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• Clement Charpentreau
DNA recovered from an explosive drone that struck an Antonov An-124 at Leipzig/Halle reportedly matches evidence from the 2024 DHL incendiary parcel plot. The finding could connect an attack on an aircraft at a major European cargo hub with a broader suspected GRU-linked campaign.
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DNA recovered from an explosive drone that struck an Antonov An-124 at Leipzig/Halle reportedly matches evidence from the 2024 DHL incendiary parcel plot. The finding could connect an attack on an aircraft at a major European cargo hub with a broader suspected GRU-linked campaign.
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An Airbus A320 encountered severe turbulence while descending toward Corsica after its crew detected a violent convective cell too late to take evasive action. Several cabin crew members and passengers suffered bone fractures, underscoring the risks of convective weather during approach and descent.
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The FAA is installing new surface-movement radar at Newark Liberty International Airport as part of a $30 million plan to replace air traffic control systems that are roughly 30 years old. The technology is intended to help controllers monitor airport movements and prevent runway incidents, while transportation officials seek as much as $10 billion for broader upgrades.
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.
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A Fiat Panda operated by an airport handling company collided with a taxiing Hawker Beechcraft 400A at Milan Linate Airport. No injuries were reported, but two inbound flights diverted as authorities investigated how the vehicle reached the active runway 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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