On Friday, August 9th, as a Voepass Linhas Aéreas ATR-72-500 passenger plane crashed near Vinhedo, São Paulo, Brazil. Tragically, all 62 individuals on board perished in the accident.

A tragic aviation accident occurred on Wednesday, July 24th, when a Saurya Airlines plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Kathmandu airport.

An Emirates A380 sustained engine damage on July 22nd after colliding with an airbridge at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport. While the incident caused significant disruption, there were no reported injuries.

An Austrian Airlines Airbus A320 en route to Vienna encountered a severe hailstorm on Sunday, resulting in significant damage to the aircraft.

On June 13th, 2024, a fire erupted at an oil refinery in Iraqi Kurdistan. The blaze raged for nearly 20 hours before firefighters finally contained it.