Wall Street Journal
• Benjamin Katz
Commercial aviation is being drawn into escalating conflicts, with airports, aircraft and airspace becoming deliberate targets of missile and drone attacks. The reported scale of these threats marks a sharp change in the exposure of civil air travel to conflict and raises operational and security concerns for airlines and airport operators.
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Commercial aviation is being drawn into escalating conflicts, with airports, aircraft and airspace becoming deliberate targets of missile and drone attacks. The reported scale of these threats marks a sharp change in the exposure of civil air travel to conflict and raises operational and security concerns for airlines and airport operators.
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Saudi Arabia said a ballistic missile attack on King Khalid International Airport killed 12 people and injured 309, prompting a temporary suspension of operations. The strike was the third reported attack on the airport that week and the deadliest incident in an escalating Houthi campaign against the kingdom, amid a wider regional conflict.
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Organizers of two major Saudi energy and investment conferences say the events will go ahead this month and have reassured visitors about security. Their decision follows missile attacks on Riyadh’s airport that left four people dead and heavily damaged an airliner.
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ITA Airways will continue operating the Alghero–Milan Linate public service obligation route through Jan. 31, 2027, Sardinia’s government said Oct. 6, 2026. The extension follows a tender that attracted no bids, leaving ITA in place to maintain the subsidized connection.
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