Denver on May 17th 2026, gear problems on departure
A United Boeing 737-800, registration N73291 performing flight UA-484 from Denver,CO to Albuquerque,NM (USA) with 169 people on board, was climbing…

Condor A320 at Berlin on May 17th 2026, bird strike into both engines
A Condor Airbus A320-200, registration D-AICI performing flight DE-4095 from Frankfurt/Main to Berlin (Germany), was on final approach to Berlin's…

AirAsia A320 at Kuala Lumpur on May 17th 2026, engine problem
An AirAsia Airbus A320-200, registration 9M-AQG performing flight AK-5192 from Kuala Lumpur to Sandakan (Malaysia), was climbing out of Kuala…

Croatia BCS3 at Split on May 16th 2026, rejected takeoff due to runway excursion
A Croatia Airlines Bombardier C-Series CS-300, registration 9A-CAN performing flight OU-412 from Split (Croatia) to Frankfurt/Main (Germany) with 130…

PSA CRJ9 at Kansas City on May 15th 2026, smoke in cabin
A PSA Airlines Canadair CRJ-900 on behalf of American Airlines, registration N616NN performing flight AA-5318 from Washington National,DC to Kansas…

Condor A321 at Kalamata on May 15th 2026, hard landing
A Condor Airbus A321-200, registration D-AIAI performing flight DE-1664 from Frankfurt/Main (Germany) to Kalamata (Greece), landed on Kalamata's…

American B772 at Phoenix on May 15th 2026, engine failure on departure
An American Airlines Boeing 777-200, registration N759AN performing flight AA-194 from Phoenix,AZ (USA) to London Heathrow,EN (UK) with 283 people on…

Easyjet A319 at London on May 14th 2026, lightning strike
An Easyjet Airbus A319-100, registration G-EZDH performing flight U2-8305 from London Gatwick,EN (UK) to Milan Malpensa (Italy), was climbing out of…

Helvetic E195 near Zurich on May 14th 2026, lightning strike
A Helvetic Airlines Embraer ERJ-195 on behalf of Swiss, registration HB-JVW performing flight LX-1374 from Zurich (Switzerland) to Krakow (Poland)…

United B772 near Calgary on May 14th 2026, captain incapacitated
A United Boeing 777-200, registration N788UA performing flight UA-990 from San Francisco,CA (USA) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) with 274…

BAW E190 at London on May 13th 2026, lightning strike
A BAW British Airways Embraer ERJ-190, registration G-LCYM performing flight BA-8724 from London City,EN to Glasgow,SC (UK), was climbing out of…

UPS B763 at Dublin on May 13th 2026, unsafe nose gear
A UPS United Parcel Service Boeing 767-300 freighter, registration N329UP performing flight 5X-207 from Louisville,KY (USA) to Dublin (Ireland), was…

American B772 over Atlantic on May 12th 2026, cracked windshield
An American Airlines Boeing 777-200, registration N776AN performing flight AA-784 from Charlotte,NC (USA) to Munich (Germany), was enroute at FL380…

Easyjet A21N near Milan on May 12th 2026, first officer incapacitated
An Easyjet Airbus A321-200N, registration G-UZME performing flight U2-2058 from Heraklion (Greece) to Manchester,EN (UK), was enroute at FL340 about…

Malaysia B738 at Hong Kong on May 11th 2026, rejected takeoff due to burst tyre
A Malaysia Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration 9M-MXK performing flight MH-79 from Hong Kong (China) to Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), was accelerating…

BAW A320 at Edinburgh on May 11th 2026, first officer incapacitated
A BAW British Airways Airbus A320-200, registration G-EUYW performing flight BA-1458 from London Heathrow,EN to Edinburgh,SC (UK), was descending…

Ryanair B738 near Amsterdam on May 11th 2026, medical situation, cockpit secured, first officer responsive
A Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-EKM performing flight FR-7665 from Warsaw (Poland) to Leeds,EN (UK), was enroute at FL380 about 130nm…

Max B733 at Abuja on May 11th 2026, engine problem
A Max Air Boeing 737-300, registration 5N-DAB performing flight VM-1620 from Abuja to Katsina (Nigeria), was climbing out of Abuja's runway 22 when…

Southwest B737 near Tulsa on May 11th 2026, cracked windshield
A Southwest Boeing 737-700, registration N265WN performing flight WN-2665 from Albuquerque,NM to Baltimore,MD (USA), was enroute at FL370 about 80nm…

Cathay Pacific B773 at Hong Kong on May 11th 2026, engine vibrations
A Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-300, registration B-KPD performing flight CX-253 from Hong Kong (China) to London Heathrow,EN (UK), was climbing out of…

South African A320 at Cape Town, George and Port Elizabeth on May 11th 2026, landed below minimum fuel (420kg remaining)
A South African Airways Airbus A320-200, registration ZS-SZH performing flight SA-313 from Johannesburg to Cape Town (South Africa), was on approach…

SAA A320 at Cape Town on May 11th 2026, windshear and direct law degradation
A SAA South African Airways Airbus A320-200, registration ZS-SZE performing flight SA-327 from Johannesburg to Cape Town (South Africa), was nearing…

Skywest CRJ2 at Washington on May 10th 2026, gear problems
A Skywest Canadair CRJ-200 on behalf of United, registration N915SW performing flight UA-5134 from Washington Dulles,DC to Morgantown,WV (USA) with…

JAC AT72 at Kagoshima on May 10th 2026, could not move gear lever
A JAC Japan Air Commuter Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration JA08JC performing flight JC-3741 from Kagoshima to Yakushima (Japan)…

Swiss BCS3 at Zurich on May 10th 2026, fault in air data system
A Swiss International Airlines Bombardier C-Series CS-300, registration HB-JCU performing flight LX-1794 from Zurich (Switzerland) to Malta (Malta)…

Gol B738 at Salvador on May 9th 2026, overran runway on landing
A Gol Boeing 737-800 freighter, registration PS-GFC performing flight G3-9618 from Sao Paulo Guarulhos,SP to Salvador,BA (Brazil), landed on…

Swiss BCS3 at Zurich on May 9th 2026, fault in air data system
A Swiss International Airlines Bombardier C-Series CS-300, registration HB-JCE performing flight LX-238 from Zurich (Switzerland) to Cairo (Egypt)…

Europa B738 at Palma Mallorca on May 8th 2026, bird strike on landing, runway excursion
An Air Europa Boeing 737-800, registration EC-MPG performing flight UX-6079 from Madrid,SP to Palma Mallorca,SP (Spain), was on approach to…

Astana A21N near Aktobe on May 8th 2026, engine failure
An Air Astana Airbus A321-200N, registration EI-KGJ performing flight KC-921 from Astana (Kazakhstan) to Frankfurt/Main (Germany) with 93 passengers…

USY A346 at Amsterdam on May 8th 2026, could not retract gear
An USY Universal Sky Carrier Airbus A340-600 on behalf of Surinam Airways, registration D-AUSZ performing flight PY-993 from Amsterdam (Netherlands)…

PSA CRJ9 at Philadelphia on May 8th 2026, gear problem on departure
A PSA Airlines Canadair CRJ-900 on behalf of American Airlines, registration N646NN performing flight AA-5478 from Philadelphia,PA to Memphis,TN…

France B772 near Munich on May 7th 2026, engine problem
An Air France Boeing 777-200, registration F-GSPY performing flight AF-111 from Shanghai (China) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (France), was enroute at…

KLM B772 at Amsterdam on May 7th 2026, hydraulic leak
A KLM Boeing 777-200, registration PH-BQF performing flight KL-569 (dep May 6th) from Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzania) to Amsterdam (Netherlands), was on…

Swiss A359 near Almati on May 6th 2026, first officer incapacitated
A Swiss International Airlines Airbus A350-900, registration HB-IFB performing flight LX-123 from Seoul (South Korea) to Zurich (Switzerland) with…

Republic E175 near Hartford on May 6th 2026, loss of cabin pressure
A Republic Airways Embraer ERJ-175, registration N242JQ performing positioning flight YX-5910 from Boston,MA to Columbus,OH (USA), was climbing…

United B763 near London on May 5th 2026, PED caught fire
A United Boeing 767-300, registration N675UA performing flight UA-135 from Zurich (Switzerland) to Newark,NJ (USA), was enroute at FL340 about 110nm…

Cebu Pacific A21N at Cebu City on May 4th 2026, smell and smoke in cabin
A Cebu Pacific Airbus A321-200N, registration RP-C4120 performing flight 5J-2512 from Cebu City to Manila (Philippines), was climbing out of Cebu's…

Swift AT72 near Marseille on May 4th 2026, flight control and other system issues
A Swiftair Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-200 freighter, registration EC-JXF performing flight WT-4759 from Marseille to Paris Charles de Gaulle…

Easyjet A320 near Milan on May 3rd 2026, medical problem of first officer
An Easyjet Airbus A320-200, registration G-EZOX performing flight U2-2815 from Bristol,EN (UK) to Preveza (Greece), was enroute at FL390 over…

Fly4 B738 at Amsterdam on May 3rd 2026, flaps problems
A Fly4 Boeing 737-800 on behalf of TUI Airlines, registration EI-FFD performing flight OR-1574 from Arrecife,CI (Spain) to Amsterdam (Netherlands),…

Delta A339 over Atlantic on May 2nd 2026, engine problem
A Delta Airlines Airbus A330-900, registration N429DX performing flight DL-59 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Boston,MA (USA) with 275 people on…

Ryanair B738 at Palma Mallorca on May 2nd 2026, smoke indication
A Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-DYA performing flight FR-2051 from Madrid,SP to Palma Mallorca,SP (Spain), was descending towards Palma…

United A21N at Denver and Washington on May 2nd 2026, blown tyre on departure
A United Airbus A321-200N, registration N34547 performing flight UA-347 from Denver,CO to Washington Dulles,DC (USA), departed Denver's runway 08,…

Airlines
The following airlines have been covered in aviation incidents during last month: Aeromexico, AirAsia, Air Astana, Air Baltic, Air Europa, Air France, Air India, Air India Express, Allegiant Air, American Airlines, Avion Express Malta, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Cebu Pacific Air, China Eastern Airlines, Condor, Croatia Airlines, Delta Airlines, Easyjet, Eurowings, Fly4, Frontier Airlines, Gol Transportes Aereos, Helvetic, Indigo Airlines, JAC Japan Air Commuter, JAL Japan Airlines, Jet2.com, Jetstar Airways, KLM, LATAM Airlines Chile, Lufthansa, Malaysia Airlines, Max Air, PNG Air, PSA Airlines, Republic Airways, Ryanair, SAA South African Airways, SAS Scandinavian Airlines, Skymark Airlines, Skywest Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Swiftair, Swiss International Airlines, TAP Air Portugal, THY Turkish Airlines, Transavia Airlines, UPS, USY Universal Sky Carrier, United, Virgin Atlantic, Xiamen Airlines

Flight numbers
Flight numbers linked to aviation incidents during last month: 5J-2512, 5X-110, 5X-207, 6E-108, AA-194, AA-784, AA-2952, AA-5318, AA-5478, AF-111, AF-1750, AI-173, AI-2651, AI-2802, AK-5192, AM-90, BA-1458, BA-8724, BC-19, BT-857, CG-8651, CX-156, CX-253, DE-1664, DE-4095, DL-59, DL-286, DL-2791, EW-635, EW-2516, F9-4345, FR-2051, FR-2770, FR-7665, G3-9618, G4-3912, HV-6675, IX-712, JC-3741, JL-645, JL-3785, JQ-37, KC-921, KL-569, LA-1376, LH-1753, LS-1266, LX-123, LX-238, LX-1374, LX-1794, MF-877, MH-79, MU-5406, OR-1574, OU-412, PY-993, SA-313, SA-327, SK-904, TP-643, TP-831, U2-2058, U2-2618, U2-2815, U2-8305, UA-135, UA-169, UA-347, UA-484, UA-990, UA-5134, UA-5849, UX-6079, VM-1620, VS-165, WN-2665, WT-4759

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 A220-300, Airbus A319, Airbus A320, Airbus A320-200N, Airbus A321, Airbus A321-Neo, Airbus A330-300, Airbus A330-900, Airbus A340-600, Airbus A350-900, Boeing 737-300, Boeing 737-700, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-800MAX, Boeing 737-900, Boeing 747-8, Boeing 767-300, Boeing 767-400, Boeing 777-200, Boeing 777-300, Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, Canadair CL-600 Regional Jet CRJ-705, Canadair Corporate Jetliner, Embraer ERJ-175, Embraer ERJ-190, Embraer ERJ-195

Causes
The following causes have been reported: cabin pressure problems, captain incapacitated, could not retract gear, cracked windshield, engine failure, engine fire, engine problem, engine vibrations, first officer incapacitated, fuel leak, fumes on board, hard landing, lightning strike, loss of cabin pressure, overran runway on landing, smoke in cabin