Bookmark this story
Saudi Arabia   Middle East   Airports   Accident   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
Wall Street Journal • Summer Said

Missile attack wounds people at Riyadh airport, forcing suspension of operations and flight diversions

Saudi Arabia suspended operations at King Khalid International Airport after a ballistic-missile attack on Saturday, with several people wounded and initial reports indicating a strike on a passenger terminal. Flights were diverted as the assault marked another disruption amid repeated attacks linked to the escalating conflict with Yemen’s Houthis.

Also: FlightGlobal, Bloomberg, New York Times, Reuters, CNBC, BBC, Jerusalem Post, Simple Flying, ANI News Agency, Financial Times, tass.com, Seeking Alpha and 7 more
2026-10-10T08:19:32.768789-07:00
Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Boeing   United Airlines  
Bookmark this story
Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

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

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: A United Airlines Boeing 777-200 with as many as 276 passengers on board made a “steep descent” as it was flying over the North Atlantic Ocean in the early hours of Saturday morning after the main cockpit windscreen cracked as the plane was flying at approximately 37,000 feet.

2026-10-10T10:54:46.363474-07:00
Middle East   Airports   Accident   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
Bookmark this story
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
2026-10-10T06:04:33.876530-07:00
Saudi Arabia   Middle East   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
Bookmark this story
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.

2026-10-09T20:05:21.038690-07:00
Israel   Middle East   Airports   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Airlines  
Bookmark this story
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.

Also: New York Times, Washington Post, Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal, Aviation A2Z, ANI News Agency, newsable.asianetnews.com, indiastrategic.in, The Independent, NBC News, tass.com and 13 more
2026-10-09T11:15:58.986805-07:00
Middle East   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Airlines   Delta Air Lines  
Bookmark this story
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.

Also: CNBC, airwaysmag.com, Paddle Your Own Kanoo, FlightGlobal, New York Times, AeroTime, Bloomberg, Live and Let's Fly, Aviation Week, Simple Flying, Airline Economics, Delta Air Lines and 24 more
2026-10-09T03:49:16.961579-07:00
Middle East   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Airlines   Delta Air Lines  
Bookmark this story
CNBC • Alexa LoMonaco

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

By CNBC: CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Delta's disappointing headline numbers overshadowed signs of strength, as the carrier managed to keep adjusted pretax profit roughly flat despite a sharp increase in fuel costs.

Also: Wall Street Journal, airwaysmag.com, Paddle Your Own Kanoo, FlightGlobal, New York Times, AeroTime, CNBC, Bloomberg, Live and Let's Fly, Aviation Week, Simple Flying, Airline Economics and 24 more
2026-10-09T16:04:50.755816-07:00