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Flights across the Middle East were rerouted on February 28, 2026, after explosions were reported in Tehran, Isfahan, and other Iranian cities.
Trump says the US has begun “significant combat operations” in Iran to eliminate what he describes as imminent threats to Americans, US forces, and allies, and he repeats that Iran will “never” be allowed to get a nuclear weapon. He says the US will...

Pilots at Lufthansa CityLine have authorized a potential strike after wage talks with management stalled, the Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) pilots’ union said.
VC said a strike vote among Lufthansa CityLine pilots produced a 99% “yes” vote with 95% participation, giving the union’s group bargaining committee a mandate “for all further steps.” VC did not announce a strike date....

A US military transport aircraft struck a concrete barrier while attempting to take off from a roadway in northern Philippines during a training exercise, injuring personnel on board and damaging the aircraft, according to US and Philippine officials...

The National Transportation Safety Board has issued a safety alert warning first responders about on-scene hazards posed by ballistic parachute recovery systems when the rocket that deploys the parachute does not fire before or during impact.
In Safety Alert SA-102, the NTSB said ballistic parachute recovery systems, or BPRS, are “rocket-powered parachutes installed on some airplanes as an optional safety device” designed to help an airplane descend gradually during an in-flight emergency...