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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

UAE says Flydubai co-pilot planned to crash Tel Aviv flight into Ben Gurion Airport

UAE prosecutors say Omani co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami planned to hijack a Flydubai flight to Israel and crash it into Ben Gurion Airport, aiming to cause mass casualties. Authorities said he had flown the route twice beforehand to familiarize himself with the airport; the pilot was stabbed in the cockpit attack.

Reuters • Enas Alashray, Federico Maccioni, Yasmine Ghania

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

New York Times • Gaia Lamperti

FlyDubai Pilot Recalls Cockpit Stabbing

Also: Washington Post, Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal, ms.now, The Guardian, tass.com, ANI News Agency and 7 more
2026-10-09T11:15:58.986805-07:00
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ch-aviation • Luciano Braganca

US's Blade partners with Aero to resume New York-Florida ops

By ch-aviation: Private aviation platform Blade, a subsidiary of eVTOL manufacturer Joby Aviation (Monterey/Carmel), is resuming by-the-seat operations between New York and South Florida in partnership with Part 135-certified operator Aero (United States of America).

Also: Urban Air Mobility News and overtdefense.com
2026-10-09T13:05:09.665563-07:00
Aircraft Finance & Leasing   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Airbus   Airbus A320   Airbus A330   Boeing   Boeing 737  
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ch-aviation • Hilka Birns

Titan Airways Malta secures A320 for Airbus shuttle

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2026-10-08T21:55:09.095125-07:00
Aircraft Finance & Leasing   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Airbus   Airbus A320   Airbus A330   Boeing   Boeing 737  
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Le Journal de l’Aviation • Emilie Drab

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

By Le Journal de l’Aviation: Avolon sécurise le flux de ses livraisons sur les prochaines années. La société de leasing irlandaise a annoncé le 9 octobre qu’elle avait signé des commandes fermes auprès de Boeing et d’Airbus pour acquérir 250 appareils : 737 MAX, A320neo et A330neo.

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2026-10-09T05:04:43.309970-07:00