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NBC News • Freddie Clayton

Medical Gulfstream G100 With Six Aboard Missing After Departing Bermuda for Boston

A Latitude Air Ambulance Gulfstream G100 carrying six people lost contact with air traffic control around 2 a.m. Saturday after departing Bermuda for Boston, prompting a U.S. Coast Guard and FAA search-and-rescue response off Nantucket. Reports indicate the aircraft experienced a sudden descent before disappearing.

Economic Times • Maitreyee Thakkar

Six missing as Boston-bound medical jet disappears off Nantucket after sudden descent: Here’s what we know

New York Times • Jonathan Wolfe

Medical Gulfstream G100 With Six Aboard Goes Missing on Flight From Bermuda to Boston

Also: Reuters, Los Angeles Times, Aviation A2Z, The Guardian, globalnews.ca and news.ssbcrack.com

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2026-10-03T05:05:04.162167-07:00

Accident Aviation Safety & Regulation Airlines Boeing 737

New York Times • Aaron Boxerman, Ismaeel Naar

FlyDubai Co-Pilot Used Crash Ax in ‘Terrorist’ Cockpit Attack, Emirates Says

By New York Times: The violent midair assault on a FlyDubai flight to Tel Aviv has deepened concerns about the safety of Israelis traveling abroad.

Associated Press

FlyDubai Co-Pilot Allegedly Attacked Captain and Tried to Seize Controls

CNA

UAE says flydubai co-pilot attacked captain with axe in attempted cockpit takeover

Also: Financial Times, lemonde.fr, The Independent, Economic Times and 3 more

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2026-10-03T03:19:59.432889-07:00

PaxEx Europe Policy & Regulation Airlines

Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

British Government Promises to Ban ‘Rip-Off’ Airline Fees But Retains Some of the Highest Aviation Taxes in the World

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: The British government has promised to ban ‘rip-off’ airline fees, like charging parents to sit with their own children or to change simple name mistakes, in what Prime Minister Andy Burnham described as an “everyday fix” to put money back in the pockets of working families.

Also: Travel Radar, aerospaceglobalnews.com and aerospaceglobalnews.com

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2026-10-03T06:49:52.222080-07:00

Accident Aviation Safety & Regulation Boeing Boeing 737

Wall Street Journal • Benjamin Katz, Jason French, Merrill Sherman

How a Boeing 737 MAX Survived a Nosedive Traveling at the Speed of Sound

By Wall Street Journal: Two hours into a FlyDubai flight this week, a violent chain of events subjected a Boeing BA 0.67%increase; up pointing triangle 737 MAX jet to enough speed and gravitational force that could tear it to pieces.

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2026-10-02T23:50:52.806540-07:00

Aviation Safety & Regulation Boeing Boeing 737

AeroTime • Stephen Pope

FAA finds Boeing 737 MAX software issue poses no flight-safety risk

By AeroTime: The FAA found a Boeing 737 MAX software issue poses no flight-safety risk, removing a hurdle that had delayed certification of the MAX 10.

1 Source

2026-10-02T12:36:51.512419-07:00

NASA

The War Zone • Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway

Former SR-71 Engineer Talks NASA’s Blackbird Revival Program

By The War Zone: Insights into the current status of NASA's SR-71 #844, what it will take to fly it again, and what the agency may be looking to do with it.

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2026-10-02T14:05:26.074549-07:00

ATC Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management Policy & Regulation Workforce & Skills Development

Flying Magazine • Jack Daleo

FAA Breaks ATC Hiring Record, But More Work Remains

By Flying Magazine: FAA hired 2,235 ATC trainees in fiscal year 2026 but is still contending with a chronic shortage.

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2026-10-02T13:35:44.760393-07:00

BizAv Aviation Safety & Regulation Policy & Regulation

AINonline • Gordon Gilbert

Charter Operators Grapple with Mexico’s FDR Requirements

By AINonline: Light to midsize jets typically aren’t equipped with FDRs.

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2026-10-02T13:50:42.165883-07:00

Medical Gulfstream G100 With Six Aboard Missing After Departing Bermuda for Boston

Six missing as Boston-bound medical jet disappears off Nantucket after sudden descent: Here’s what we know

Medical Gulfstream G100 With Six Aboard Goes Missing on Flight From Bermuda to Boston

FlyDubai Co-Pilot Used Crash Ax in ‘Terrorist’ Cockpit Attack, Emirates Says

FlyDubai Co-Pilot Allegedly Attacked Captain and Tried to Seize Controls

UAE says flydubai co-pilot attacked captain with axe in attempted cockpit takeover

British Government Promises to Ban ‘Rip-Off’ Airline Fees But Retains Some of the Highest Aviation Taxes in the World

How a Boeing 737 MAX Survived a Nosedive Traveling at the Speed of Sound

FAA finds Boeing 737 MAX software issue poses no flight-safety risk

Former SR-71 Engineer Talks NASA’s Blackbird Revival Program

FAA Breaks ATC Hiring Record, But More Work Remains

Charter Operators Grapple with Mexico’s FDR Requirements

British Government Promises to Ban ‘Rip-Off’ Airline Fees But Retains Some of the Highest Aviation Taxes in the World

Coast Guard searching off Nantucket for medical evacuation jet carrying 6 people heading from Bermuda to Boston

FlyDubai Co-Pilot Used Crash Ax in ‘Terrorist’ Cockpit Attack, Emirates Says

How a Boeing 737 MAX Survived a Nosedive Traveling at the Speed of Sound

All Elixir aircraft grounded after fatal accident involving light single

Former SR-71 Engineer Talks NASA’s Blackbird Revival Program

Relief for both Airbus and Boeing as thousands of workers back new contracts

US court trims Joby's trade-secret case against Archer Aviation

All Elixir aircraft grounded after fatal accident involving light single

Aeroméxico renews and expands credit facility to $250mn

Flydubai flight makes emergency landing after pilot allegedly stabs colleague in cockpit

Flydubai cockpit attack triggers violent plunge before crew and passenger regain control

FAA clears Boeing 737 MAX software issue, removing hurdle to MAX 10 certification

Passenger reportedly seized controls after flydubai co-pilot stabbed pilot, sending 737 MAX into 14,000-foot plunge

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