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IATA 2025 Safety Report: Accident rate improves to 1.32 per million flights, but fatalities rise

IATA's 2025 Annual Safety Report records an all‑accident rate of 1.32 per million flights (one accident per 759,646 flights) across 38.7 million flights, an improvement on 2024, yet total fatalities increased year‑on‑year. Africa and North America saw rising accident rates while the Middle East remained the safest region.

2026-03-09T06:08:34.736335-07:00

Associated Press

Bomb threat triggers evacuation and brief closure at Kansas City International Airport

2026-03-08T11:39:33.661687-07:00

Paddle Your Own Kanoo

Preliminary report: cabin baggage may have contributed to SAS A320 nearly taking off from a taxiway

2026-03-08T11:58:10.989188-07:00

Reuters

Renewed MH370 deep‑sea search ends without finding wreckage

2026-03-07T23:47:54.524980-08:00

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IATA 2025 Safety Report: Accident rate improves to 1.32 per million flights, but fatalities rise IATA's 2025 Annual Safety Report records an all‑accident rate of 1.32 per million flights (one accident per 759,646 flights) across 38.7 million flights, an improvement on 2024, yet total fatalities increased year‑on‑year. Africa and North America saw rising accident rates while the Middle East remained the safest region.

2026-03-09T06:08:34.736335-07:00

IATA 2025 Safety Report: Accident rate improves to 1.32 per million flights, but fatalities rise

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Australia lodges protest after PLA Navy helicopter dangerously intercepts RAN MH‑60R over Yellow Sea Australia lodged a formal diplomatic protest after a People’s Liberation Army Navy helicopter made an "unsafe and unprofessional" close‑range intercept of a Royal Australian Navy MH‑60R operating in international waters of the Yellow Sea during a UN sanctions‑monitoring mission, forcing the Australian aircraft to take evasive action.

2026-03-09T00:18:22.661765-07:00

Australia lodges protest after PLA Navy helicopter dangerously intercepts RAN MH‑60R over Yellow Sea

Vertical Mag

Fatal Kadena Air Base Incident Underscores Helicopter Rotor‑Wash Hazards A fatal incident at Kadena Air Base last year highlights the severe risks posed by helicopter rotor wash — an underappreciated hazard now receiving heightened attention. The case underlines threats to ground personnel and nearby operations, prompting a closer look at procedures and safety guidance.

2026-03-08T17:08:12.278237-07:00

Fatal Kadena Air Base Incident Underscores Helicopter Rotor‑Wash Hazards

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Preliminary report: cabin baggage may have contributed to SAS A320 nearly taking off from a taxiway Belgian investigators' preliminary report suggests cabin baggage — specifically unsecured or improperly stowed items — may have played a role in an SAS Airbus A320 nearly commencing a takeoff roll from a taxiway at Brussels Airport. The finding highlights cabin stowage as a potential operational and human-factor safety issue.

2026-03-08T11:58:10.989188-07:00

Preliminary report: cabin baggage may have contributed to SAS A320 nearly taking off from a taxiway

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Bomb threat triggers evacuation and brief closure at Kansas City International Airport Kansas City International Airport was evacuated Sunday after reports of a bomb threat, prompting police, K‑9 teams and FBI investigators to sweep terminals. Aircraft were held on taxiways and some passengers moved to the tarmac; operations resumed that afternoon once authorities cleared the scene.

2026-03-08T11:39:33.661687-07:00

Bomb threat triggers evacuation and brief closure at Kansas City International Airport

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Delta faces US$78.75M fuel-dump settlement and TechOps fatal-explosion lawsuit in 2026 Delta is confronting two major legal challenges in 2026: a proposed US$78.75 million settlement over fuel-dump claims and a separate wrongful-death suit stemming from a fatal explosion in its TechOps maintenance operation. The cases create potential financial, operational and reputational exposure for the carrier.

2026-03-08T06:57:30.352745-07:00

Delta faces US$78.75M fuel-dump settlement and TechOps fatal-explosion lawsuit in 2026

Airways Magazine

Israeli strikes destroy multiple Iranian F-14s at Isfahan; Tehran airports hit and civilian flights suspended Israeli airstrikes struck Iranian airbases, reportedly destroying several F-14 Tomcat fighters at Isfahan and striking Tehran’s Mehrabad and Imam Khomeini airports. Iranian authorities say 16 aircraft were destroyed and Tehran’s main international airport is closed to civilian flights; independent verification is pending.

2026-03-08T06:37:29.228351-07:00

Israeli strikes destroy multiple Iranian F-14s at Isfahan; Tehran airports hit and civilian flights suspended

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Garuda 737-800 lands with severely damaged radome that went undetected in flight A Garuda Indonesia Boeing 737-800 completed a domestic flight in Indonesia and landed with a severely damaged radome that had gone undetected during flight, operator and observers reported. The discovery has prompted scrutiny of pre-flight and post-flight inspection processes and maintenance oversight.

2026-03-08T05:38:58.600175-07:00

Garuda 737-800 lands with severely damaged radome that went undetected in flight

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IATA 2025 Safety Report: Accident rate improves to 1.32 per million flights, but fatalities rise

Bomb threat triggers evacuation and brief closure at Kansas City International Airport

Preliminary report: cabin baggage may have contributed to SAS A320 nearly taking off from a taxiway

Renewed MH370 deep‑sea search ends without finding wreckage

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