Traveling from Phuket, Thailand, to a small neighboring island for an outing, a ferry carrying 101 passengers (89 of whom were tourists, mostly from China), capsized in rough seas on July 5, killing 46 people. No members of the crew were among the dead.

Two other vessels in the area sank during the same storm, including a passenger vessel carrying 39 people. All passengers and crew were rescued in these other two incidents.

On its way to Mexico City, an Aeroméxico flight carrying 99 passengers and four crew crashed soon after takeoff from Durango, north-central Mexico, on July 31. Everyone survived the crash, with only two serious injuries reported.

According to authorities, a heavy gust of wind buffeted the plane, causing one of its wings to hit the ground. Many passengers were able to exit the plane immediately after the crash, with some waving down cars on the neighboring highway for assistance.

The countries of Ethiopia and Eritrea, in Northeast Africa, had technically been at war since a 1998-2000 border conflict. On July 9 of this year, a "peace and friendship" agreement was signed by the countries, allowing border crossings for the first time since 1998. On July 18, an Ethiopian Airlines flight landed in Eritrea, the first flight between the two countries since 1998.