Events
January
- 2 January
- A runway collision at Haneda Airport in Tokyo occurred when Japan Airlines Flight 516, operated by an Airbus A350-900 arriving from Sapporo, collided with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft and both aircraft caught on fire. This resulted in the complete destruction of both aircraft. All 367 passengers and 12 crew members of the Airbus were evacuated. There were six occupants on board the Coast Guard aircraft, a De Havilland Canada Dash 8; the captain escaped with serious injuries whilst the remaining five crew members were killed. The Coast Guard aircraft was scheduled to provide relief to Niigata in response to the Sea of Japan earthquake.
- 5 January
- Shortly after departing Portland International Airport in Oregon, a Boeing 737 MAX 9 operating as Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 suffered an explosive decompression when a plug covering an unused exit door blew out. The aircraft made a safe return to Portland with all 177 occupants alive. The FAA subsequently ordered all 737 MAX 9 planes fitted with door plugs to be grounded for inspection. It was subsequently reported that Alaska Airlines and United Airlines both discovered faults on other 737s.
- 18 January
- At the WINGS India 2024 event in Hyderabad, Akasa Air placed an order for 150 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, including both the MAX 10 and MAX 200 variants.
- A Jetways Airlines Fokker 50 carrying humanitarian aid from Mogadishu to El Barde, Somalia, ran off the runway upon arrival at its destination and impacted a house, destroying it, and killing the pilot and injuring the first officer, while two others walked away uninjured.
February
- 10 February
- A chartered Eurocopter EC130 helicopter crashed in a desert near the California-Nevada border after a fire on board. Two pilots and four passengers were on board and none survived the crash.
- 26 February
- Canadian Budget airline Lynx Air ceased operations due to financial issues.
March
- 22 March
- The Boom XB-1, a prototype/technology demonstrator supersonic aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic, conducted its first flight from Mojave Air and Space Port. The flight reached a maximum altitude of 7,120 feet (2,170 m) and a top speed of 246 knots (456 km/h; 283 mph) during its 12-minute flight. The company aims to use the XB-1 to develop its Overture supersonic airliner, of which the XB-1 is a roughly 1/3rd scale model.
April
- 17 April
- Between 7:30 and 8:30am PDT, the FAA implemented a ground stop for Alaska Airlines and its subsidiary Horizon Air (meaning planes were not permitted to take off) after a notification by the airline. Alaska airlines made the request after an issue surfaced during a routine system upgrade essential for ensuring aircraft weight and balance, although the exact nature of the issue has not been disclosed. The airline stated it had acted "out of an abundance of caution".
- 25 April
- Southwest Airlines and American Airlines reported large first-quarter economic losses, with Southwest losing US$231 million and American expecting to lay off over 2,000 employees during the remainder of the year. In addition, Southwest is to stop flying to Cozumel, Syracause and Bellingham airports. These declines have limited the airlines' abilities to order more aircraft in the near future, with Southwest cancelling some of its Boeing 737 orders for the year.
July
November
Deadliest crash
The deadliest crash so far in 2024 is the crash of a Russian Ilyushin Il-76 on 24 January, with 74 people reportedly on board.
The deadliest civilian commercial crash occurred when a BAe Jetstream 32 operating Northwestern Air Flight 738 crashed shortly after takeoff on 23 January, killing six out of the seven on board.
References
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