2024 in aviation
Many aviation-related events are expected to take place in 2024.
Events
January
- 2 January
- A runway collision at Tokyo Haneda Airport occurred when Japan Airlines Flight 516, operated by an Airbus A350-900 arriving from Sapporo collided with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft and caught on fire. All 367 passengers and 12 crew members of the Airbus were evacuated according to the airline. There were 6 occupants onboard the Coast Guard aircraft, a De Havilland Canada Dash 8; the captain escaped with serious injuries whilst the remaining 5 crew members were killed. The Coast Guard aircraft was scheduled to provide relief to Niigata in response to the Sea of Japan earthquake.
February
- 20–25 February
- The Singapore Airshow is scheduled to be held.[1]
November
- 13–15 November
- The Bahrain International Airshow is scheduled to be held.[2]
Deadliest crash
The deadliest crash so far in 2024 is the Haneda Airport runway collision, in which Japan Airlines Flight 516 collided with a Japan Coast Guard De Havilland Canada Dash 8, killing 5 out of the 6 occupants of the Dash 8.
References
- ^ "Singapore Airshow to be open to public again; tickets on sale from Jan 2". The Straits Times. 29 December 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "Bahrain International Airshow unveils new look for the future of aerospace". Aviation24. 17 October 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.