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• Julie Boatman
Runway overruns remain a cross-cutting aviation safety risk, affecting different aircraft types and flight crews rather than a single category of operation. The pattern underscores the need for consistent attention to approach, landing and runway-excursion risk across the industry.
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A medical helicopter crashed off California’s Catalina Island, killing two people and sending two others to hospitals in stable condition. Search-and-rescue operations continued for a fifth person reported missing after the accident near Los Angeles, according to authorities.
Runway overruns remain a cross-cutting aviation safety risk, affecting different aircraft types and flight crews rather than a single category of operation. The pattern underscores the need for consistent attention to approach, landing and runway-excursion risk across the industry.
Dutch investigators say the Starsky Aviation Fokker 50 suffered an engine malfunction and lost torque during climb after departing Mogadishu on Feb. 10. The turboprop’s crew attempted to return but overran runway 23, coming to rest on a beach beyond the runway end.
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A flydubai 737 MAX survived an extreme descent after the co-pilot allegedly stabbed the pilot, according to passenger accounts. One passenger said he helped take control as the aircraft descended roughly 14,000 feet; a large section of the rudder was later found torn away, and passengers were brought safely to Tel Aviv.
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A Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv carrying 174 people suffered a rapid altitude loss after a co-pilot reportedly attacked and stabbed Captain Smit Machchhar. Crew members and a passenger helped restore control, while Machchhar was hailed by Indian and international leaders for averting a larger disaster.
A helicopter crashed near Marondera in Zimbabwe’s Mashonaland East Province on Wednesday evening, killing all six people aboard, according to officials and local reports. Businessman Wicknell Chivayo and his wife, Lucy Muteke, were identified among those killed; authorities have not publicly detailed the cause.
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A flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv diverted to Saudi Arabia after one pilot allegedly stabbed a colleague and apparently attempted to crash the aircraft. Indian pilot Smit Machchhar was hailed by Israeli and Indian leaders for helping save passengers; the motive remains unknown.
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Flydubai flight FZ1073 diverted to Tabuk after transmitting the 7700 emergency code and 7500 hijack code. Israeli media reported that a fight between the pilots prompted the diversion, but the available reports do not establish the circumstances behind the cockpit incident or the crew’s condition.
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