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Cleaning Vehicle Rams Parked Jet Engine and Jetbridge at Munich Airport, Driver Critically Injured
A cleaning company vehicle rammed a parked jet's engine and staircase at Munich Airport, critically injuring the driver and prompting a criminal probe.
Hole in Manchester Airport Runway Triggers Hours of Delays, Diversions
38-Year-Old US Spy Satellite USA 32 Breaks Apart in Orbit, Space Force Confirms
Detached Yamaha Winglet Strikes Rider in Chest at Austrian MotoGP, Underscoring Track-Debris Risk
Luxembourg Airport Halted Overnight After Unauthorized Drones Detected Over Runway, 19 Flights Diverted
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Drone Sighting Halts Departures at Reagan National, One of the Most Restricted Airspaces in the US
A suspected drone near Runway 19 halted departures at Reagan National for 20 minutes on...
Aviation
Forgotten Safety Pin Caused Gulfstream Nose Gear to Snap Off on St. Louis Runway, NTSB Finds
NTSB: a forgotten secondary safety pin let a Gulfstream IV's nose gear pip pin separate...
Space & LEO
Philippines Warns Ships and Aircraft of Falling Chinese Rocket Debris Off Northern Luzon
Twice within 24 hours this week, the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) issued a Philippines rocket...
Military & Defense
Texas ANG F-16 Destroyed in Michigan Crash After Suspected Bird Strike Knocks Out Engine, Pilot Ejects Safely
A Texas Air National Guard F-16 crashed near Traverse City after a suspected bird strike....
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Hole in Manchester Airport Runway Triggers Hours of Delays, Diversions
A runway hole at Manchester Airport grounded flights for two hours Sept. 19 — the second such closure in three...
ORC Bird Strike Grounds Half Its Fleet, Cuts 118 Flights
NAGASAKI, Japan — An ORC bird strike has grounded half a Japanese regional carrier’s operating fleet. As a result, the...
TUI Boeing 737 Suffers Bird Strike, Engine Flames on Cardiff Departure, Emergency Return
A TUI Boeing 737 bound for Paphos returned to Cardiff Airport on Sept. 9, 2026, after a bird strike sparked...
Air Canada Jazz E175 Declares PAN-PAN After Suspected Bird Strike on Toronto Departure
Air Canada Jazz flight AC8735 returned to Toronto Pearson Sept. 4 after a suspected bird strike caused engine vibration on...
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38-Year-Old US Spy Satellite USA 32 Breaks Apart in Orbit, Space Force Confirms
A 38-year-old NRO satellite fragmented in low Earth orbit, the third confirmed breakup FODNews has...
Space & LEO
Philippines Warns Ships and Aircraft of Falling Chinese Rocket Debris Off Northern Luzon
Twice within 24 hours this week, the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) issued a Philippines rocket...
Space & LEO
Chinese Yaogan-50 (02) Reconnaissance Satellite Breaks Up in Orbit, 43+ Fragments Tracked
China's Yaogan-50 (02) satellite broke apart on Sept. 5, scattering 43+ tracked fragments into a...
Space & LEO
Zero Robotic Servicers Have Ever Captured an Uncontrolled Satellite — Pentagon Is Betting Millions Anyway
No robotic servicer has captured an uncontrolled satellite. The Pentagon is funding deorbit contracts anyway,...
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Texas ANG F-16 Destroyed in Michigan Crash After Suspected Bird Strike Knocks Out Engine, Pilot Ejects Safely
A Texas Air National Guard F-16 crashed near Traverse City after a suspected bird strike....
Military & Defense
Japanese F-15 Emergency Landing Shuts Down Okinawa Runway — Second Naha Air Base Mishap in a Month
A JASDF F-15 made a hydraulic-failure emergency landing at Naha Airport, closing a runway for...
Military & Defense
Drone Intrusion Shuts Down Taiwan Air Base, Diverts 8 Fighter Jets Mid-Training
A drone intrusion closed Taiwan's Ching Chuan Kang Air Base for 25 minutes, diverting eight...
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Detached Yamaha Winglet Strikes Rider in Chest at Austrian MotoGP, Underscoring Track-Debris Risk
A detached Yamaha winglet caused a MotoGP debris rider injury to Luca Marini at the...
Motorsport
Ryan Blaney’s Brake Caliper Becomes Track Debris in Record-Setting 18-Caution NASCAR Gateway Race
A sheared brake caliper from Ryan Blaney's wrecked Ford sat on the racing surface during...
Motorsport
Madrid F1 Barrier Debris Triggers Triple Red Flag at Circuit’s Debut
MADRID — Formula 1’s first practice session at the new Madring circuit turned into a...
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Luxembourg Airport Halted Overnight After Unauthorized Drones Detected Over Runway, 19 Flights Diverted
Unauthorized drones over Findel forced Luxembourg Airport to halt flights for hours, diverting 19 aircraft...
Infrastructure
Drone Sighting Halts Departures at Reagan National, One of the Most Restricted Airspaces in the US
A suspected drone near Runway 19 halted departures at Reagan National for 20 minutes on...
Infrastructure
Drone Sighting Halts All Departures at Heathrow Terminal 5
LONDON — A Heathrow drone sighting near Terminal 5 froze every outbound flight at London’s...