2024 in aviation
Many aviation-related events are expected to take place in 2024.
Events
January
- 1 January
- On Monday, 1 January 2024, a 30-year-old man died after he entered a Delta Airlines's Airbus A220-100 engine cowling at Salt Lake City Airport. Police said that the man had gone through the emergency exit door and entered the ramp. Soon after, the man went onto the airport's de-icing pad. He then entered the aircraft's engine intake cowling.
- 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 according to the airline. There were six occupants onboard 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.
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 thus far in 2024 is the Haneda Airport runway collision on January 2, in which Japan Airlines Flight 516, an Airbus A350, collided with a Japan Coast Guard De Havilland 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.