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Bloomberg • Sherif Tarek

Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to Vienna diverts to Sofia after bomb threat

An Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to Vienna made an emergency landing in Sofia after receiving a bomb threat. All 51 passengers and six crew members were reported safe, while Bulgarian authorities began searching the aircraft; one report said a fighter jet was scrambled after the aircraft sent a distress signal.

Reuters

Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv diverts to Sofia after 'threat'

theaviationhub.co.uk • The Aviation Hub

Austrian Airlines Flight Tel Aviv-Vienna Declares Emergency

Also: Financial Times

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2026-10-18T17:04:48.518379-07:00

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NASA Spaceflight • Eleanor Day

Falcon 9 set to launch Bandwagon-5 rideshare mission from Florida

By NASA Spaceflight: Following on from the successful Transporter 18 mission at the beginning of the month, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 vehicle is expected to launch an additional 32 rideshare payloads for the Bandwagon-5 mission on Monday, Oct.

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2026-10-18T15:50:38.261489-07:00

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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Ukraine struggles to keep F-16 fighters operational as maintenance pressure grows

By Air Data News: Ukraine is struggling to keep enough of its F-16 fighters available for combat as intensive operations consume the remaining life of the aging aircraft and increase demand for maintenance and spare parts.

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2026-10-18T11:10:37.395113-07:00

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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Family Loses Lawsuit Against Salt Lake City After Man is Sucked into Engine of Delta Air Lines Plane and Instantly Killed

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: The family of a man who was sucked into the engine of a Delta Air Lines plane at Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) on New Year’s Day 2024 has lost a lawsuit against the city over allegations that it failed to do enough to prevent his death.

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2026-10-18T17:54:40.737525-07:00

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AINonline • Matt Thurber

Gogo HDX LEO Satcom Certified in Textron Aviation Longitude and Latitude

By AINonline: System will be available for free factory installation in 2028.

1 Source

2026-10-18T18:04:41.806877-07:00

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ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Fiji Airways board approves five-year turnaround plan

By ch-aviation: The board at Fiji Airways (FJ, Nadi) has approved a five-year strategy aimed at restoring "sustainable profitability" and avoiding any call on a FJD200 million Fijian dollar (USD88 million) government borrowing guarantee, chief executive Paul Scurrah told a parliamentary committee on October 13, 2026.

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2026-10-18T18:35:01.992279-07:00

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