2024 in aviation
This is a list of aviation-related events in 2024.
Events
January
; 2 January; 5 January
; 12 January
; 16 January
; 18 January
; 23 January
; 24 January
February
; 6 February; 9 February
; 11 February
; 18 February
; 20–25 February
; 21 February
; 26 February
March
; 5 March; 8 March
; 10 March
; 12 March
; 22 March
; 29 March
April
; 4 April; 13 April
; 17 April
; 18 April
; 23 April
; 25 April
; 30 April
May
; 3 May; 17 May
; 19 May
; 21 May
; 26 May
; 27 May
June
; 7 June; 10 June
; 26 June
; 30 June
July
; 12 July; 18 July
; 19 July
; 22–26 July
; 22–28 July
; 24 July
; 30 July
August
; 9 August; 15 August
; 22 August
; 28 August
; 29 August
; 31 August
September
;1 September;13 September
; 18 September
October
;2 October;21 October
;26 October
;30 October
November
;5 November;9 November
;12 November
; 12–17 November
; 13–15 November
; 14 November
; 18 November
; 25 November
; 26–28 November
; 29 November
December
; 13 December; 20 December
; 22 December
; 23 December
; 25 December
; 28 December
;29 December
; 30 December
First flights
- 21 February - TAI TF Kaan
- 22 March - Boom XB-1 ''N990XB''
Ceased operations
- 26 February - Lynx Air
- 30 April - Bonza
- 26 May - Tsaradia
- 15 August - Canada Jetlines
- 1 October - AIX Connect
- 26 October - Czech Airlines
- 12 November - Vistara
Aviation safety
In 2015, the all-accident rate was equal to 1.75 per one million flights; in 2024, this number decreased to 1.13. Compared to 2023 in which there were 72 onboard fatalities, 2024 experienced seven fatal commercial accidents and recorded a significant increase of onboard fatalities including 244 onboard deaths with 7 other deaths listed as "other". The surge in fatalities was linked to the crash of Jeju Air Flight 2216 in December 2024. 2024 marked the deadliest year in commercial aviation since 2018.In 2024, the International Air Transport Association recorded over 430,000 cases of GNSS jamming and spoofing. Most of the recorded cases occurred around conflict zones and were mostly related to military activites.