Coverage of aviation accidents, emergencies, diversions, and safety investigations, from initial reports to final findings. We follow what happened, what investigators uncover, and what it means for the wider industry.
October 6, 2026 03:33 UTC —
Diamond DA40 N162GL crashed near Eldorado Canyon southwest of Boulder on Oct. 4, killing two. How a beacon started the search, and what comes next.
October 6, 2026 02:51 UTC —
Citation I/SP XB-BAR crashed in Nayarit, Mexico on Oct. 4, killing both pilots. Prosecutors are probing a possible attack on the governor.
October 6, 2026 02:48 UTC —
Nigerian Air Force ATR 42 crash in Ondo killed all 32 aboard on October 5. What is confirmed so far, who investigates, and what is unknown.
October 5, 2026 04:29 UTC —
United flight UA316, a Boeing 757 bound for Newark, turned back to Dublin after a strong fuel smell gave passengers and crew headaches on Oct. 4.
October 4, 2026 03:23 UTC —
A Gulfstream G100 air ambulance, C-GRJP, lost contact with six aboard on a Bermuda-Boston flight. The Coast Guard found debris off Nantucket.
October 3, 2026 11:47 UTC —
The UAE attorney general says the flydubai FZ1073 co-pilot used a crash axe on the captain in an attempted terrorist act. Here is what is confirmed.
October 3, 2026 03:59 UTC —
Divers recovered the last victim of a Catalina Island medical helicopter crash, and officials named the pilot, nurse and patient killed.
October 2, 2026 05:34 UTC —
EK31, an Emirates A380 from Dubai to Heathrow, squawked 7700 and diverted to Frankfurt on Oct. 1 for a passenger medical emergency. What happened.
October 2, 2026 02:49 UTC —
Corendon XC185, a 737 MAX 8 registered TC-MKD, hit an airport fire truck while taxiing at Friedrichshafen. All 189 passengers on board were unhurt.
October 2, 2026 02:07 UTC —
A Glasair crashed into woods beside Paine Field’s main runway in Everett on Oct. 1 shortly after takeoff, killing the pilot. What is known so far.
October 2, 2026 01:36 UTC —
21 Air flight 7598 NTSB report: the Amazon 767 touched down 3,750 feet down Miami’s runway 30, and the tower had given the crew no wind information.
October 1, 2026 13:54 UTC —
N313RX, a REACH Air Medical EC135, crashed off Catalina Island just after takeoff on Sept. 30, killing two. Its patient is still missing at sea.
October 1, 2026 08:39 UTC —
Frontier Flight 4345 passengers, crew and a controller sue Denver, saying a fence alarm mistaken for deer let a man reach the runway on May 8.
October 1, 2026 04:33 UTC —
QF124 crossed in front of a landing Dash 8 at Sydney and stopped 394 feet away. The ATSB says tower staffing is a recurring thread in four near misses.
October 1, 2026 03:09 UTC —
Flydubai FZ1073 squawked 7500 and diverted to Tabuk. Israel says the Omani co-pilot stabbed the captain; flydubai confirms a cockpit altercation.
September 29, 2026 02:42 UTC —
VN34 Munich 787 tailstrike: BFU interim report found brake inputs on the takeoff roll and rotation at 163 knots, 12 below the 175-knot target.
September 28, 2026 10:00 UTC —
UA6309, a Mesa E175 flying as United Express to El Paso, returned to Houston on September 27 after the first officer’s windshield shattered.
September 28, 2026 03:10 UTC —
Lufthansa LH1170 from Frankfurt to Lisbon diverted to Lyon on Sept. 26 after a passenger’s power bank caught fire, eight months into a ban on using them.
September 28, 2026 03:09 UTC —
Delta flight DL251 from Barcelona to Boston diverted to Porto on Sept. 27 after smoke was reported in the A330 cabin. 14 were treated, four in hospital.
September 27, 2026 13:23 UTC —
BA711 from Larnaca to Heathrow squawked 7700 over France and diverted to Luxembourg with a medical emergency on September 27, then flew on to London.
