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Airlines and Aviation

This industry includes entities that provide air transportation of passengers and/or cargo using aircraft, such as airplanes and helicopters. Included are scheduled air transportation and nonscheduled, such as chartered air transportation of passengers, cargo, or specialty flying services. Sector index 4.8/100 · 21 incidents · 14 companies with incidents of 452 tracked.

Robot types involved

eVTOL 10Industrial drone 4Drone 3Automation operator 3VTOL drone 1

Most-involved companies

DJITerra DroneAIRAlauda AeronauticsH3 DynamicsHong Kong Airport Authority (autonomous shuttle)Lift AircraftVolocopter

Incidents

21 of 21 incidents
SevDateCompanyTypeLocationIncidentSource
S325 Aug 2026EHang regulatory ChinaEHang Withdraws Outlook After Industry Air Incident Spurs Regulatory Caution Yahoo Finance
S303 Aug 2026DJI regulatory USAFCC public notice would retroactively revoke sales authorization for DJI Air 3S, Mini 5 Pro, Avata 360 over LiDAR classification · 3 drone models Tech Times / SpaceWar
S322 Dec 2025DJI regulatory —FCC adds DJI to Covered List, bars new drone models from US market · market-wide (new model imports only; existing fleet unaffected) DroneDJ
S511 Dec 2025Terra Drone regulatory Jakarta, IndonesiaTerra Drone CEO Arrested, Named Suspect in Jakarta Office Fire That Killed 22 · 22 fatalities Jakarta Globe
S509 Dec 2025Terra Drone fire Jakarta office, IndonesiaSuspected Battery Fire at Terra Drone Indonesia Kills 22 · 22 fatalities sUAS News
S3~Dec 2025Autel Robotics regulatory —FCC adds Autel to Covered List, bars new drone models from US market · market-wide (new model imports only; existing fleet unaffected) DroneDJ
S323 Oct 2025AIR crash FL, USAAIR ONE eVTOL prototype crashes during Florida test flight · 1 prototype aircraft Aerospace America
S416 Sep 2025XPeng AeroHT crash ChinaTwo eVTOLs from XPeng AeroHT collide and crash during air show · 2 eVTOL aircraft Electrek
S2~Aug 2025Hong Kong Airport Authority (autonomous shuttle) crash Hong Kong International Airport, Hong KongDriverless shuttle bus hits tow tractor in second Hong Kong airport collision South China Morning Post
S222 Jun 2025Hong Kong Airport Authority (autonomous shuttle) crash Hong Kong International Airport, Hong KongDriverless bus crash at Hong Kong airport South China Morning Post
S326 Apr 2025Lift Aircraft malfunction Osaka, JapanHexa eVTOL suffers mechanical failure at Osaka World Expo, demo flights halted Aviation International N
S331 Dec 2024Rise Above Drone Show malfunction Folly Beach, SC, USADrones fall from sky during Folly Beach New Year's Eve show, FAA investigates · drone light show fleet Post and Courier
S326 Dec 2024Volocopter shutdown Bruchsal, GermanyVolocopter files for bankruptcy/insolvency DW.com
S325 Oct 2024H3 Dynamics regulatory —H3 Dynamics fined and suspended after drone crash at Singapore condo sUAS News
S319 Jul 2024H3 Dynamics fire one-north condominium, SingaporeH3 Dynamics drone crashes and catches fire near children at one-north condo, operator suspended by CAAS · 1 drone CNA
S217 Mar 2024AIR malfunction Mirosławiec, PolandUS MQ-9 Reaper drone loses control-station contact, makes emergency landing in Poland stripes.com
S409 Aug 2023Vertical Aerospace crash Kemble Airfield, Gloucestershire, UKVertical Aerospace VX4 prototype crashes during uncrewed flight test AeroTime / FlightGlobal
S4~Feb 2022Joby crash near Jolon, CA, USAJoby eVTOL prototype destroyed after in-flight propeller blade failure · 1 prototype aircraft (total loss) FlightGlobal / NTSB
S3~Jul 2019Alauda Aeronautics crash Gatwick Airport, England, UKOut-of-control Airspeeder racing drone entered Gatwick controlled airspace after kill switch failed · 1 racing drone BBC
S301 Jan 2019Alauda Aeronautics regulatory UKAirspeeder demonstrator crash prompts AAIB probe of 'poor design and build quality' · 1 demonstrator drone aerospacetestinginternat
S2~Mar 2018DJI cyber —Check Point Research discloses DJI account/data vulnerability · platform-wide (patched, no confirmed exploitation) Check Point Research
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