Aviation Security

A surge of bomb threats forced emergency landings and security scrutiny across European airspace, raising concerns about a deliberate campaign.

An Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to Vienna diverted to Sofia, Bulgaria, following a bomb threat, with all 57 people safely evacuated.

Nuremberg Airport operations resumed after a Corendon Airlines flight transmitted a 7500 hijacking code caused by a radio malfunction, triggering a military intercept and airport lockdown.

Actress Selma Blair pleaded not guilty to assault charges following a chaotic transcontinental flight, with her defense citing a medical emergency.

UAE prosecutors have revealed that a Flydubai co-pilot spent years planning a 9/11-style suicide attack on Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport before being overpowered mid-flight.

Israeli authorities were prepared to intercept a Flydubai jet after a co-pilot allegedly attacked the captain in an attempt to carry out a 9/11-style attack.

Counterterrorism authorities are probing an Omani national's time in Melbourne after he allegedly attacked a pilot with an axe during a flight to Tel Aviv.

Australian counter-terrorism police are investigating the student visa history of a Flydubai co-pilot who attacked a pilot with an axe during a flight to Israel.

UAE authorities have officially classified a mid-air cockpit attack by a Flydubai co-pilot as a terrorist act after an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.

The UAE confirmed that a Flydubai co-pilot used a cockpit crash axe to attack the captain during a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, forcing an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.

A Flydubai co-pilot who allegedly attempted to crash a plane in Israel had previously been barred from flying in Oman due to concerns about extremist views.

Injured Flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar recounts the terrifying moment his co-pilot attacked him mid-flight, forcing an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.

President Trump vowed severe retaliation against Iran if investigations link Tehran to a cockpit attack and attempted crash of a FlyDubai flight to Tel Aviv.

Israel's foreign ministry has labeled a violent mid-air attack on a Flydubai flight as a radical terrorist act intended to destabilize regional cooperation.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says an Omani co-pilot who attacked his captain was influenced by radical Islamist ideology. Passengers intervened to stop the aircraft from crashing.

The UAE has launched a formal investigation into a cockpit attack on a FlyDubai flight to Tel Aviv, examining possible terrorist links.

Pilot Smit Machchhar is being hailed as a hero after thwarting a co-pilot's attack on a Flydubai Boeing 737-800. Despite being stabbed, he unlocked the cockpit to allow crew and passengers to subdue the attacker.

A Dubai-to-Tel Aviv flight narrowly avoided disaster after a cockpit struggle led to a massive altitude drop and an emergency diversion to Saudi Arabia.

Passengers and crew on a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv subdued an attacker after a pilot was stabbed, forcing an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.

An Israel-bound Flydubai flight diverted to Saudi Arabia after a co-pilot stabbed his colleague and attempted to crash the aircraft. The incident led to allegations of a jihadist terror attack.