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UAE says Flydubai co-pilot used crash axe in terror attack

The co-pilot of Flydubai flight FZ1073 "attempted to carry out a terrorist act" when he attacked the captain with the cockpit's crash axe and tried to take over the flight controls, the United Arab Emirates' attorney general said on Saturday.…

FAA panel finds 737 Max software glitch not a safety risk

A Federal Aviation Administration review panel decided Friday that a newly disclosed software glitch in some Boeing The Boeing Company 737 Max flight computers does not pose a safety risk. The ruling removes a fresh obstacle to certification of the…

Ryanair CEO denies passenger was sucked out of 737 window

Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary on Thursday denied claims that a passenger was partially sucked out of a Boeing The Boeing Company 737-800 after a cabin window shattered during a July flight from Greece, telling reporters at the airline's annual…

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Zelensky’s plane nearly hit by Russian drone over Moldova, Norway’s PM says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's plane was nearly struck by a suspected Russian Shahed-type drone as it departed Moldova on Tuesday, September 8, according to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and a source who spoke to the Kyiv Independent.

NTSB challenges Ryanair CEO’s claims about 737 window blowout cause

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board on Wednesday challenged Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary over his public remarks about the cause of a Boeing 737 NG window blowout that nearly ejected a passenger from the aircraft earlier this month, saying the…

Ryanair CEO says probe points to foreign object damage in Boeing 737 window blowout

Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary said on Monday that initial findings from an investigation into the July 10 incident in which a passenger was partly sucked out of a Boeing The Boeing Company 737's broken window suggest "foreign object damage" to…

Boeing nears approval of 737 MAX anti-ice fix ahead of Farnborough

Boeing The Boeing Company is in the final stages of obtaining regulatory certification for a redesigned engine anti-ice system on its 737 MAX family, a milestone that would clear the path for deliveries of the long-delayed MAX 7 and MAX…

Emirates begins A380 inspections after wing cracks found

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency issued an emergency airworthiness directive on June 22 requiring urgent inspections of 16 Airbus A380 superjumbo jets after cracks were discovered in a structural beam inside the aircraft's wings, with the directive taking effect…