🇦🇪 A6-FPN, a Boeing 737 MAX 8, was delivered to Flydubai on September 29.

🇲🇾 9M-LCK, a Boeing 737-8GP(WL), was delivered to Batik Air Malaysia (OD) on September 28.

🇨🇳 B-229D, a Boeing 777-F, was delivered to Air China Cargo (CA) on September 29.

🇨🇳 B-32R1, an Airbus A321-251neo, was delivered to China Southern Airlines (CZ) on September 28.

🇨🇳 B-32SU, an Airbus A321-251neo, was delivered to China Southern Airlines on September 28.

🇹🇼 B-50031, an Airbus A320-271neo, was delivered to Tigerair Taiwan (IT) on September 30.

🇭🇰 B-KNA, an Airbus A320-251neo, was delivered to Hong Kong Express (UO) on September 30.

🇨🇦 C-GKZS, an Embraer E195-E2, was delivered to Porter Airlines Canada (PD) on September 28.

🇲🇦 CN-AMT, an Airbus C-295W, was delivered to Royal Moroccan Air Force on September 29.

🇰🇷 HL8769, a Boeing 737 MAX 8, was delivered to Trinity Airways (TW) on September 29.

🇹🇭 HS-VZW, a Boeing 737 MAX 8, was delivered to VietJetAir Thailand (VZ) on September 29.

🇺🇸 N353EG, an Embraer ERJ-175LR (ERJ-170-200 LR), was delivered to Envoy Air (MQ) on September 28. Painted in American Eagle livery.

🇺🇸 N37469, a Boeing 737 MAX 9, was delivered to United Airlines (UA) on September 28.

🇺🇸 N475AN, an Airbus A321-253neo, was delivered to American Airlines (AA) on September 30.

🇺🇸 N533DN, an Airbus A350-941, was delivered to Delta Air Lines (DL) on September 30.

🇺🇸 N643SY, an Embraer ERJ-175LL, was delivered to SkyWest Airlines (OO) on September 30. Painted in United Express livery.

🇺🇸 N7019K, an Airbus A330-343(P2F), was delivered to Hawaiian Airlines (HA) on September 27. Painted in Amazon Prime Air livery. This frame was originally with Corsair (SS) as F-HSKY from 2012-2025.

🇺🇸 N9034R, a Boeing 737 MAX 8, was delivered to Southwest Airlines (WN) on September 29.

🇩🇰 OY-FSF, a Saab 2000, was delivered to Frost on September 29.

🇮🇩 PK-OTP, an ATR 72-600 (72-212A), was delivered to Rimbun Air (RI) on September 29.

🇧🇩 S2-STF, an ATR 72-600 (72-212A), was delivered to Air Astra (2A) on September 28.

🇸🇪 SE-NAG, a Boeing 737 MAX 8, was delivered to Norwegian Air Sweden AOC (D8) on September 29.

🇸🇪 SE-NAH, a Boeing 737 MAX 8, was delivered to Norwegian Air Sweden AOC on September 29.

🇬🇷 SX-NBA, an Airbus A321-271neo, was delivered to Aegean Airlines (A3) on September 28.

🇬🇷 SX-NAY, an Airbus A321-271neo, was delivered to Aegean Airlines on September 29.

🇹🇷 TC-RGC, an Airbus A321-251neo, was delivered to Pegasus (PC) on September 29.

🇦🇺 VH-E2E, an Embraer E190-E2, was delivered to Virgin Australia Regional (VA) on September 29.

🇦🇿 VP-BTN, an Airbus A321-251neo, was delivered to AZAL Azerbaijan Airlines (J2) on September 29.

🇲🇲 XY-ANE, an ATR 72-600 (72-212A), was delivered to Myanmar Airways International (8M) on September 28.

Flydubai (FZ) flight FZ1073 from Dubai (DXB) to Tel Aviv (TLV), operated by Boeing 737 MAX 8 (A6-FKF), diverted to Tabuk (TUU), Saudi Arabia, on September 30 after an altercation in the cockpit. The airline now says other on-duty flydubai crew traveling aboard secured the aircraft and landed it safely. Airport operator Cluster2 Airports said both operating pilots sustained injuries and were hospitalized, while the UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority described the event as a security incident that was brought under control. Passengers subsequently continued to Israel aboard a replacement aircraft. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said one pilot stabbed the other and apparently attempted to crash the aircraft before passengers and crew intervened; that allegation remains distinct from the more limited details confirmed by the airline and aviation authorities. Flydubai has suspended flights to and from Israel while the investigation continues.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Flydubai became the first airline to launch scheduled commercial flights between Dubai and Tel Aviv in 2020, following the normalization of relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates. The airline was operating up to 10 daily flights between the two cities at the time of this incident.

The relatively new Terminal A at Newark, N.J. (EWR) is already getting bigger. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has authorized $110 million to move forward with an eight-gate expansion that would take the terminal from 33 gates to 41. The first $100 million covers design and construction of two gates on the south side, with work expected to begin in 2027 and opening targeted for 2029. Another $10 million will fund planning for six gates on the north side, which could open in phases between 2030 and 2032 if additional approvals and funding come through. Terminal A handled about 18 million passengers in 2024, already well above its original design capacity of roughly 13 million to 14 million annually.

🥃 Travelers bringing Canadian alcohol into the U.S. face new restrictions after an import ban took effect September 29, 2026. The measure covers specified Canadian-made alcoholic beverages, including bottled whisky and many other spirits, with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) directing that covered products be denied entry. Prohibited imports can be seized, although confiscations from travelers under the new ban have not been independently verified. The published guidance provides no explicit personal-use exemption, so travelers should not assume the usual duty-free alcohol allowance applies.

A Utah woman was sentenced September 28 to 13 months in federal prison and two years of supervised release for her role in baggage thefts at Salt Lake City (SLC). Leticia Marie Torres, 45, pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting baggage theft and illegal transactions using stolen payment cards. Prosecutors said Torres and an accomplice stole travelers’ luggage in 2022 and used a victim’s credit cards, with losses totaling $36,599.54. Investigators also found stolen luggage at her home. Torres was the final defendant sentenced in the related cases, and the court held the three defendants jointly responsible for repaying the losses.