Commercial Aviation in 2024: The Highest Number of Fatalities Since 2018
2024 was a sombre year for aviation safety, with the highest number of fatalities since 2018. 318 people lost their lives in air crashes across the year.
2024 was a sombre year for aviation safety, with the highest number of fatalities since 2018. 318 people lost their lives in air crashes across the year.
An easyJet flight enroute from Antalya to London was forced to divert to Bari, Italy after a teenage passenger assaulted crew and attempted to open a cabin door on 27 December.
Emirates is bringing forward the deployment of its Airbus A350 to Kuwait and Bahrain. with services now commencing 8 January 2025.
Silver Airways, a US regional airline serving Florida and the Caribbean, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on 30 December 2024.
Emirates will increase flight frequencies on its Dubai-Colombo route in 2025, increasing passenger capacity on the Sri Lanka service by 30 percent.
A runway incursion incident involving an ERJ-140 jet carrying the Gonzaga University men's basketball team at Los Angeles (LAX) on 28 December has prompted FAA investigation.
A KLM B777-300ER operating a service to Singapore returned to Amsterdam after reporting a hydraulic failure on 29 December.
A Tassili Airlines B737-800 operating a service from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia to El Oued, Algeria suffered two burst maingear tyres on landing on 29 December.
The US DOT has fined Lufthansa $220,000 and Swiss International Air Lines $200,000 for flights under United Airlines' code which were operated in restricted regions.
easyJet's Big Orange Sale is offering up to 20% off across thousands of flights departing between 6th January and 14th December 2025.