https://sagire.online/topic/aviation-security/ Rolling analysis and coverage of geopolitics, energy, security and supply chains. en Thu, 05 Nov 2026 02:48:00 -0300 https://sagire.online/wire/d1177e4e/https://sagire.online/wire/d1177e4e/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:22:00 -0300Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said the group’s forces carried out a ballistic missile strike on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and that the target was hit, in a statement carried by the Houthi-controlled SABA news agency. Saree urged international airlines, their employees and passengers to avoid Saudi airspace. Saudi authorities had not confirmed the attack or any damage. In the early hours of Wednesday, Saudi Civil Defense issued a warning about a potential hazard in the Riyadh region and later declared it over, and the Indian embassy announced the death of an Indian citizen wounded in the October 10 attack on the airport.YemenHouthisSaudi ArabiaConflictAviation security https://sagire.online/wire/074daa43/https://sagire.online/wire/074daa43/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 22:22:00 -0300At least seven passenger flights and an Israel-bound cruise ship were targeted by bomb threats on Tuesday, according to officials. All planes landed safely and searches found no explosives. The airlines affected were Ryanair, Wizz Air, Scandinavian Airlines and Polish carrier LOT, with four Ryanair flights among the targets. Two Italian Eurofighter jets escorted a Ryanair flight from Dublin to Fiumicino Airport in Rome. London police said they had been informed of threats against four aircraft due to depart from or arrive at Heathrow and of a further alert in Manchester. The European Commission said it is monitoring the alerts and that it is too early to establish links between the incidents.European UnionEuropeAviation security https://sagire.online/wire/dd881a9c/https://sagire.online/wire/dd881a9c/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 14:24:00 -0300At least seven flights and a cruise ship in Europe received bomb threats on Tuesday, causing disruption at airports, and no devices were discovered. Two flights to Warsaw, two to Sofia, two to Rome and one to Murcia airport in Spain were targeted; an airport in Warsaw was briefly shut and the Italian Air Force accompanied one of the flights to Rome. The UK government described the incidents as “malicious hoax threats,” and authorities from various countries will cooperate to assess whether this was a coordinated action designed to disrupt airspace. The Panama-flagged cruise ship Crown Iris, preparing to depart the Greek port of Syros for Haifa, was searched by a bomb disposal team and had 940 passengers and 597 crew members on board. According to Greek media, the captain received a warning directly by radio saying that an explosive device had been placed on the hull below the waterline; an initial search found no suspicious objects, and a second, more thorough inspection by the Coast Guard’s underwater missions unit was expected.EuropeAviation securityIsraelGreecePoland https://sagire.online/wire/ea75335f/https://sagire.online/wire/ea75335f/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 11:24:00 -0300Four planes landed safely after bomb threats were made across Europe on Tuesday, among them two Warsaw-bound flights and a Scandinavian Airlines flight that departed from Copenhagen. Polish officials said they had received bomb threats involving two Warsaw-bound flights, but the planes landed safely and no explosives were found. A Ryanair plane from Manchester made an emergency landing at Murcia in southern Spain, with no explosives found; a fourth flight, from Israel, was forced to land in Sofia, Bulgaria. The Scandinavian Airlines plane landed at Warsaw’s Chopin Airport, where a security inspection did not turn up any explosive devices, and the airport closed a landing strip but was able to continue operating. The Times of Israel treated the incidents as hoax threats that forced the temporary closure of an airport.PolandAviation securityEurope https://sagire.online/wire/e1e39b0d/https://sagire.online/wire/e1e39b0d/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 07:21:00 -0300Warsaw Modlin Airport resumed operations on Tuesday after a Boeing 737 Max arriving from London landed at 10:01 and passengers disembarked, and two aircraft that arrived from London and Copenhagen were being inspected after separate bomb threats. A second flight, an SAS plane from Copenhagen also bound for Chopin Airport, received a bomb threat and landed as scheduled. The threats come a day after a Wizz Air flight from London Luton made an emergency landing in Budapest, escorted by a Hungarian fighter jet.PolandAviation security https://sagire.online/wire/baf348cc/https://sagire.online/wire/baf348cc/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 06:24:00 -0300Warsaw-Modlin airport is closed until further notice on Tuesday after the unplanned landing of a plane from London due to information on an explosive device on board, the airport said in a statement. Security services were verifying the reported threat, it added.PolandAviation security https://sagire.online/wire/18f78a18/https://sagire.online/wire/18f78a18/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 01:21:00 -0300A 47-year-old Indian national was killed and another passenger injured when two helicopters collided while landing on Tuesday in Nepal’s Solukhumbu district, at Pheriche, according to police; the deceased was identified as Vasanth Kumar Balaramaramadu, a passenger aboard the Fishtail Air helicopter.NepalIndiaAviation security https://sagire.online/wire/0d13f459/https://sagire.online/wire/0d13f459/Mon, 02 Nov 2026 10:23:00 -0300A Wizz Air flight from London Luton Airport to Sofia was escorted by a Hungarian fighter jet to Budapest after a mid-air bomb threat. The airline later confirmed an inspection had been “completed and nothing was found” and said the plane would depart again shortly.HungaryAviation security https://sagire.online/wire/7fd54679/https://sagire.online/wire/7fd54679/Sat, 31 Oct 2026 10:23:00 -0300Riyadh Air evacuated all aircraft from its home base and halted almost all flying for two weeks after Houthi attacks, according to the Jerusalem Post. Remaining flights began landing in Jeddah or at a small airport 200 miles from Riyadh. A Houthi attack on October 8 killed a Saudia pilot and destroyed an aircraft.Saudi ArabiaAviation securityHouthisYemen https://sagire.online/wire/c71793b6/https://sagire.online/wire/c71793b6/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 20:23:00 -0300Israel began requiring airlines to submit crew information 48 hours before departure, among other steps to bolster security. According to the Times of India, the requirements apply to inbound and outbound flights by Israeli and foreign carriers and were ordered by Benjamin Netanyahu after a security review. The change follows the attempted hijacking of a Flydubai flight carrying Israeli passengers from Dubai to Tel Aviv, when Omani copilot Hamam al-Hammami allegedly attacked Indian captain Smit Machchhar and tried to seize control of the aircraft.IsraelAviation securityDefenseMiddle East https://sagire.online/wire/14328770/https://sagire.online/wire/14328770/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 22:23:00 -0300The Saudi-led coalition says it intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by the Houthis toward Riyadh, according to the Middle East Eye, after the Houthis said on Sunday they had launched a fresh strike on the Saudi capitalʼs international airport, hours after flights were announced to have resumed, according to Agence France-Presse (AFP).Saudi ArabiaYemenAviation securityConflict https://sagire.online/wire/70465efc/https://sagire.online/wire/70465efc/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 20:21:00 -0300King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh partially reopened on Sunday after two weeks of closure, as the Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition continued to exchange attacks, according to the Xinhua news agency. The Houthis said they had launched dozens of ballistic missiles in three attacks against the kingdom, the first of them targeting King Khalid airport.Saudi ArabiaYemenHouthisConflictAviation security https://sagire.online/wire/8bd79f49/https://sagire.online/wire/8bd79f49/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 16:22:00 -0300Yemen's Houthis said on Sunday they had launched a fresh strike on Saudi Arabia's international airport in the capital Riyadh, hours after the kingdom announced that flights had resumed, Middle East Eye reported. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said on X that the group had “conducted three military operations with dozens of ballistic missiles” and that the strike on the airport “achieved its target”. The claim comes from the group itself.YemenSaudi ArabiaHouthisConflictAviation security https://sagire.online/wire/ba30b51e/https://sagire.online/wire/ba30b51e/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 18:22:00 -0300Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport said on Saturday that flights would resume on Sunday, October 25, after a two-week closure caused by Houthi attacks, according to Middle East Eye. Terminal 1 will be designated for domestic flights and Terminal 2 for international flights operated by national carriers. The closure followed a missile attack that killed 13 people and wounded more than 300 on October 10, according to Arab News.Saudi ArabiaYemenHouthisThe GulfAviation security https://sagire.online/wire/e0584469/https://sagire.online/wire/e0584469/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 06:23:00 -0300Four pilots of the Philippine Air Force were killed after two SF-260 training aircraft were involved in an accident during a training flight at Fernando Air Base on Friday, the air force said in a statement on Saturday, according to the Hindustan Times. All remaining SF-260 aircraft have been temporarily grounded and an investigation is underway to determine the cause of the accident.PhilippinesDefenseAviation security