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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

UAE prosecutors allege Flydubai first officer attacked captain with crash axe, sought control of airliner

The UAE attorney general says Omani First Officer Hamam al-Hammami, on Flydubai flight FZ-1073, attacked the captain with a crash axe and attempted to take control of the packed aircraft. Prosecutors allege he was radicalized while living in Australia and pursued aviation as part of a planned attack.

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Flydubai co-pilot planned terrorist attack at Tel Aviv airport

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

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Flying Magazine • Meg Godlewski

NTSB: Misfueling Led to Cessna 421 Crash

By Flying Magazine: Lessons can be learned from rushed preflight and misfueling, which caused double engine power loss.

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2026-10-09T09:04:53.889190-07:00

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ch-aviation • Daniel Martinez Garbuno

Haiti’s Sunrise Airways to move New York ops to JFK

By ch-aviation: This article is only available with a subscription for Commercial Aviation News, Operator & Airport Data.

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2026-10-09T10:05:40.183727-07:00

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AINonline • Robert Sancetta

AINsight: Update on Sleep Apnea for Pilots

By AINonline: Robert Sancetta is a former DC-10 captain with 11,000 flight hours. He has worked as a Senior AME since 1993 and is appointed as AME Consultant to the FAA Federal Air Surgeon.

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2026-10-09T11:05:01.208001-07:00

BizAv Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)

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AINonline • Kerry Lynch

AircraftPost: Bizjet Market Tightens with Fewer Sales

By AINonline: Results vary by aircraft model and category.

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2026-10-09T11:05:01.526203-07:00

MRO Supply Chain Leadership Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)

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FlightGlobal • Murdo Morrison

Ontic maintains pace of change

By FlightGlobal: After leadership switch at specialist parts-manufacturing firm and opening of new UK MRO hub, long-serving former chief executive vows growth will continue.

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2026-10-09T11:05:07.927374-07:00

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ch-aviation • Luciano Braganca

Brazil's TAM Aviação Executiva opens FBO at Belo Horizonte

By ch-aviation: TAM Aviação Executiva (São Paulo Congonhas) has inaugurated a new FBO at the south apron of Belo Horizonte Pampulha.

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2026-10-09T11:05:22.966549-07:00

Airline Industry & Market Trends Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact Airlines

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Bloomberg • Will Kubzansky

Jet Fuel Nears $5 a Gallon in New York, LA on War Disruptions

By Bloomberg: Jet fuel prices in New York and Los Angeles are climbing back toward $5 a gallon as Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries and curtailed Middle East shipments of refined products weigh on supplies.

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2026-10-09T11:05:24.438474-07:00