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Middle East   Airports   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airlines  
Reuters • Alexander Cornwell, Joanna Plucinska

Flydubai Flight Diverts to Saudi Arabia After Pilot Allegedly Attacks Co-Pilot

Flydubai flight FZ1073, traveling from Dubai to Tel Aviv, made an emergency landing at Saudi Arabia’s Tabuk Airport after an alleged cockpit attack involving the pilots. Both crew members were hospitalized, while Israeli officials investigated whether the incident represented an attempted attack and a replacement aircraft was arranged.

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2026-09-30T10:35:37.519265-07:00
Routes   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Airlines  
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AeroTime • Jean Carmela Lim

Air New Zealand to add over 7,000 Shanghai–Auckland seats over Chinese New Year

By AeroTime: Air New Zealand announced it will add more than 7,000 seats between Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) and Auckland Airport (AKL) over the 2027 Chinese New Year period, one of the busiest travel seasons for Chinese visitors to New Zealand.

Also: Simple Flying and Routes Online
2026-09-30T07:37:05.460772-07:00
Middle East   PaxEx   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airlines   Boeing 737  
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Reuters • Alexander Cornwell, Rami Amichay

Passengers overcame pilot who tried to crash flydubai flight, Israel says

By Reuters: The co-pilot of a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv tried to crash the plane after stabbing the pilot, but ​passengers subdued him while other pilots landed the plane safely in Saudi Arabia, Israeli officials said on Wednesday.

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2026-09-30T00:29:41.962615-07:00
Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation   airBaltic   Airlines  
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ch-aviation • Hilka Birns

Unsecured creditors’ committee named in airBaltic Chapter 11

By ch-aviation: An official committee of unsecured creditors has been announced as part of airBaltic's Chapter 11 restructuring process, according to documents filed with the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Also: Reuters
2026-09-30T07:16:25.731394-07:00
Air Cargo & Freight Logistics   777X   Africa   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Boeing  
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Ethiopian Airlines agrees to buy 10 Boeing cargo planes, has option for 8 more

By Reuters: Ethiopian Airlines on Wednesday signed a deal to buy 10 Boeing cargo planes, and its chief ​executive said the state-owned airline had ​the option to buy eight more.

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2026-09-30T03:19:48.490537-07:00