Miguel Praga

🛫 A Turkish Airlines Boeing 737 Max, flying from Valencia to Istanbul, turned back near Ibiza due to "a strange noise in the rear of the plane." The crew made a precautionary decision to halt the ascent and perform checks, despite no error indications. The aircraft landed safely without further incidents.

🛫 On December 2, 2024, an Albastar Boeing 737 from Spain, operating under ACMI for Argentine airline FlyBondi, entered a closed runway at Ezeiza Airport in Buenos Aires without authorization during a Brazilian plane's landing. The incident coincided with airport congestion due to a Copa Libertadores football match. The Spanish plane, scheduled to depart as flight FO5906, missed a taxiway turn, nearly colliding with a landing Gol Airlines 737. Details of subsequent safety meetings and pilot familiarization sessions remain undisclosed.

🌩 Cyclone Garance hit Réunion Island, a French enclave in the Indian Ocean, last weekend, causing significant damage, particularly in the east and north. Red alert lifted, airport resumed operations, but full recovery will take years. Four fatalities occurred despite strong winds. Power outages affected 37% of homes (120,000 residents), 310,000 people left without water, one-third without internet or landline, and mobile coverage reduced to two-thirds. Unusually high wind gusts reached 230 km/h. Infrastructure, including roads and vehicles, severely damaged. Firefighters from mainland France called in for assistance. Beaches closed, hiking banned, impacting tourists during French school holidays.