On January 27, a serious aviation accident occurred in the Olivola district of Benevento, a city in southern Italy, near the airport area. A Robinson 22 helicopter crashed, resulting in the tragic death of 76-year-old lawyer and pilot Pasquale Esposito.
A Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-900 aircraft, registration 9V-SHW, operating flight SQ917 from Manila to Singapore on January 24, 2026, experienced a tail strike during a go-around maneuver just before landing. This resulted in damage to the APU tailpipe area.
Last night, LATAM Airlines flight LA2482 from Lima, Peru, operating a Boeing 767-316(ER), experienced a severe hard landing at Atlanta airport, resulting in all eight main landing gear tires bursting.
So today I did a thing. It's been a long time coming but I'm so happy I could burst. Very kind of BA to keep 1C free to mark the solemnity of the occasion! Christian, IFM, was incredible and took this lovely pic of me at FL350! Thank you @British_Airways ❤️✈️❤️
On January 4 local time, a Turkish Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner (registration TC-LLU) operating flight from Istanbul to Guangzhou experienced a landing gear malfunction over the Sea of Marmara. After circling to burn off fuel, the aircraft safely returned to Istanbul.
#B787
An F-16AM (upgraded to F-16V standard) single-seat fighter jet, tail number 6700, belonging to Taiwan's Hualien Air Base, suddenly disappeared from radar during a routine nighttime training mission. The incident was later confirmed as a crash.
#F16