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Reuters • Alexander Cornwell, Rami Amichay

Flydubai 737 MAX Diverted to Saudi Arabia After Hijack-Signal Reports

A Flydubai Boeing 737 MAX 8 flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv reportedly transmitted a hijack or emergency signal, prompting Israel to scramble fighter jets and diverting the aircraft to Saudi Arabia. Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, held consultations as conflicting reports circulated about the incident.

ndtv.com • Amit Chaturvedi

flydubai Flight Drops 17,400 Feet In 2 Minutes Amid Possible Hijack Alert

Associated Press • Melanie Lidman, Sam Metz, Samy Magdy

A commercial plane traveling from Dubai to Israel is diverted to Saudi Arabia after a distress call

Also: CNN, newsable.asianetnews.com, news.ssbcrack.com, Economic Times, Euronews, CNA and 4 more

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2026-09-30T00:29:41.962615-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Jason Rainbow

Blackswan raises $2.9 million seed round for satellite rendezvous technology

By SpaceNews.com: Lithuania’s Blackswan Space has raised around $2.9 million to support the development of its rendezvous & proximity operations payload, which Orbit Fab plans to use for Europe’s first in-space refueling demo in 2028.

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2026-09-30T01:21:10.643155-07:00

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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Argentina receives six more F-16 fighter jets, may accelerate remaining deliveries

By Air Data News: Argentina received another six former Danish F-16 fighter jets on Tuesday after the aircraft completed their ferry flight from Europe, while officials are considering accelerating the delivery of the remaining 12 fighters to 2027.

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2026-09-30T01:00:37.480518-07:00

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AeroTime • Clement Charpentreau

Flydubai Flight Diverts to Saudi Arabia After Transmitting Hijack Code

By AeroTime: Flydubai flight FZ1073 diverted to Tabuk after transmitting 7700 and 7500 codes, as Israeli media reported a fight between the pilots.

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2026-09-30T01:06:13.405001-07:00

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ch-aviation • Hilka Birns

Qatar Airways retires A330 fleet amid fuel cost surge

By ch-aviation: Qatar Airways (QR, Doha Hamad International) has fully retired its A330 passenger fleet, confirming to Reuters that the older widebodies are no longer economical amid higher fuel costs and prolonged disruption to Gulf aviation caused by the Iran war.

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2026-09-30T00:05:24.545624-07:00

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eVTOL Insights • Thomas Sleightholm

EHang Expands Global Fast Track Program to Vietnam

By eVTOL Insights: EHang has expanded its Global Fast Track Program to Vietnam, where it will work with Hanoi authorities and local partner HungViet Technology and Investment Trading JSC to establish a regulatory sandbox for pilotless electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.

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2026-09-30T00:06:12.621720-07:00

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FlightGlobal • Alfred Chua

Panel to examine ATC challenges after near-misses at Sydney airport

By FlightGlobal: Preliminary reports show air traffic controller “resourcing” to be a “recurring area of enquiry” in near-miss incidents.

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2026-09-30T00:50:06.345596-07:00

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FlightGlobal • Greg Waldron

GE Aerospace inks Polish turboshaft MRO pact

By FlightGlobal: Agreement covers T700 and CT7 family of helicopter engines. GE Aerospace and Polish aerospace firm WZL-1 have entered a pact for the local support of helicopter engines.

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2026-09-30T01:05:04.707975-07:00

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