Overview

• The Dassault Falcon 900B designated T18 turned back to Torrejón de Ardoz shortly after takeoff on September 4.
• Sánchez participated in the Paris gathering on support for Ukraine by videoconference.
• Moncloa stated the prime minister's safety was not at risk during the aborted flight.
• Military sources say the airframe first flew in January 1984, and maintenance crews are investigating with findings kept classified for national security.
• The episode refocuses attention on the 45 Grupo's aging fleet, with replacement plans studied but deferred as politically unpopular, and a current inventory of five Falcon 900B jets and two Airbus A310s logging about 3,900 flight hours annually.