AeroInside Monthly Aviation Safety Review July 2026

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

All in all, 81 new articles have been published during last month. Out of these, a total of 1 crash has been reported. 11 accidents have occurred during that timeframe. Additionally, 69 incidents have been observed with our focus on commercial jet aviation.

Crashes (1)

K2 Cargo B734 over Arabian Sea on Jul 7th 2026, navigation problems, then lost 35000 feet and impacted sea
A K2 Cargo Airways Boeing 737-400 freighter, registration AP-BOI performing flight KTA-1732 from Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) to Karachi (Pakistan)…

Accidents (11)

Tracep L410 near Kitshanga/Walikale on Jul 24th 2026, engine failure, missing aircraft located
A Tracep Aviation Let L-410, registration 7Q-GMR performing a flight from Beni to Kasongo (DR Congo) with 3 crew and 2 tons of cargo, had departed…

American B772 near New York on Jul 23rd 2026, turbulence injures two cabin crew
An American Airlines Boeing 777-200, registration N785AN performing flight AA-174 from Raleigh/Durham,NC (USA) to London Heathrow,EN (UK) with 200…

Enugu E170 at Benin City on Jul 23rd 2026, runway overrun on landing
An Enugu Embraer ERJ-170, registration 5N-ENR performing flight EE-4264 from Lagos to Benin City (Nigeria) with 63 passengers and 5 crew, landed on…

JAL B738 near Tokyo on Jul 21st 2026, turbulence injures flight attendant
A JAL Japan Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration JA335J performing flight JL-672 from Oita to Tokyo Haneda (Japan) with 126 people on board, was…

Kalitta B773 at Cincinnati on Jul 19th 2026, tail strike on go around
A Kalitta Air Boeing 777-300 freighter, registration N778CK performing flight K4-264 from Brussels (Belgium) to Cincinnati,KY (USA), touched down on…

Delta A321 at New York on Jul 14th 2026, tail strike on landing
A Delta Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration N382DN performing flight DL-1181 from Fort Lauderdale,FL to New York La Guardia,NY (USA) with 188…

Malta B738 at Thessaloniki on Jul 10th 2026, engine damage, cabin window shattered, passenger partly sucked out
A Malta Air Boeing 737-800 on behalf of Ryanair, registration 9H-QEU performing flight FR-1879 from Thessaloniki (Greece) to Memmingen (Germany), was…

Tezjet MD83 at Bishkek on Jul 7th 2026, main gear collapse during takeoff run
A Tezjet Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-83, registration EX-80003 performing flight K9-117 from Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) with 181 passengers and 6 crew,…

Cargo Aerosucre B734 at Bogota on Jul 4th 2026, main gear collapse on landing
A Cargo Aerosucre Boeing 737-400, registration HK-5447 performing flight A4-2143 from Leticia to Bogota (Colombia), landed on Bogota's runway 14R at…

Cathay A333 at Hong Kong on Jul 3rd 2026, tail strike on go around
A Cathay Pacific Airbus A330-300, registration B-HLQ performing flight CX-509 from Tokyo Narita (Japan) to Hong Kong (China), was on approach to…

Norwegian B738 near Hamburg on Jul 2nd 2026, cabin pressure problems
A Norwegian Air Shuttle Boeing 737-800 on behalf of Norwegian Air Sweden, registration LN-NIQ performing flight D8-5610 from Palma Mallorca,SP…

Incidents (69)

Japan Transocean B738 at Komatsu on Jul 30th 2026, rejected takeoff due to bird strike
A Japan Transocean Airlines Boeing 737-800 on behalf of JAL Japan Airlines, registration JA01RK performing flight JL-182 from Komatsu to Tokyo Haneda…

TAP A20N at Lisbon on Jul 30th 2026, engine shut down in flight
A TAP Air Portugal Airbus A320-200N, registration CS-TVF performing flight TP-1477 from Lisbon (Portugal) to Bissau (Guinea-Bissau) with 103 people…

LATAM Brasil A321 at Brasilia on Jul 29th 2026, bird strike
A LATAM Brasil Airbus A321-200, registration PT-XPF performing flight LA-3776 from Brasilia,DF to Salvador,BA (Brazil), was climbing out of…

Norwegian B738 near Vienna on Jul 27th 2026, cracked windshield
A Norwegian Air Shuttle Boeing 737-800, registration LN-NHA performing flight DY-1922 from Oslo (Norway) to Dubrovnik (Croatia), was enroute at FL370…

Indigo A21N near Rajkot on Jul 27th 2026, cargo smoke indication
An Indigo Airbus A321-200N, registration VT-NCV performing flight 6E-1452 from Dubai (United Arab Emirates) to Mumbai (India), was enroute at FL310…

Raimon E145 at Shiraz on Jul 27th 2026, temporary runway excursion
A Raimon Airways Embraer ERJ-145, flight RAI-7552 from Tehran Mehrabad to Shiraz (Iran), went off the runway temporarily while landing at Shiraz, the…

Swiss A333 near Bangor on Jul 27th 2026, active fire in cockpit reported, airpod charging case found
A Swiss International Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration HB-JHK performing flight LX-16 from Zurich (Switzerland) to New York JFK,NY (USA) with…

KLM B78X at Amsterdam on Jul 27th 2026, slat, flap, gear and steering problems
A KLM Boeing 787-10, registration PH-BKS performing flight KL-706 (dep Jul 26th) from Rio de Janeiro,RJ to Amsterdam (Netherlands), was on final…

Malta B738 at Madrid on Jul 27th 2026, bird strike
A Malta Air Boeing 737-800 on behalf of Ryanair, registration 9H-QBI performing flight FR-2753 from Madrid,SP (Spain) to Milan Malpensa (Italy), was…

Sunstate DH8D and Qantas B738 at Sydney on Jul 27th 2026, clearance to cross runway witth aircraft in landing roll
A Sunstate Airlines de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration VH-QOC performing flight QF-1424 from Canberra,AC to Sydney,NS (Australia), landed on…

Skywest CRJ7 at Chicago on Jul 27th 2026, hail strike
A Skywest Canadair CRJ-700 on behalf of American Airlines, registration N608SK performing flight AA-5007 from Chicago O'Hare,IL to Wichita,KS (USA),…

ANA B78X near Osaka on Jul 26th 2026, wing anti ice problem
An ANA All Nippon Airways Boeing 787-10, registration JA981A performing flight NH-32 from Osaka Itami to Tokyo Haneda (Japan) with 419 passengers and…

American B789 overe Atlantic on Jul 25th 2026, odour on board
An American Airlines Boeing 787-9, registration N840AN performing flight AA-719 from Rome Fiumicino (Italy) to Philadelphia,PA (USA) with 281…

Cityjet CRJ9 at Amsterdam on Jul 25th 2026, nose gear did not retract
A Cityjet Canadair CRJ-900 on behalf of SAS Scandinavian Airlines, registration EI-FPG performing flight SK-548 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to…

UPS B763 at Louisville on Jul 24th 2026, pitot heater failure
A UPS United Parcel Service Boeing 767-300 freighter, registration N915UP performing flight 5X-5326 from Louisville,KY to Orlando,FL (USA), was…

Qatar B773 over UK on Jul 24th 2026, safety concern prompts intercept
A Qatar Airways Boeing 777-300, registration A7-BAJ performing flight QR-23 from Doha (Qatar) to Manchester,EN (UK), was enroute at FL360 entering UK…

Transavia France B738 at Paris on Jul 24th 2026, smell of smoke in cockpit
A Transavia France Boeing 737-800, registration F-GZHJ performing flight TO-3510 from Paris Orly (France) to Mykonos (Greece), was climbing out of…

Transavia B738 at Amsterdam on Jul 24th 2026, autopilot failure twice
A Transavia Boeing 737-800, registration PH-HXG performing flight HV-5161 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Cairo (Egypt), was climbing through FL250…

Alaska B738 near Eugene on Jul 23rd 2026, engine shut down in flight
An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N563AS performing flight AS-471 from Santa Ana,CA to Seattle,WA (USA) with 161 passengers and 6 crew,…

LOT B38M near Milan on Jul 23rd 2026, captain incapacitated
A LOT Polish Airlines Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration SP-LVO performing flight LO-6212 from Palma Mallorca,SP (Spain) to Warsaw (Poland), was enroute…

Cargolux B744 at Atlanta on Jul 23rd 2026, cargo fire indication
A Cargolux Boeing 747-400, registration LX-OCV performing flight CV-6374 from Atlanta,GA (USA) to Luxembourg (Luxembourg) with 2 crew, was climbing…

Cathay Pacific B748 over Black Sea on Jul 23rd 2026, pilot incapacitated
A Cathay Pacific Boeing 747-8 freighter, registration B-LJN performing flight CX-2014 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Hong Kong (China), was enroute…

Lufthansa B748 near Tokyo on Jul 22nd 2026, strange smell on board
A Lufthansa Boeing 747-800, registration D-ABYQ performing flight LH-717 from Tokyo Haneda (Japan) to Frankfurt/Main (Germany) with 341 passengers…

BAW A20N at London on Jul 22nd 2026, hydraulic failure
A British Airways Airbus A320-200N, registration G-TTNR performing flight BA-547 from Rome Fiumicino (Italy) to London Heathrow,EN (UK), was on final…

Easyjet Europe A319 neear Madrid on Jul 21st 2026, loss of cabin pressure
An Easyjet Europe Airbus A319-100, registration OE-LVK performing flight U2-7214 from Lisbon (Portugal) to Barcelona,SP (Spain), was enroute at FL380…

American B772 near Boston on Jul 21st 2026, engine issues
An American Airlines Boeing 777-200, registration N784AN performing flight AA-108 from New York JFK,NY (USA) to London Heathrow,EN (UK) with 198…

American B772 at Boston on Jul 20th 2026, could not retract gear
An American Airlines Boeing 777-200, registration N772AN performing flight AA-108 from Boston,MA (USA) to London Heathrow,EN (UK), was climbing out…

Lufthansa B748 at Newark on Jul 20th 2026, rejected takeoff due to twisted nose gear
A Lufthansa Boeing 747-800, registration D-ABYR performing flight LH-403 from Newark,NJ (USA) to Frankfurt/Main (Germany), was accelerating for…

Southwest B738 near Charleston on Jul 20th 2026, suspected fuel leak
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N8662F performing flight WN-4761 from Orlando,FL to Manchester,NH (USA), was enroute at FL370 about…

OneClick B738 at Bucharest on Jul 19th 2026, speed indication problem
A OneClick Airways Boeing 737-800, registration 4L-TWO performing flight OOO-9142 from Bucharest Otopeni (Romania) to Tel Aviv (Israel), was climbing…

Alaska B789 enroute on Jul 19th 2026, engine vibrations
An Alaska Airlines Boeing 787-9, registration N780HA performing flight AS-181 from Rome Fiumicino (Italy) to Seattle,WA (USA), was enroute at FL340…

Sichuan A333 near Amsterdam on Jul 18th 2026, both GPS failed
A Sichuan Airlines Airbus A330-300 freighter, registration B-32GX performing flight 3U-9605 from Moscow Sheremetyevo (Russia) to Brussels (Belgium),…

Swiss A333 at Zurich on Jul 17th 2026, unusual noise on takeoff
A Swiss International Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration HB-JHJ performing flight LX-154 from Zurich (Switzerland) to Mumbai (India), was…

Getjet A320 at Hamburg on Jul 17th 2026, bird strike
A Getjet Airbus A320-200 on behalf of Eurowings, registration LY-FAS performing flight EW-4679 from Hamburg (Germany) to Stockholm (Sweden), was…

Cairo A20N at Stuttgart on Jul 16th 2026, hail strike
An Air Cairo Airbus A320-200N, registration SU-BVN performing flight SM-2952 from Marsa Alam (Egypt) to Stuttgart (Germany), flew through hail on…

BAW A320 at Prague on Jul 16th 2026, hydraulic leak
A BAW British Airways Airbus A320-200, registration G-EUYK performing positioning flight BA-9279 from Prague (Czech Republic) to London Heathrow,EN…

BAW A320 at London on Jul 15th 2026, nose wheel steering problem
A BAW British Airways Airbus A320-200, registration G-GATS performing flight BA-2673 (dep Jul 14th) from Palma Mallorca,SP (Spain) to London…

Fly4 B738 near Amsterdam on Jul 15th 2026, can't fly in icing conditions
A Fly4 Airlines Boeing 737-800 on behalf of TUI Airways, registration EI-FFB performing flight BY-1374 from Belfast International,NI (UK) to Larnaca…

Norse Atlantic B789 at London on Jul 13th 2026, could not retract nose gear
A Norse Atlantic Airways Boeing 787-9, registration G-CKOF performing flight Z0-783 from London Gatwick,EN (UK) to Orlando,FL (USA), was climbing out…

Canada B763 near Manta on Jul 12th 2026, engine failure
An Air Canada Cargo Boeing 767-300 freighter, registration C-GHLU performing flight AC-7326 from Miami,FL (USA) to Lima (Peru), was enroute at FL350…

Wingo B738 near Cartagena on Jul 12th 2026, loss of cabin pressure
A Wingo Boeing 737-800, registration HP-1523CMP performing flight P5-7617 from Cartagena to Medellin (Colombia), was enroute at FL310 about 110nm…

Vueling A320 and Buzz B738 at Barcelona on Jul 11th 2026, near collision
A Vueling Airbus A320-200, registration EC-MYC performing flight VY-7333 from Marrakesh (Morocco) to Barcelona,SP (Spain), was on approach to…

Singapore B773 at Zurich on Jul 11th 2026, flaps control problem
A Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300, registration 9V-SWU performing flight SQ-345 from Zurich (Switzerland) to Singapore (Singapore), was climbing…

United B764 near Shannon on Jul 11th 2026, engine vibrations and smell
A United Boeing 767-400, registration N76065 performing flight UA-509 from Rome Fiumicino (Italy) to Newark,NJ (USA) with 227 people on board, was…

Iberia A320 at Amsterdam on Jul 11th 2026, hydraulic leak
An Iberia Airbus A320-200, registration EC-LVD performing flight IB-731 from Madrid,SP (Spain) to Amsterdam (Netherlands), was descending towards…

American A321 at Miami on Jul 11th 2026, engine oil leak
An American Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration N174US performing flight AA-2054 from Miami,FL to New York La Guardia,NY (USA), was climbing out…

Skywest E170 at Denver on Jul 11th 2026, brake temperature indication
A Skywest Embraer ERJ-170 on behalf of United, registration N732SY performing flight UA-5481 from Denver,CO to Springfield,MO (USA), was climbing out…

Azul A20N at Sao Paulo on Jul 11th 2026, hydraulic failure
An Azul Linhas Aereas Airbus A320-200N, registration PR-YYA performing flight AD-2943 from Sao Paulo Viracopos,SP to Manaus,AM (Brazil), was climbing…

Jet2 B738 at Manchester on Jul 11th 2026, fumes in cockpit
A Jet2.com Boeing 737-800, registration G-JZBZ performing flight LS-869 from Manchester,EN (UK) to Palma Mallorca,SP (Spain), was climbing out of…

Delta BCS3 near Vancouver on Jul 11th 2026, odour from lavatories
A Delta Airlines Bombardier C-Series CS-300, registration N311DU performing flight DL-928 from Seattle,WA to Anchorage,AK (USA) with 136 people on…

Delta B763 near Bangor on Jul 10th 2026, fumes in cockpit
A Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300, registration N178DZ performing flight DL-244 from New York JFK,NY (USA) to Catania (Italy), was enroute at FL350…

Iberia A21N and Europa B789 over Atlantic on Jul 10th 2026, TCAS saves the day
An Iberia Airbus A321-200N, registration EC-OLE performing flight IB-140 (dep Jul 9th) from Recife,PE (Brazil) to Madrid,SP (Spain), was enroute…

United B772 at San Francisco on Jul 9th 2026, engine shut down in flight
A United Boeing 777-200, registration N228UA performing flight UA-926 from San Francisco,CA (USA) to Frankfurt/Main (Germany), was climbing through…

BAW A320 at London on Jul 9th 2026, temporary loss of control on approach
A BAW British Airways Airbus A320-200, registration G-EUUM performing flight BA-1391 from Belfast City,NI to London Heathrow,EN (UK), was on final…

4 Airways B734 at Milan on Jul 7th 2026, engine failure
A 4 Airways Boeing 737-400 on behalf of Aeroitalia, registration 9H-RUN performing flight XZ-2031 from Milan Malpensa to Salerno (Italy), was…

KLM Cityhopper E175 at Amsterdam on Jul 7th 2026, gear disagrees
A KLM Cityhopper Embraer ERJ-175, registration PH-EXN performing flight KL-1641 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Turin (Italy), was climbing out of…

Maersk B762 at Cologne on Jul 7th 2026, engine shut down in flight
A Maersk Air Cargo Boeing 767-200, registration OY-SRF performing flight DJ-6645 from Porto (Portugal) to Cologne (Germany), was in the initial…

Delta B738 near Fresno on Jul 6th 2026, engine problem
A Delta Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N389DA performing flight DL-2725 from San Francisco,CA to Los Angeles,CA (USA), was enroute at FL310…

Nostrum CRJX at Nantes on Jul 6th 2026, tyre damage on departure and engine failure
An Air Nostrum Canadair CRJ-1000 on behalf of Iberia, registration EC-MUG performing flight IB-1222 from Nantes (France) to Madrid,SP (Spain),…

BAW A320 at London on Jul 6th 2026, ADR failure, stall warnings, abrupt recovery
A BAW British Airways Airbus A320-200, registration G-EUUN performing flight BA-919 from Dusseldorf (Germany) to London Heathrow,EN (UK), was on…

American B738 at San Antonio on Jul 5th 2026, bird strike, unreliable airspeed
An American Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N844NN performing flight AA-2377 from San Antonio,TX to Dallas Ft. Worth,TX (USA), was climbing out…

American A321 at Charlotte on Jul 5th 2026, engine issues
An American Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration N184US performing flight AA-1817 from Charlotte,NC (USA) to Vancouver,BC (Canada), was climbing…

ANZ A320 near Christchurch on Jul 4th 2026, smell of smoke
An ANZ Air New Zealand Airbus A320-200, registration ZK-OXJ performing flight NZ-630 from Queenstown to Auckland (New Zealand), was enroute at FL370…

Delta A319 at Chicago on Jul 4th 2026, suspected fireworks strike
A Delta Airlines Airbus A319-100, registration N316NB performing flight DL-1076 from Atlanta,GA to Chicago Midway,IL (USA), had been cleared to land…

Cathay A35K over Romania on Jul 4th 2026, loss of communication prompts intercept
A Cathay Pacific Airbus A350-1000, registration B-LXA performing flight CX-257 from Hong Kong (China) to London Heathrow,EN (UK), was enroute at…

Delta B738 at Chicago and Indianapolis on Jul 3rd 2026, lightning strike
A Delta Airlines Boeing 737-900, registration N901DN performing flight DL-2894 from Chicago O'Hare,IL to Atlanta,GA (USA), was climbing out of…

United B78X at Chicago on Jul 3rd 2026, brakes problem on arrival
A United Boeing 787-10, registration N16008 performing flight UA-971 from Rome Fiumicino (Italy) to Chicago O'Hare,IL (USA), was on approach to…

JAL B788 at Osaka on Jul 3rd 2026, hydraulic leak
A JAL Japan Airlines Boeing 787-8, registration JA848J performing flight JL-113 from Tokyo Haneda to Osaka Itami (Japan) with 262 passengers and 10…

LATAM Chile A320 at Montevideo on Jul 2nd 2026, engine problem
A LATAM Chile Airbus A320-200, registration CC-BLE performing flight LA-2399 from Montevideo (Uruguay) to Lima (Peru), was departing Montevideo's…

Airlines
The following airlines have been covered in aviation incidents during last month: 4 Airways, ANA All Nippon Airways, ANZ Air New Zealand, Air Cairo, Air Canada Cargo, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Azul Linhas Aereas, British Airways, Cargo Aerosucre, Cargolux, Cathay Pacific, Cityjet, Delta Airlines, Easyjet Europe, Enugu, Fly4 Airlines, Getjet, Iberia, Indigo Airlines, JAL Japan Airlines, Japan Transocean Air, Jet2.com, K2 Cargo Airways, KLM, KLM Cityhopper, Kalitta Air, LATAM Airlines Brasil, LATAM Airlines Chile, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Maersk Air Cargo, Malta Air, Norse Atlantic Airways, Norwegian Air Shuttle, OneClick Airways, Qatar Airways, Raimon Airways, Sichuan Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Skywest Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Sunstate Airlines, Swiss International Airlines, TAP Air Portugal, Tezjet Airlines, Tracep Aviation, Transavia Airlines, Transavia France, UPS, United, Vueling, Wingo

Flight numbers
Flight numbers linked to aviation incidents during last month: 3U-9605, 5X-5326, 6E-1452, A4-2143, AA-108, AA-174, AA-719, AA-1817, AA-2054, AA-2377, AA-5007, AC-7326, AD-2943, AS-181, AS-471, BA-547, BA-919, BA-1391, BA-2673, BY-1374, CV-6374, CX-257, CX-509, CX-2014, D8-5610, DJ-6645, DL-244, DL-928, DL-1076, DL-1181, DL-2725, DL-2894, DY-1922, EE-4264, EW-4679, FR-1879, FR-2753, HV-5161, IB-140, IB-731, IB-1222, JL-113, JL-182, JL-672, K4-264, K9-117, KL-706, KL-1641, KTA-1732, LA-2399, LA-3776, LH-403, LH-717, LO-6212, LS-869, LX-16, LX-154, NH-32, NZ-630, OOO-9142, P5-7617, QF-1424, QR-23, SK-548, SM-2952, SQ-345, TO-3510, TP-1477, U2-7214, UA-509, UA-926, UA-971, UA-5481, VY-7333, WN-4761, XZ-2031, Z0-783

Aircraft types
The following aircraft types have been covered in one or more articles during last month: Airbus A220-300, Airbus A319, Airbus A320, Airbus A320-200N, Airbus A321, Airbus A321-Neo, Airbus A330-300, Airbus A350-1000, BOMBARDIER Regional Jet CRJ-1000, Boeing 737-400, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-800MAX, Boeing 747-8, Boeing 747-400, Boeing 767-200, Boeing 767-300, Boeing 767-400, Boeing 777-200, Boeing 777-300, Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner, Canadair CL-600 Regional Jet CRJ-705, Canadair CRJ-700, De Havilland Dash 8 (400), Embraer ERJ-145, Embraer ERJ-170, Embraer ERJ-175, Let L-410 Turbolet, McDonnell Douglas MD-83

Causes
The following causes have been reported: bird strike, cabin pressure problems, captain incapacitated, cargo smoke indication, could not retract gear, cracked windshield, engine failure, engine problem, engine shut down in flight, engine vibrations, hydraulic failure, lightning strike, loss of cabin pressure, near collision, rejected takeoff due to bird strike, suspected fuel leak, tail strike on landing, turbulence injures flight attendant