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Flydubai Flight Sent Hijack Distress Codes and Was Escorted by Israeli Jets

Investigators are using flight‑tracking data to determine why the crew transmitted emergency transponder codes after entering Jordanian airspace.

Thai Airways 777 Returns to Frankfurt After Left Main Gear Fails

Delta Flight Evacuated at Atlanta After Smoke Reported in Cockpit

Turkish Airlines Flight Diverts to Manchester After Technical Fault

Ryanair Flight Declares Emergency and Lands Safely in Dublin

EasyJet Flight Returns to Tenerife After Onboard Fight

Ryanair Flight From Faro Diverted to Birmingham After In-Flight Problem

British Airways Flight Declares Emergency and Lands Safely at Heathrow

Jet2 Flight Diverts to Faro After Mid‑Air Medical Emergency

EasyJet Flight Makes Precautionary Landing in Hamburg

Passenger Bites Fellow Traveler on American Airlines Flight; Pilot Requests EMTs and Police

Cellphone Ignites and "Scorches Cabin" on British Airways Flight to Las Vegas

Glider Pilot Killed in Winch-Launch Crash at Greding Airfield

Cathay Pacific Flight CX156 Hits Severe Turbulence, 10 Injured

United Flight Diverts to Dulles After Passenger Tried to Open Door at Cruising Altitude

Investigation Finds Likely Radar Under‑Detection Before Deadly SQ321 Turbulence

Delta Flight to Shanghai Diverts to Seattle Over Disruptive Passenger

FBI Probes Gun Magazine Found on Frontier Flight in Denver

Ryanair Flight Diverts to Stansted After Mid-Air Emergency on Glasgow–Murcia Route

United Flight From Cabo to Houston Diverts to Monterrey After Mechanical Issue