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Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry says pilots were returned to the UAE with an Emirati security team.

Civil aviation changed after 9/11 to keep attackers outside cockpits. The Flydubai scare flips the dilemma.

Adam Polovincik tells the BBC he told his young children "everything is going to be all right" as flight plunged more than 17,000ft (5,200m).

The Flydubai scare has raised several questions for Israel and the civil aviation industry.

Capt Smit Machchhar was attacked by another pilot onboard the Flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv.

A pilot of a FlyDubai jet carrying more than 170 passengers to Tel Aviv stabbed his colleague and tried to crash the plane. Passengers and members of the crew stormed the cockpit and managed to stabilize the jet. Bloomberg's Benedikt Kammel breaks down the situation. (Source: Bloomberg)

An aeroplane flying to Israel fell 17,000ft (5,200m) in less than two minutes before it was diverted.

An amazed US President Donald Trump relayed the story of how an ‘Israeli plumber’ helped land a Flydubai flight.

The Israeli prime minister thanks 'true hero' Captain Smit Machchhar for 'extraordinary bravery'.

Netanyahu said Mr. Machchhar saved the lives of 174 people, including Israeli citizens and other nationals

Flydubai flight diverts to Saudi Arabia after cockpit emergency, as Netanyahu alleges a crash attempt.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that the pilot of a Tel Aviv-bound flydubai flight had tried to crash the plane and kill its passengers, after the aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. Passengers gave a similar account of the incident on board, describing a fight for control after the plane suddenly plummeted, losing around 17,000 feet of altitude in the span of a minute, according to the Flightradar24 website.

A Flydubai plane travelling from Dubai to Israel made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.

The pilot was subsequently repatriated to India as a passenger; appropriate disciplinary action will be taken based on the findings, the officials said

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Sept. 24 (Jiji Press)--An All Nippon Airways plane carrying 152 passengers made an emergency landing at Naha Airport in Japan's southernmost Okinawa Prefecture on Wednesday night due to a possible engine malfunction. Three of the passengers suffered minor injuries such as scratches, ANA said. After the Boeing 737-800 jet left the airport for the southwestern prefectu...

A plane landing in Tokyo that one passenger called 'a miracle' ended with applause as Typhoon Dujuan battered Japan.

The aircraft went down near wind turbines in Kipeto, a hilly area of Kajiado County southwest of Nairobi, according to Kajiado West police commander Maureen Kuto. Neither victim was immediately identified.

Passengers, who arrived at the airport on Friday morning, protested, alleging that the flight was cancelled at the last minute

Começam a valer, nesta segunda-feira (14), as novas regras da Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (Anac) para punir passageiros que adotem comportamentos que coloquem em risco a segurança, a ordem ou a integridade de pessoas em aeroportos e aeronaves. As medidas punitivas, previstas na Resolução Anac nº 800/2026, podem chegar à suspensão do direito de embarque em voos domésticos pelo prazo de até 12 meses, a depender da gravidade da infração. Notícias relacionadas:Anac permite voos após as 23h em Congonhas em situações excepcionais.Anac suspende quatro empresas de voos panorâmicos que operavam no Rio.Companhias aéreas e operadores aeroportuários poderão adotar medidas imediatas diante de atos de indisciplina, como advertências, acionamento das autoridades policiais, contenção do passageiro e retirada da aeronave.  Em casos graves ou gravíssimos, o transporte poderá ser interrompido. Compartilhamento de informações Para viabilizar a medida, as empresas aéreas compartilharão as informações necessárias para identificar passageiros suspensos. A penalidade será aplicada pela própria companhia responsável pela ocorrência, que deverá comunicar o passageiro e garantir o direito de defesa. A norma prevê também sanções administrativas. Para atos classificados como graves ou gravíssimos, a multa-base fixada pela Anac é de R$ 17,5 mil – valor que poderá ser ajustado de acordo com as circunstâncias apuradas em processo administrativo.

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Two Belgian nationals were rescued by Turkish authorities after their private aircraft suffered engine failure.

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The Airport Authority of India said the details and circumstances leading to the incident will be examined by the appropriate authorities according to the prescribed procedures

The flight, 6E 1302, took off from Doha at 2:19 a.m. and landed in Muscat at 5:30 a.m. local time; the crew member was attended to by a medical team upon landing

A low-altitude flyover by two Airlink passenger jets before a rugby match at Cape Town’s DHL Stadium is being reviewed by South African aviation authorities after it drew safety concerns, officials said on Wednesday. The South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) said it had obtained flight data recordings and requested additional information from regional carrier Airlink as part of its assessment. A full report with recommendations would be issued once the review was complete. “It is...

The civil aviation authority says it is also investigating last Saturday's aerial display.