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🏷 Off-duty pilot accused of trying to shut off airliner's engines mid-flight said he took 'magic mushrooms' 48 hours before the incident, court documents say The off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot accused of attempting to disable a plane’s engines mid-flight told investigators he believed he was dreaming and had taken “magic mushrooms” 48 hours before the incident, according to state court records obtained by CNN. Read more: CNN Aviation: Community |•Press•| Books | Magazines | Photos | Memes | Careers | Quizzes | Blog

🏷 An off-duty pilot tried to disrupt an Alaska Airlines flight's engines before being subdued, airline says An off-duty pilot riding as a passenger in the cockpit of an Alaska Airlines flight Sunday tried to “disrupt the operation of the engines,” forcing the flight en route to San Francisco to divert to Portland, Oregon, the airline said in a statement Monday. Read more: CNN Aviation: Community |•Press•| Books | Magazines | Photos | Memes | Careers | Quizzes | Blog

🏷 Israel ‘incapacitates’ Syria’s main airports – state media Syria’s Damascus and Aleppo airports have been put out of service as a result of a deadly Israeli air strike Read more: Russia Today Aviation: Community |•Press•| Books | Magazines | Photos | Memes | Careers | Quizzes | Blog

🏷 France evacuates airports over hoax bomb threats – media At least eight French airports were forced to evacuate after receiving bomb threats Read more: Russia Today Aviation: Community |•Press•| Books | Magazines | Photos | Memes | Careers | Quizzes | Blog

🏷 French arrests after bomb scares trigger evacuations at airports and Versailles The Palace of Versailles, the Louvre as well as schools, airports and hospitals have been targeted. Read more: BBC Aviation: Community |•Press•| Books | Magazines | Photos | Memes | Careers | Quizzes | Blog

🏷 Eight French airports forced to evacuate for security reasons Eight airports in France were forced to evacuate on Wednesday for security reasons. Read more: CNN Aviation: Community |•Press•| Books | Magazines | Photos | Memes | Careers | Quizzes | Blog

🏷 Seagulls close Venice airport A 200-strong flock of seagulls around the lagoon-side runway at Venice Marco Polo Airport caused flights to be canceled for two hours on Friday. Flights were diverted to other airports in northern Italy, while a falconer was called to disperse the birds. Read more: CNN Aviation: Community |•Press•| Books | Magazines | Photos | Memes | Careers | Quizzes | Blog

🏷 Syria accuses Israel over Aleppo airport strike An Israeli airstrike has put Aleppo International Airport out of service, Syrian officials said in a statement Read more: Russia Today Aviation: Community |•Press•| Books | Magazines | Photos | Memes | Careers | Quizzes | Blog

🏷 US sends 2nd aircraft carrier to Israel’s aid US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group to deploy to the Eastern Mediterranean Read more: Russia Today Aviation: Community |•Press•| Books | Magazines | Photos | Memes | Careers | Quizzes | Blog

🏷 Syria accuses Israel of hitting international airports – media Two Syrian airports have been damaged in an Israeli missile strike, local media outlets have reported Read more: Russia Today Aviation: Community |•Press•| Books | Magazines | Photos | Memes | Careers | Quizzes | Blog

🏷 Multiple airlines cancel flights across Israel after government declares war Multiple airlines have canceled flights in and out of Tel Aviv, home to Israel’s largest international airport, after Israel formally declared war on Hamas. Read more: CNN Aviation: Community |•Press•| Books | Magazines | Photos | Memes | Careers | Quizzes | Blog

🏷 Customs seizes box of giraffe poop at Minnesota airport Customs workers at a Minnesota airport discovered a traveler had brought a unique souvenir in her luggage: Giraffe feces. Read more: CNN Aviation: Community |•Press•| Books | Magazines | Photos | Memes | Careers | Quizzes | Blog

🏷 Major US airlines alarmed over ‘fake’ engine safety certificates – media Thousands of jet engine parts were allegedly installed with fake safety certificates on US passenger airliners Read more: Russia Today Aviation: Community |•Press•| Books | Magazines | Photos | Memes | Careers | Quizzes | Blog

🏷 FedEx jet skids off the runway at a Tennessee airport after landing gear failure A plane operated by FedEx skidded off the end of a runway at an airport in Chattanooga, Tennessee, after reporting a landing gear failure, emergency officials said. Read more: CNN Aviation: Community |•Press•| Books | Magazines | Photos | Memes | Careers | Quizzes | Blog

🏷 Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine arrested at airport as he returns home Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine was arrested at Entebbe International Airport near the capital Kampala on Thursday as he returned to the country, according to his party the National Unity Platform. Read more: CNN Aviation: Community |•Press•| Books | Magazines | Photos | Memes | Careers | Quizzes | Blog

🏷 New York airports socked with delays because of heavy rain Torrential rain affecting most of New York City is having an effect on area air travel. Read more: CNN Aviation: Community |•Press•| Books | Magazines | Photos | Memes | Careers | Quizzes | Blog

🏷 US military to conduct additional interviews with witnesses of Kabul airport bombing The senior US general for the Middle East has ordered additional interviews be conducted regarding the 2021 Abbey Gate bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, which killed 13 US service members during the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, the US military announced Friday. Read more: CNN Aviation: Community |•Press•| Books | Magazines | Photos | Memes | Careers | Quizzes | Blog

🏷 Gatwick back to normal after air traffic control staff shortages There were delays and diversions overnight with some knock-on disruption reported on Friday. Read more: BBC Aviation: Community |•Press•| Books | Magazines | Photos | Memes | Careers | Quizzes | Blog

🏷 Kim Jong-un shown Russian aviation plants North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited aviation plants in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Russian authorities have said Read more: Russia Today Aviation: Community |•Press•| Books | Magazines | Photos | Memes | Careers | Quizzes | Blog

🏷 Gatwick flights cancelled after air traffic control staff shortages Some 22 flights from the airport were cancelled and more delayed due to an air control staff shortage. Read more: BBC Aviation: Community |•Press•| Books | Magazines | Photos | Memes | Careers | Quizzes | Blog