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On Friday, October 25, 2024, a Qatar Airways Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner experienced an unusual incident at Doha Hamad International Airport while taxiing to the gate.

 October 24, 2024 - Abuja, Nigeria A Sikorsky S-76C+ helicopter, operated by East Wind Aviation and contracted by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC), tragically crashed into the sea near the Nuim Atan Offshore Installation in the Gulf of Guinea on October 24, 2024.

A fatal accident occurred on October 23, 2024, involving an Embraer EMB-121A1 Xingu II aircraft, registered as PT-MBU and operated by Abaeté Aviação in Santa Branca, São Paulo, Brazil.

On Tuesday, October 22, 2024, a light aircraft accident occurred at Bacchus Marsh Aerodrome (YBSS), Victoria, resulting in the tragic loss of the pilot.

On the morning of October 20, 2024, a SAM Air-operated DHC-6 Twin Otter, registered as PK-SMH, tragically crashed during its approach to Bumi Panua Pohuwato Airport in Gorontalo Province, Indonesia.  SAM Air-operated DHC-6 Twin Otter, registered as PK-SMH crashed All four people on board, consisting of three crew members and one passenger, lost their lives.

On Thursday, October 17, 2024, American Airlines flight AA47, a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner (registration N834AA), experienced a minor incident

On Wednesday, October 16, 2024, a tragic accident occurred at Räyskälä Airfield (EFRY) in Loppi, Finland.

On Friday, October 11, 2024, two separate but related aircraft crashes occurred in the mountainous region of Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

On the evening of October 7, 2024, a Beechcraft C99 Commuter, operated by Ameriflight LLC, tragically crashed shortly after takeoff from Norfolk Regional Airport in Nebraska.

On October 8, 2024, a Turkish Airlines Airbus A350-941 (TC-LGR), operating flight TK204 from Seattle to Istanbul, made an emergency landing at New York JFK Airport following the tragic passing of Captain Ilcehin Pehlivan. Shortly after takeoff, Captain Pehlivan, 59, lost consciousness. Despite efforts to revive him, he sadly passed away before the aircraft landed. Turkish Airlines Press Adviser Yahya Ustun confirmed the incident via social media, explaining that the remaining cockpit crew made the emergency landing after onboard medical aid failed. Captain Pehlivan had recently passed a routine medical exam in March 2024. Arrangements were made for passengers to continue their journey from New York to Türkiye.

All three people on board—Gale Alleman, Bethany Aicken, and James Welsh—were pronounced dead at the scene.

In a notable achievement, Hi Fly, a prominent figure in the global aviation industry, successfully ferried the first Global Airlines Airbus A380-841, registered as 9H-GLOBL, from Prestwick Airport in Scotland to Dresden, Germany.

On the morning of 3 October 2024, Ryanair flight FR8826, a scheduled passenger service between Brindisi-Papola Casale Airport (BDS) and Torino-Citta Di Torino Airport (TRN), experienced a no.2 engine surge during its takeoff roll on runway 31 at Brindisi Airport.

In a tragic accident on Wednesday morning, a helicopter belonging to Delhi-based Heritage Aviation crashed and caught fire near Pune, Maharashtra.

Manila, 2 October 2024 – Cebu Pacific has officially confirmed its firm order for 70 Airbus A321neo aircraft, finalizing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) from July.