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AeroTime • Ian Molyneaux

Delta flight from New York evacuated at Tel Aviv after anonymous bomb threat

Passengers were evacuated after an anonymous report claimed a bomb was in the cargo hold of a Delta Air Lines flight arriving from New York at Ben Gurion Airport. Israeli authorities isolated the aircraft, reported no unusual findings and said airport operations returned to normal.

2026-10-13T01:19:23.140011-07:00
Aviation Safety & Regulation   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Airlines   United Airlines  
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ch-aviation • Hilka Birns

United Airlines, Air France restrict crew on Israel flights

By ch-aviation: Support Contact Newsroom Print Page Preparing for print Commercial Aviation Fleet of United Airlines, © United Airlines By Hilka Birns 13Oct2026 LinkedIn X Facebook Copy news link RSS Feed United Airlines (UA, Chicago O'Hare ) and Air France (AF, Paris CDG ) have informed flight and cabin crew of nationality restrictions imposed by Israel following the attempted hijacking by a first officer of a flydubai flight to Tel Aviv Ben Gurion on September 30, 2026, according to internal memos cited by US blog Live and Let’s Fly and French online newspaper Mediapart.

2026-10-13T01:15:27.310853-07:00
Africa   Airports   Embraer  
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ch-aviation • Hilka Birns

Gusau, Nigeria sees first scheduled passenger service

By ch-aviation: Gusau, a new airport for the capital of Zamfara State in northwestern Nigeria, has received its first scheduled passenger service, launched by Xejet (4U, Lagos) on October 6, 2026, using an E145, 2x weekly from Abuja, the airline announced.

2026-10-12T23:55:05.512174-07:00