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• Ian Molyneaux
A Fiat Panda or airport service vehicle struck a taxiing Hawker Beechcraft 400A at Milan Linate Airport, with surveillance video showing the car entering the aircraft’s path. The collision caused no serious injuries, but has prompted an investigation into how the vehicle reached an active aircraft movement area.
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Teledyne Controls has launched its GroundLink Edge Computing Platform and AppLink cloud service after receiving FAA supplemental type certificate approval for the Boeing 737. The approval enables airlines to remotely deploy and manage onboard applications, adding cloud-based oversight to aircraft computing environments.
A Fiat Panda or airport service vehicle struck a taxiing Hawker Beechcraft 400A at Milan Linate Airport, with surveillance video showing the car entering the aircraft’s path. The collision caused no serious injuries, but has prompted an investigation into how the vehicle reached an active aircraft movement area.
Israeli leisure carrier Israir has received approval from Israel’s civil aviation regulator to launch services to North America, a key step toward its planned New York operation with Airbus A330s. The airline still requires clearance from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration before flights can begin.
NORAD intercepted two general-aviation aircraft that entered temporary flight-restricted airspace over Bedminster, N.J., while President Donald Trump attended a LIV Golf championship at his nearby club. F-16s escorted both aircraft out of the restricted area, according to reports.
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Aerocivil restricted or suspended operations at seven airports after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia, citing inspections of airside, structural and navigation infrastructure. Pereira, Manizales, Quibdó, Armenia, Cartago, Buenaventura and Cali were affected, while Popayán separately closed because of volcanic ash; Clic, Wingo and JetSMART offered passenger remedies.
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An S7 Airlines Boeing 737-800 freighter overran the runway at Norilsk, marking the Russian carrier’s second 737 runway overrun in less than six weeks. The repeat event puts renewed focus on the operator’s 737 operations and runway-excursion risk management.
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The November 4, 2025 loss of a UPS-operated MD-11 freighter at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport highlights the consequences of an engine separating from the wing during takeoff. The event also revives a decades-old aviation safety lesson about vulnerable single-point failure modes.
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Alaska Airlines Flight 305 returned to the gate at Miami International Airport on Aug. 9 after pilots reported passenger threats during taxi, including an alleged attempt to take control of the aircraft. Air traffic control audio reviewed by CNN indicated emergency protocols were also triggered on another flight.
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