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Watch: Israeli firefighting planes combat bushfire in northern Galilee

Firefighter planes are combating flames in northern Galilee, working on preventing their expansion to Highway 87, which is currently closed, and nearby beaches.

Firefighters combat a bushfire in norther Galilee.
Firefighters and army members work next to the wreckage of an air force training aircraft after it crashed into Milestone College campus, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 21, 2025.

How did a Bangladesh air force fighter jet crash into a school campus?

 An Iberojet airplane, to be operated by Arkia for the TechAir round-trip flights to and from Tel Aviv and New York.

Critical timing: Why the first and last minutes of a flight are the most dangerous

A B-52 STRATOFORTRESS prepares for refueling during a close-air-support mission.

Delta jet aborts landing to avoid B-52 in North Dakota


Surviving a plane crash: What seat location gives you the best odds?

The odds of dying in a plane crash are less than 1 in 11 million. So, when choosing a seat, focus on the view, your drink, or movie, not the crash.

 Empty plane seats.

Syria's aviation comeback struggles amid regional turmoil - analysis

Airlines are worried about the state of Syria's aviation infrastructure and management of the industry.

 Two Airbus A320s belonging to Syrian Air and Cham Wings Airlines are parked in the apron as Damascus International Airport is closed, in Damascus, Syria, December 22, 2024.

Small plane crashes at London Southend Airport

At the time of publication, it was unclear how many people were on the plane.

 A fireball erupts at London's Southend after a passanger plane crashed there on Sunday, July 13, 2025.

Foreign airlines returning to Israel faster than expected

Next month there will be 56 more flights between Tel Aviv and New York due to United Airlines return and 41 new flights to various European destinations by Wizz Air.

 Wizz Air

Italy's Bergamo airport temporarily closed after runway death

Flight operations were suspended from 10:20 am till midday local time "due to a problem that occurred on the taxiway," the airport said.

 Aircrafts are seen at Milan Bergamo Airport, after flight operations were temporarily suspended when a person died on a runway during take-off preparations, in Orio al Serio, near Bergamo, Italy, July 8, 2025.

Purdue University launches expedition to locate Amelia Earhart's plane on remote Pacific island

Expedition sets to investigate mysterious 'Taraia Object' on Nikumaroro Island in search for Earhart's plane.

 Purdue University launches expedition to find Amelia Earhart's missing plane on remote Pacific island.

FedEx restarts full express service to Israel after two-week airspace shutdown

FedEx has returned to normal import-export operations in Israel following the reopening of the country’s airspace, the company said on Wednesday.

 FedEx airplane.

Israel's state plane, Wing of Zion, departs for Athens amid fears of Iranian retaliation

Israel's version of Air Force One took off from Ben-Gurion Airport on Friday morning just before IDF spokesperson Brig.-Gen. Effie Defrin announced that Iran launched over 100 attack drones.

 Israel Aerospace Industries workers’ union chairman Yair Katz is seen ceremonially removing the "experimental" sticker on the Wings of Zion, Israel's answer to Air Force One.

Three people found alive after plane comes down in Siberian forest, Russia says

A search and rescue plane had been sent to locate the aircraft that was performing forestry aerial reconnaissance, Rosaviatsia said.

Russian Air Force Ilyushin Il-20M

Early exposer of Qatari influence, calls Trump taking plane gift ‘an insult to democracy’

Charles Small: It’s very problematic that Qatar is able to buy influence now in the White House, in the Senate, in Congress, in our most sacred institutions.

 The motorcade of US President Donald Trump is parked next to a 12-year old Qatari-owned Boeing 747-8 that Trump was touring in West Palm Beach, Florida, February 15, 2025.

'I don’t see any controversy': Qatar's PM defends plan to gift Trump $400 million plane

Al-Thani denied that the $400 million gift was to control or manipulate the US in anyway, claiming instead that they would provide what the US needs as allies.

 Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani speaks in Doha, January 15, 2025