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Spanair JK5022, Douglas MD-82 crashes in Madrid Barajas
Veers off the runway on take-off at Barajas, killing 154 people and injuring 18. There was a pilot's failure to deploy the flaps and slats. The warning system that should have alerted the pilots that the aircraft was not correctly configured for take-off. However, the warning did not sound, and the pilots continued with the attempt. As the aircraft took off, impacted the terrain, bursting it into flames. It was permitted to fly with an inoperable RAT probe heater because icing was not expected. -
Bhoja Air Flight 2013, Boeing 737-236A crashes in Islamabad
Fom Karachi to Islamabad, in bad weather conditionas during its final approach to land. All 121 passengers and 6 crew members aboard were killed. The crash was caused by the crew's inadequate flight management during adverse weather conditions. The flight crew were not trained adequately and properly on the automated system of that model of plane and didn't retain sufficient knowledge on the correct procedures for handling an aircraft in bad weather conditions. -
Tatarstan Airlines Boeing 737, flight 363, crashes on landing in Kazan, Russia
From Moscow to Kazan, Russia, crashed during an aborted landing at Kazan International Airport, killing all 44 passengers and 6 crew members on board. The crash was a result of pilot error, arising from a lack of skill to recover from an excessive nose-up attitude during a go-around procedure. The pilots' deficiencies were caused by a problem with the airline's safety management and a lack of regulatory oversight. -
Malasya Airlines MH370 disappearance
8 March: The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines MH370 during a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing leads to the largest and most expensive search in aviation history. Despite vast effort, notably in the hostile South Indian Ocean, nothing was found until July 2015, when an aircraft wing part washed up on Reunion Island. French officials confirmed the debris was from MH370. -
Malaysia Airlines, Flight 17 - Boeing 777-200ER
From Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur that was shot down on 17 while flying over eastern Ukraine. All 283 passengers and 15 crew were killed. Contact was lost when it was about 50 km from the Ukraine–Russia border, and wreckage from the aircraft fell near Hrabove The shoot-down occurred during the war in Donbas over territory controlled by Russian separatist forces. The airliner was downed by a Buk surface-to-air missile launched from pro-Russian separatist-controlled territory in Ukraine. -
GermanWings Airbus Fight 9525 crashes in the French Alps
Flight from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Düsseldorf. On 24 March 2015 the Airbus A320-211, crashed in the French Alps. All 144 passengers and all six crew members were killed. The crash was deliberately caused by the co-pilot, Andreas Lubitz to commit suicide. Shortly after reaching cruise altitude and while the captain was out of the cockpit, he locked the cockpit door and initiated a controlled descent that continued until the aircraft collided with a mountainside. -
EgyptAir 804 Airbus crashes in the Mediterranean Sea
19 May French President Francois Hollande confirms that an EgyptAir flight reported missing between Paris and Cairo has crashed, with 66 people on board. -
The safest year in commercial aviation
There were no passenger jet crashes in this year -
Lion Air Boeing 737-MAX crash in Java Sea
29 October A Boeing 737 Max, operated by Lion Air, crashes into the Java Sea shortly after taking off from Jakarta, Indonesia. All 189 passengers and crew are killed, and a volunteer diver dies in the subsequent recovery operation. Investigators said the plane - which had had technical problems on previous flights - should have been grounded. -
Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-Max crash
10 March An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max crashes six minutes after take-off from Addis Ababa. All 157 people onboard are killed. The victims come from more than 30 countries. -
Ukraine International Airlines crashes in Tehran (Iran)
8 January, Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 crashes shortly after taking off from the Iranian capital Tehran, killing all 176 passengers and crew members on board. The incident took place amid escalating tensions between the US and Iran, and the Iranian government eventually admitted it had downed the plane "unintentionally". -
Pakistan International Airlines Airbus A320 crash in Karachi (Pakistan)
22 May An Airbus A320 carrying 91 passengers and eight members of crew crashes in a residential area of the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, killing more than 90 people. At least two passengers survive the crash. -
Sriwijaya Air, crashes into the Java Sea
9 January A Boeing 737, operated by Sriwijaya Air, crashes into the Java Sea minutes after taking off from Jakarta. All 62 people on board are killed, including seven children and three babies. Officials say a problem with the aircraft's autothrottle had been reported a few days before the crash.