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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

United 777 makes steep descent after cockpit windscreen cracks at 37,000 feet

A United Airlines Boeing 777-200 carrying as many as 276 passengers descended steeply over the North Atlantic after its main cockpit windscreen cracked at about 37,000 feet. The incident occurred early Saturday; the available report does not specify the aircraft’s destination, the cause of the crack or whether anyone was injured.

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2026-10-10T10:54:46.363474-07:00

Saudi Arabia Middle East Airports Accident Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact

Wall Street Journal • Summer Said

Saudi Arabia Closes Airport in Riyadh After Damaging New Houthi Attack

By Wall Street Journal: DUBAI—Saudi Arabia closed its airport in Riyadh after Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militants hit it in a fresh missile attack Saturday on the kingdom’s air links.

Paddle Your Own Kanoo

Riyadh King Khalid International Airport Hit By Ballistic Missile: Initial Reports Suggest ‘Mass Casualty Event’

Bloomberg

Saudi Arabia Suspends Operations at Riyadh Airport After Attack

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27 Sources

2026-10-10T08:19:32.768789-07:00

Middle East Airports Accident Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact

Reuters • Federico Maccioni, Timour Azhari

Major Saudi conferences to proceed, organisers say, despite deadly airport attack

By Reuters: The organisers of two major Saudi energy and investment conferences said their events will go ahead this month and reassured visitors on security, after missile attacks on Riyadh's airport left four people dead and an airliner heavily damaged this week.

Also: India Defense News

2 Sources

2026-10-10T06:04:33.876530-07:00

Saudi Arabia Middle East Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact

Wall Street Journal • Georgi Kantchev, Stephen Kalin, Summer Said

Houthis Bombard Saudi Air Links in Effort to Cut Kingdom Off From Rest of World

By Wall Street Journal: DUBAI—Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militants are taking aim at Saudi Arabia’s air links to the world, rattling travelers and squeezing another key sector of the kingdom’s economy while its crucial oil industry remains under fire.

1 Source

2026-10-09T20:05:21.038690-07:00

Europe Policy & Regulation Airlines

politico.eu • Tommaso Lecca

Ryanair lashes out at Air France and Lufthansa over ownership probe

By politico.eu: The low-cost airline is facing allegations that it violates EU requirements for operating in the bloc.

Also: Aviation A2Z

2 Sources

2026-10-09T19:54:36.311659-07:00

Israel Middle East Airports Accident Aviation Safety & Regulation Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact Airlines

Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Terrorist Flydubai Pilot Was Radicalized in Australia and Pursued Career in Aviation to Carry Out 9/11-Style Attack, Prosecutors Allege

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: In a major new update, the Attorney General for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has revealed that Hamam al-Hammami, the Omani First Officer of Flydubai flight FZ-1073, who attacked his Captain with a crash axe and attempted to take control of the packed airliner, was radicalized while living in Australia.

Reuters

UAE says Omani flydubai co-pilot planned suicide attack on Tel Aviv flight

Aviation24

Flydubai flight FZ1073 updates: Ben Gurion Airport was the intended target

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43 Sources

2026-10-09T11:15:58.986805-07:00

Middle East Airline Industry & Market Trends Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact Airlines Delta Air Lines

Wall Street Journal • Alison Sider

Delta’s CEO on Skipping Starlink, Premium-Travel Rush and High Fuel Prices

By Wall Street Journal: Fuel is taking a chunk out of Delta Air Lines’ DAL 0.04%increase; up pointing triangle profits. The carrier on Friday sharply lowered its outlook for the year, reflecting a $6 billion increase in fuel costs.

Skift

Delta CEO on 20% Fare Hikes (‘Limited Resistance’) and Starlink (‘No Tit-For-Tat’)

Reuters

Delta warns of more airline capacity restraint as fuel shock hits profits

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43 Sources

2026-10-09T03:49:16.961579-07:00

Middle East Airline Industry & Market Trends Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact Airlines Delta Air Lines

CNBC • Alexa LoMonaco

2026-10-09T16:04:50.755816-07:00

United 777 makes steep descent after cockpit windscreen cracks at 37,000 feet

Saudi Arabia Closes Airport in Riyadh After Damaging New Houthi Attack

Riyadh King Khalid International Airport Hit By Ballistic Missile: Initial Reports Suggest ‘Mass Casualty Event’

Saudi Arabia Suspends Operations at Riyadh Airport After Attack

Major Saudi conferences to proceed, organisers say, despite deadly airport attack

Houthis Bombard Saudi Air Links in Effort to Cut Kingdom Off From Rest of World

Ryanair lashes out at Air France and Lufthansa over ownership probe

Terrorist Flydubai Pilot Was Radicalized in Australia and Pursued Career in Aviation to Carry Out 9/11-Style Attack, Prosecutors Allege

UAE says Omani flydubai co-pilot planned suicide attack on Tel Aviv flight

Flydubai flight FZ1073 updates: Ben Gurion Airport was the intended target

Delta’s CEO on Skipping Starlink, Premium-Travel Rush and High Fuel Prices

Delta CEO on 20% Fare Hikes (‘Limited Resistance’) and Starlink (‘No Tit-For-Tat’)

Delta warns of more airline capacity restraint as fuel shock hits profits

Cramer says Delta Air Lines' earnings miss doesn't tell the whole story

Delta CEO on 20% Fare Hikes (‘Limited Resistance’) and Starlink (‘No Tit-For-Tat’)

Delta warns of more airline capacity restraint as fuel shock hits profits

United Airlines Boeing 777 Makes ‘Steep Descent’ Over the Atlantic After Cockpit Windscreen Cracks at 37,000 Feet

Saudi Arabia Closes Airport in Riyadh After Damaging New Houthi Attack

Major Saudi conferences to proceed, organisers say, despite deadly airport attack

Houthis Bombard Saudi Air Links in Effort to Cut Kingdom Off From Rest of World

Ryanair lashes out at Air France and Lufthansa over ownership probe

Cramer says Delta Air Lines' earnings miss doesn't tell the whole story

Titan Airways Malta secures A320 for Airbus shuttle

France leases Falcon 8X to cover gov't fleet maintenance

(FR) Avolon places firm orders for 250 Airbus and Boeing aircraft

Boeing, Airbus Win Order for 250 Aircraft From Lessor Avolon

Southwest weighs Boeing 787s as it considers long-haul international expansion

Delta cuts 2026 profit outlook nearly a quarter as fuel costs surge, while fares rise and capacity restraint looms

Avolon orders 250 Boeing and Airbus jets, including 110 Airbus aircraft, with option for 100 more

Avolon orders 250 Boeing and Airbus jets, including 110 Airbus aircraft, with option for 100 more

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