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• Clement Charpentreau
Hungarian Gripens launched on Aug. 29, 2026, after a Cessna 172 taken from Kalocsa-Foktő airfield flew toward the Paks nuclear power plant. The incident highlights the security exposure posed by unauthorized access to general-aviation aircraft near critical infrastructure and the role of rapid military interception.
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Hungarian Gripens launched on Aug. 29, 2026, after a Cessna 172 taken from Kalocsa-Foktő airfield flew toward the Paks nuclear power plant. The incident highlights the security exposure posed by unauthorized access to general-aviation aircraft near critical infrastructure and the role of rapid military interception.
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A DHL Boeing 737-800 freighter arriving from Phoenix as flight KFS 1814 caught fire around 11 p.m. local time Wednesday while landing at Los Angeles International Airport. Video showed flames from the right main landing gear as the aircraft came to a stop on the runway.
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The FAA is moving to dismiss two air-traffic controllers who allegedly left their shifts early before an Air Canada Express aircraft collided with a fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport in March, according to people familiar with the matter. The collision was fatal.
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The FAA is seeking to dismiss two air traffic controllers who allegedly left LaGuardia before an Air Canada Express aircraft collided with an airport fire truck on March 22, killing both pilots. The controllers are among roughly a dozen employees facing action in a timecard-fraud inquiry.
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