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Two pilots killed after passenger jet hits fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia airport

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 08:09:12 +0000

Dozens injured in collision between truck and Air Canada plane, which crushed the nose of the aircraft

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Lufthansa carrier group to resume flying to Israel starting August 1

Mon, 07 Jul 2025 20:53:54 +0000

Decision to gradually resume flights after Iran war comes as EU aviation safety body lifts 'high-risk' advisory cautioning pilots against entering Israeli airspace

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Israel starts allowing outbound flights, restricted to 50 passengers per plane

Sun, 22 Jun 2025 23:46:35 +0000

Over 1,000 Israelis and foreigners expected to leave Monday, with cap on travelers aimed at minimizing security risk and overcrowding at Ben Gurion Airport amid Iran attacks

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First repatriation flights spirit Israelis home from Cyprus as air mission takes off

Wed, 18 Jun 2025 09:24:21 +0000

El Al, Arkia, and Israir planes from Larnaca and more flights from around Europe land at Ben Gurion Airport; will gradually bring back 100,000 people stranded abroad by war

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Israel embarks on plan to bring more than 100,000 Israelis stuck abroad safely home

Mon, 16 Jun 2025 16:34:42 +0000

El Al opens registration for stranded passengers to map return flights; Arkia creates flight schedule for Israelis to return from Athens, Larnaca, Rome, Paris and New York

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Israelis again isolated as airlines stay away: What will it take to woo them back?

Sun, 11 May 2025 21:28:49 +0000

Aviation experts are doubtful foreign carriers will resume flight services soon, unless the government restores confidence and amends cancellation compensation terms

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179 killed as plane crashes in South Korea, in country’s worst airline disaster

Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:24:21 +0000

Jeju Air flight from Thailand declares 'mayday' over suspected bird strike, is then filmed landing and colliding with wall, erupting in fire; 2 crew members survive

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68 dead, 4 missing in Nepal’s deadliest aviation disaster in 3 decades

Sun, 15 Jan 2023 21:56:28 +0000

Onlookers throng to crash site in resort town of Pokhara, as rescue workers comb the wreckage on edge of cliff and in ravine below

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FAA orders United to inspect Boeing 777s after engine explodes over Denver

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 06:15:35 +0000

Airline says temporarily removing plane from service after parts of aircraft rained down on suburban neighborhoods when engine blew apart just after takeoff

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Cyberattacks targeted world leaders’ planes as they flew into Israel last week

Sun, 26 Jan 2020 21:27:32 +0000

At least 800 attacks, including from Iran and Poland, were beaten back by Israel's newly upgraded air traffic cyber defenses, officials say

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El Al flight from Newark makes emergency landing after passengers smell smoke

Fri, 10 Jan 2020 12:45:34 +0000

Travelers to stay in Canada as plane requires inspection and airline won't fly on Shabbat; smoke said to come from rear galley

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Wheelchair battery ignites fire in hold of El Al plane before Paris takeoff

Mon, 28 Oct 2019 13:36:12 +0000

Passengers deboarded, taken to hotel as aircraft grounded

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British Airways resumes flights to Cairo after week’s halt

Fri, 26 Jul 2019 11:15:10 +0000

Airline does not offer details on possible threat that prompted cancellations

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British Airways suspends Cairo flights over unspecified security risk

Sat, 20 Jul 2019 21:54:46 +0000

Airline does not offer details on possible threat, Lufthansa also cancels flights for one day; British Foreign Office updates travel warning for Egypt

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13 injured as plane from France hits heavy turbulence en route to Israel

Wed, 13 Feb 2019 16:41:10 +0000

Transavia flight lands safely at Ben Gurion Airport; doctors on board relayed updates to medical teams on the ground who met passengers on the tarmac

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