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Turkish Airlines A321 diverted to Barcelona after Wi‑Fi hotspot 'I have a bomb, everyone will die' triggers bomb scare

A Turkish Airlines Airbus A321 operating flight TK1853 (reg. TC‑JRR) from Istanbul to Barcelona was intercepted by fighter jets and made an emergency landing at Barcelona–El Prat on 15 January after a passenger named an in‑flight Wi‑Fi hotspot 'I have a bomb, everyone will die.' Police met the aircraft.

2026-01-15T05:19:06.888022-08:00

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Turkish Airlines A321 diverted to Barcelona after passenger-created Wi‑Fi name triggers bomb alert; escorted by fighter jets

2026-01-15T05:19:06.888022-08:00

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Greece CAA chief resigns after probe blames Jan. 4 ATC radio blackout on ageing communications

2026-01-14T01:39:24.342569-08:00

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Decades of unfinished FAA ATC modernization meet a Trump administration three‑year overhaul as radar contracts move forward

2026-01-13T00:27:41.881139-08:00

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Turkish Airlines A321 diverted to Barcelona after Wi‑Fi hotspot 'I have a bomb, everyone will die' triggers bomb scare A Turkish Airlines Airbus A321 operating flight TK1853 (reg. TC‑JRR) from Istanbul to Barcelona was intercepted by fighter jets and made an emergency landing at Barcelona–El Prat on 15 January after a passenger named an in‑flight Wi‑Fi hotspot 'I have a bomb, everyone will die.' Police met the aircraft.

2026-01-15T05:19:06.888022-08:00

Turkish Airlines A321 diverted to Barcelona after Wi‑Fi hotspot 'I have a bomb, everyone will die' triggers bomb scare

Associated Press

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Turkish Airlines A321 diverted to Barcelona after passenger-created Wi‑Fi name triggers bomb alert; escorted by fighter jets Turkish Airlines Flight TK1853, an A321 (registration TC‑JRR) from Istanbul to Barcelona, made an emergency landing at Barcelona–El Prat after a passenger-created in‑flight Wi‑Fi network name triggered a bomb alert. The jet was escorted by military fighters and standard security protocols were activated on arrival.

2026-01-15T05:19:06.888022-08:00

Turkish Airlines A321 diverted to Barcelona after passenger-created Wi‑Fi name triggers bomb alert; escorted by fighter jets

Reuters

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Greece CAA chief resigns after probe blames Jan. 4 ATC radio blackout on ageing communications Greece's Civil Aviation Authority chief resigned after investigators concluded the Jan. 4 radio blackout that cleared Greek airspace and forced hundreds of diversions was caused by ageing ATC communications, not a cyberattack. The outage — roughly eight hours — highlighted infrastructure gaps despite a €300m modernisation programme.

2026-01-14T01:39:24.342569-08:00

Greece CAA chief resigns after probe blames Jan. 4 ATC radio blackout on ageing communications

aerospaceglobalnews.com

Scotland airspace modernisation: How flight paths around Edinburgh and Glasgow will change Scotland’s airspace modernisation plans will redraw arrival and departure routes around Edinburgh and Glasgow airports. This briefing explains the proposed flight‑path changes, which sectors and procedures are affected, and the practical implications for airline operations, air traffic management and local airspace users.

2026-01-13T10:18:57.682383-08:00

Scotland airspace modernisation: How flight paths around Edinburgh and Glasgow will change

The Air Current

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Peraton in Charge of FAA ATC Modernization — Faces Political, Financial and Reputational Risk Peraton has been named prime integrator for the FAA’s nationwide air-traffic control modernization and now effectively leads delivery of the Brand New ATC System. The contractor assumes concentrated technical, schedule, financial and political risk as the program accelerates toward a targeted 2028 implementation.

2026-01-13T05:43:53.766603-08:00

Peraton in Charge of FAA ATC Modernization — Faces Political, Financial and Reputational Risk

FlightGlobal

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ATC confusion in near‑miss between SkyWest E175 and USAF B‑52 near Minot An NTSB probe found air traffic controllers at two facilities were confused while trying to deconflict a SkyWest Embraer 175 and a USAF B‑52H during a low‑altitude fly‑by near Minot, North Dakota, last year. The B‑52 was tracking east–west at about 2,700 ft when coordination broke down.

2026-01-13T01:51:56.263289-08:00

ATC confusion in near‑miss between SkyWest E175 and USAF B‑52 near Minot

Leeham News

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Decades of unfinished FAA ATC modernization meet a Trump administration three‑year overhaul as radar contracts move forward Decades of stalled FAA air‑traffic modernization — deemed unfinished since the agency's 1957 founding — are confronting an accelerated three‑year overhaul under the Trump administration. Recent radar contract awards advance the compressed timetable, even as critics point to long‑running structural and delivery failures that persist.

2026-01-13T00:27:41.881139-08:00

Decades of unfinished FAA ATC modernization meet a Trump administration three‑year overhaul as radar contracts move forward

Paddle Your Own Kanoo

DOD painted military aircraft to resemble civilian airliners, prompting FAA safety and legal questions The Department of Defense painted military aircraft to resemble civilian airliners, prompting FAA scrutiny over safety, airspace identification and legal implications. Regulators and lawmakers are questioning whether such disguises endanger civil aviation, complicate air traffic control, and violate marking or flight rules.

2026-01-12T22:01:49.149101-08:00

DOD painted military aircraft to resemble civilian airliners, prompting FAA safety and legal questions

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Turkish Airlines A321 diverted to Barcelona after Wi‑Fi hotspot 'I have a bomb, everyone will die' triggers bomb scare

Turkish Airlines A321 diverted to Barcelona after passenger-created Wi‑Fi name triggers bomb alert; escorted by fighter jets

Greece CAA chief resigns after probe blames Jan. 4 ATC radio blackout on ageing communications

Decades of unfinished FAA ATC modernization meet a Trump administration three‑year overhaul as radar contracts move forward

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