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Delta Passenger Steals and Crashes Airport Tug in California, Officials Say

The episode briefly disrupted operations on Tuesday at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, Calif., where the man went onto the tarmac, the authorities said.

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A Delta Air Lines passenger stole a vehicle used to tow planes and crashed it on the tarmac at John Wayne Airport in Southern California on Tuesday, the authorities said.
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Potential Iranian Drone Attack Led to Exit of U.S. Aircraft From British Air Base

According to U.S. and British officials, 12 B-1 Air Force bombers from R.A.F. Fairford air base were withdrawn because of the risk of a drone attack ordered by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

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A B-1 bomber taking off from the R.A.F. Fairford air base in England on Sunday.
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U.S. Sanctions Aim to ‘Shut Down’ Iran’s Airlines, but This Boeing Plane Is Still Flying

The Trump administration says all Iranian airlines are being “shut down.” So why is this jumbo jet still flying from Tehran to Southeast Asia?

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A Mahan Air Boeing 777 with the tail sign EP-MTE arrived at Najaf International Airport in July, carrying the casket of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in U.S.-Israeli strikes in February.
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Israeli Authorities Trade Blame for Failure to Flag FlyDubai Co-Pilot

The Omani co-pilot who officials said tried to crash the plane was said to have embraced extremist Islamist views.

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A replacement FlyDubai plane, carrying passengers who were on an aircraft from Dubai to Tel Aviv that made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, arrives at Ben Gurion International Airport in Israel, last week.
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Who Were the Pilots on the FlyDubai Flight?

The co-pilot’s embrace of extreme Islamist views prompted Omani officials to scrutinize him, according to two people briefed on the investigation.

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Officials are working to uncover the motives of a pilot who attacked his colleague during a flight to Tel Aviv.
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Kristi Noem’s Agency Gave Her Donor a Lucrative Contract Just Before She Left

The Homeland Security Department signed a multi-million dollar agreement to buy five aircraft from a company owned by a political contributor of the secretary on her last day, documents show.
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Search Underway for Missing Plane Heading From Bermuda Off Nantucket

The plane, with four Canadians on board and two people picked up in Bermuda, lost contact shortly after 1 a.m. A search was underway Saturday off the coast of Nantucket, Mass.

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The Coast Guard continued searching for six people after locating debris from missing aircraft off Nantucket.
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Omani Co-Pilot on FlyDubai Flight Is Said to Have Extremist Views

It was unclear what background checks had been carried out before he was allowed to fly to Israel.

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A FlyDubai aircraft that returned passengers who had been aboard Flight 1073, at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv on Wednesday.
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Iraq Wins U.S. Permission to Resume Iran Flights, Prime Minister Says

Flights between the neighboring countries had been halted after broad U.S. penalties on Iran’s aviation industry.

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An airport in Najaf, Iraq, last month. Flights will be allowed to resume between the holy city and Iran, according to Iraq’s prime minister.
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FlyDubai Co-Pilot Used Crash Ax in ‘Terrorist’ Cockpit Attack, Emirates Says

The violent midair assault on a FlyDubai flight to Tel Aviv has deepened concerns about the safety of Israelis traveling abroad.

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A FlyDubai plane carrying passengers from an earlier flight that had been forced to divert after a cockpit attack, arriving near Tel Aviv on Wednesday.
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FlyDubai Attack Raises Questions About Pilot Background Checks

Health screenings and criminal background checks may go only so far in identifying pilots who have become radicalized or try to hide their mental health issues, experts said.

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In the United States, pilots undergo a criminal history check as well as a threat assessment to see if they have ever been flagged as a “person of interest” in federal law enforcement databases.
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Why Were 4 Pilots Aboard FlyDubai Flight 1073?

After the co-pilot stabbed the captain, two pilots who were seated in the cabin intervened alongside passengers and safely landed the Boeing 737 in Saudi Arabia.

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A FlyDubai plane carried passengers to Tel Aviv on Wednesday after a midair cockpit attack on their earlier flight. Two other pilots who were seated in the cabin safely landed that plane.
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How FlyDubai Passengers and Crew Averted Disaster After Pilot Was Stabbed During Flight

A badly wounded Indian pilot managed to unlock the cockpit door. Four Israeli men teamed up to overwhelm an attacker and avert disaster.

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A FlyDubai plane carrying Israeli passengers who had earlier been aboard another FlyDubai aircraft that made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia approaches Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv on Wednesday.
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Indian Pilot Stabbed on FlyDubai Flight Recalls Sudden Attack

Capt. Smit Machchhar, who was stabbed by his co-pilot midair between Dubai and Tel Aviv, said he “had to act” to prevent a crash despite serious injuries.

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Capt. Smit Machchhar in a photo released by Israel’s Foreign Ministry.
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‘I Couldn’t Let All of Them Die’: Pilot on FlyDubai Flight Recalls Sudden Attack

Capt. Smit Machchhar, who was stabbed by his co-pilot midair between Dubai and Tel Aviv, said he “had to act” to prevent a crash despite serious injuries.

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Capt. Smit Machchhar in a photo released by Israel’s Foreign Ministry.
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Airlines Set to Bring Israelis Back From U.A.E. After FlyDubai Cockpit Attack

The attack, on a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, halted the only direct service between the two cities since the war in Iran disrupted air traffic.

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Israeli carriers in Cyprus in 2025. Two Israeli airlines, Israir and Arkia, said Friday that they had obtained “the required permissions” to land at Dubai’s airport.
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Wind Warnings Were Never Given to Pilots in Miami Crash, Federal Report Says

The pilots of an Amazon cargo jet had never worked together before the day of the crash, and were traveling at an abnormally high speed when they hit the runway, the report said.

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Investigators continue to try to determine what caused the crash of an Amazon cargo plane at Miami International Airport last month.
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Investigators Seek Motive for FlyDubai Cockpit Attack

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said the co-pilot who set upon the pilot had undergone “Islamist radical indoctrination” but did not elaborate.

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A FlyDubai plane carrying Israeli passengers who had earlier been aboard another FlyDubai aircraft forced to make an emergency landing after a cockpit attack.
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FlyDubai Under Scrutiny After Cockpit Attack

The United Arab Emirates has said it is leading the investigation into the episode, and FlyDubai’s service between Dubai and Tel Aviv has been suspended.

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A passenger raises his arms in relief as he walks through the domestic arrivals doors with his dog and luggage at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv on Wednesday.
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Investigators Seek to Determine How a Weapon Entered FlyDubai Cockpit

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said one possibility was that the assailant used an emergency crash ax, typically stored in the cockpit.

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A FlyDubai jet on Wednesday near Tel Aviv at Ben Gurion International Airport, where passengers on the disrupted flight were flown after an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.
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Israeli Politicians Trade Barbs Over FlyDubai Attack

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s campaign for a coming election was already dominated by discussion of the policy, military and intelligence failures leading up to the Hamas-led attacks on Oct. 7, 2023.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in a tight race for his political future, with national elections this month that are widely seen as the most consequential in the country’s history.
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5 Passengers on FlyDubai Flight to Receive Israel’s Award for Heroism

The passengers subdued an attacker in the cockpit of a FlyDubai flight carrying more than 170 people from Dubai to Tel Aviv.

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Israeli passenger Yaniv Hayoun, with blood stains on his shirt, is welcomed at the arrivals gate at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, on Wednesday
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Who Is Captain Smit Machchhar, the Pilot Hailed as a Hero After FlyDubai Cockpit Stabbing?

Capt. Smit Machchhar suffered stab wounds while fending off an attack from his co-pilot, saving the lives of around 170 people on board, officials said.

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A photograph provided by the Israeli government shows Smit Machchhar, an Indian pilot, in an undated handout image released on Wednesday.
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FlyDubai Passenger Who Helped Subdue Pilot Describes Stabbing Attack in Cockpit

A passenger on a flight to Tel Aviv on Wednesday said he watched in horror as the plane’s pilots tumbled out of the cockpit, locked in a bloody brawl.

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Passengers of the FlyDubai flight walking out of the terminal at Ben Gurion Airport in Tzafria, Israel, on Wednesday.
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A Bloody Attack on a FlyDubai Plane Headed to Israel, and a Terrifying Plunge

“I don’t deserve to die like this,” said one passenger on Flight 1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv. The motive of the cockpit stabbing remains unknown, officials said.

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Panic and Heroics on FlyDubai Flight: ‘We Felt That This Was It’

A routine flight turned terrifying when a violent altercation broke out inside the cockpit and the aircraft dropped 17,000 feet in two minutes. Passengers subdued a knife-wielding attacker.

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Passengers from FlyDubai Flight 1073 at the Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Airport in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday.
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FlyDubai Provides Key Link for Israeli Air Travelers

The low-cost carrier operates up to 10 daily flights between Dubai and Tel Aviv.

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The first FlyDubai commercial flight from Dubai arrives at Ben Gurion Airport in Israel on Nov. 26, 2020.
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Passenger Describes Chaos Aboard FlyDubai Flight

The passenger, Miriam Ohayon, said people on board felt the jet lose control and heard screams. “When they opened the cockpit, there was a lot of blood,” she told Israeli television.

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Security vehicles outside Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Airport in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday.
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FlyDubai Flight to Tel Aviv Issues Distress Signal Before Landing in Saudi Arabia

The plane was traveling from Dubai to Israel when the pilot and co-pilot appear to have gotten into a fight, Israeli officials said.

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A Flydubai Boeing 737 MAX 8 over Dubai last year.
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