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The captain of a flydubai flight says he blocked axe blows from a co-pilot who intended to crash the aircraft, while screaming for help and reaching for a knob to open the cockpit door. His account describes a direct threat to the flight deck and its crew.
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An Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to Vienna made an emergency landing in Sofia, Bulgaria, after a bomb threat, according to the reports. One account said a Bulgarian MiG-29 fighter jet escorted the aircraft; the reports did not provide further details about the threat or the landing.
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The captain of a flydubai flight says he blocked axe blows from a co-pilot who intended to crash the aircraft, while screaming for help and reaching for a knob to open the cockpit door. His account describes a direct threat to the flight deck and its crew.
Romanian F-16s shot down two jet-powered drones about 20 kilometers southeast of Sulina after they entered Romanian airspace and flew over the country’s territorial waters. Romania’s Defense Ministry identified them as Geran-family attack drones but did not specify their country of origin.
Saudi Arabia said an AH-6i reconnaissance helicopter crashed in Najran province because of a technical malfunction, killing both crew members. The Houthis later released footage they said showed the aircraft being hit by a loitering munition; amid repeated attacks, Riyadh’s Kingdom Centre ordered office tenants to work remotely.
India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau says the flight crew’s decision to continue an unstabilised approach in marginal weather, followed by improper aircraft handling, was the probable cause of the September 2023 VSR Ventures Learjet 45XR crash at Mumbai airport. Eight people, including the crew, were seriously injured.
A British Airways flight returned to London Gatwick after a passenger’s portable charger reportedly caught fire, burning one person and raising concerns about smoke inhalation. Separately, an American Airlines Boeing 737-800 returned to Chicago O’Hare after crew suspected a fire in a rear-galley trash can and smoke entered the cabin.
More than a week after a Nigerian Air Force aircraft crashed, killing all 25 people aboard, families say they are still waiting for answers. Military teams are searching swampy terrain for wreckage and human remains.
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