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Planes sit on the tarmac at Ben Gurion International Airport in Israel on September 30 after a Flydubai aircraft bound for Israel was diverted to Saudi Arabia. Photo: Reuters
Terrorism

Inspired by 9/11, Flydubai co-pilot sought to crash plane into Israel airport

The planned suicide attack was inspired by the events of September 11 in the US, public prosecutors believe.

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Accidents and personal safety

Man lost control of paraglider in strong winds, probe into fatal crash finds

United States

US Coast Guard suspends search for 6 aboard crashed medical aircraft

Middle East

Indian pilot hailed as hero recalls Flydubai cockpit attack

Captain Smit Machchhar was seriously injured in the attack and is recovering in an Abu Dhabi hospital.

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An art teacher in Mumbai paints a portrait honouring pilot Smit Machchhar on Thursday. Photo: AP
Indian Captain Smit Machchhar in the cockpit of a plane in an unknown location. Photo: via AP
Israel

Video | Captain, passengers hailed as heroes in Flydubai incident

The suspect, an Omani citizen, is under arrest and Saudi authorities are working with Israel and other to determine a motive.

US, Israel war on Iran

Trump vows to hit Iran ‘very hard’ if linked to Flydubai cockpit attack

US president warns of retaliation as Israeli PM claims co-pilot who attempted to crash jet underwent radicalisation.

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Middle East

Investigators probe why co-pilot stabbed captain of Flydubai flight to Israel

The suspect, an Omani citizen, is under arrest and Saudi authorities are working with countries, including Israel, to determine a motive.

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Passengers inside the rerouted Flydubai flight FZ 1073, ahead of its departure to Tel Aviv from Saudi Arabia’s Tabuk airport. Photo: AFP
Aviation

Video | Passengers thwart possible terror attempt

Co-pilot of Tel Aviv-bound flydubai jet reportedly stabbed captain before being subdued by passengers and crew.

Israel

Netanyahu hails Indian pilot and passengers for averting Flydubai crash

Israeli premier praises pilot Smit Machchhar’s ‘extraordinary bravery’ after co-pilot allegedly tried to crash Tel Aviv-bound jet.

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United States

News helicopter crashes in Los Angeles, killing 3

NBC4 news chopper comes down in Chatsworth neighbourhood while covering a fatal bus crash.

First responders at the scene of the helicopter crash. Photo: KABC-TV via AP
Aviation

‘Too fast’, ‘too low’: pilot pressed on with landing despite warnings in Miami crash

NTSB releases transcripts of recordings from Amazon cargo plane that skidded off runway, killing five.

The wreckage of the Amazon Prime Air cargo plane that overran a runway at Miami International Airport. Photo: NTSB via Reuters
Malaysia

‘Flying doctor’ helicopter crash in Malaysia kills 5 people

Search ⁠operations at the crash site in Sarawak were complicated by hazy conditions, with rescuers barred from using ‌air services.

United States

Black boxes recovered from Amazon cargo plane that overran Miami runway

NTSB investigators inspect ‘utter devastation’ at crash site where Boeing 767 struck two vehicles, killing five people on the ground.

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United States

Amazon cargo plane overshoots runway in Miami, killing at least 5

Boeing 767 overruns airstrip while landing at Miami International Airport, striking multiple vehicles on the ground.

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The jet with its nose on the ground and tail tilted up. Photo: EPA
Greece

2 pilots killed after Greek air force plane crashes at annual air show

Officials said the bodies of the pilots were located during a rescue operation, hampered initially by a fire at Tanagra airbase near Athens.

Black smoke from a fire at the area where an F-4 Phantom fighter jet crashed during the Athens Flying Week airshow in Tanagra, Greece on Saturday. Photo: EPA
Accidents and disasters in China

Air China Boeing 747 grounded in New York following gate refuelling incident

Beijing-bound Boeing 747-8 inspected after fuel truck reportedly tears lines from wing ports at JFK.

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Singapore

‘I owe him’: wife of man who died after turbulence sues Singapore Airlines

‘Nothing prepared me for hearing he had died. It was absolutely devastating,’ said Linda Kitchen, who broke her back during the 2024 incident.

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Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

2 air traffic controllers left work before fatal US crash. Now they may be fired

Two pilots died after their Air Canada Express plane collided with a fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport in March.

Officials and aircraft maintenance workers pick through debris and remove luggage as they inspect the wreckage of an Air Canada Express jet at LaGuardia Airport in March. Photo: AP
South Korea

South Korean police look to charge 7 for lying about structure in Jeju Air crash

The transport ministry officials put out false media statements claiming the localisers had been installed in line with regulations.

Britain

US judge postpones Lockerbie bombing trial over new evidence

Defence granted time to review newly disclosed material days before jury selection for former Libyan agent accused in 1988 attack.

United States

Plane pilot killed in US collision with police helicopter

The plane was coming down on the runway and veered into the helicopter, on which two state troopers were on board.

Authorities investigate a crash between a state police helicopter and a small plane at the Carlisle airport in Pennsylvania, the US on Wednesday. Photo: via AP
Kenya

Ecuador intel chief and 5 Americans killed in Kenya tourist helicopter crash

None of the seven people on board the aircraft survived, and the cause of the incident is still under investigation.

Rescue officials work at the site of a tourist helicopter crash that caused multiple casualties, according to police, in Samburu County, Kenya, on Wednesday. Photo: Kenya Red Cross/Handout via Reuters
Germany

Pilot dies after helicopter crash in German forest

No one else was on the helicopter, which was carrying out liming work on the forest.

Indonesia

Families of Lion Air crash victims suffer again, ‘predatory’ lawyer evades jail

Keith Griffin has admitted that he knew his boss Tom Girardi failed to distribute settlement funds to families of the Lion Air victims.

Aviation

Bird remains found in engine after man nearly sucked out of plane window

A piece of the engine had broken off the aircraft and smashed the window, forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing.

An undated image shows the window on a Ryanair plane that was broken by a stray engine part shortly after take-off, causing a man’s head to be sucked into the hole. Photo: National Transportation Safety Board via AP
Mainland China

Lightning hits China Southern Airbus A321 while taxiing, 20 strike marks found

The plane was grounded for inspection at Shenzhen Baoan International Airport, delaying passengers by four hours.

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A China Southern Airlines Airbus A321 at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia, on July 22. Photo: Shutterstock
India

Air India pilot undergoes ‘confirmatory’ drug test after flight plunge

The incident is the latest in a series of setbacks for the Indian carrier, which appointed a new executive on Wednesday.

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China airliners

How did 2 planes come within 20 metres of each other in the sky in Japan?

The incident, which at one point saw only 20 metres separating the planes, offers lessons for Chinese regulators and operators, analysts say.

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