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🛩 An Airbus A320, operated by SAS, departing from Fuerteventura to Stockholm, encountered a pressurization system issue minutes after takeoff. Unable to jettison fuel quickly, the crew circled over the Canary Islands for 1.5 hours to burn off fuel before safely landing at Tenerife South Airport, chosen for passenger assistance.

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🚩 Incident at Paris Orly Airport: A passenger attacked a crew member and jumped out of an Airbus A320 of Iberia during taxiing on Friday, February 9, 2025. The flight, IB578, bound for Madrid, was delayed over four hours due to police intervention. The attacker was later arrested by the Gendarmerie de Transportes Aéreos. Despite the chaos, there was no danger to passenger safety.

🚀 In Bilbao and Santander, Spotting BIO tweeted about unusual flights by Binter's Embraer E195 and Air Nostrum's Mitsubishi CRJ-1000. These positioning flights, not sold to the public, covered about 75 kilometers in approximately 15 minutes, prompted by diverted landings due to "traffic obstructing the runway.

✈ Binter's ATR 72-600 experienced engine failure on a flight from Fuerteventura to Gran Canaria, leading to an emergency declaration. Air traffic controllers prioritized the aircraft, instructing other incoming traffic to hold. The incident, managed without further issues, ended safely with the aircraft's landing and clearance from the runway, supported by emergency services.

✈ Round-trip flights from Europe to the Far East approximately take 10 hours and can be found for as low as 600 euros, thanks to competition from Chinese airlines. Crossing the North Atlantic from any European city to the USA or Canada costs about the same, even without opting for stopover flights in Ireland or Iceland. However, flights from Madrid to any South American country, with similar durations, are impossible to find under 1000 euros, typically costing around 1200 euros. The price discrepancy is attributed to fewer operators and less intense competition in Latin America.

✈️ Norse, successor of Norwegian for long-haul flights, struggles with business model consolidation and has a surplus of aircraft. Air Europa previously leased part of the fleet but returned five Boeing 787s. Norse leased six 787s to IndiGo, an Indian airline experiencing rapid growth, under an ACMI agreement. The first Norse aircraft will begin operating for IndiGo next month on a six-month contract, extendable to 18 months. Norse CEO Bjorn Tore Larsen sees IndiGo as a key partner, while IndiGo aims to expand beyond its 600+ short-haul fleet into long-haul routes as it awaits its Airbus order. The economic risk of the new routes is borne by IndiGo, with guaranteed income for Norse.

✈ A Boeing 787 from Japan Airlines collided with the tail of a Delta Airlines 737 at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. No injuries were reported, and passengers were evacuated and returned to the terminal. The Delta 737, bound for Puerto Vallarta with 142 passengers, was stationary for deicing when hit. Passengers were rebooked on another flight, while authorities investigate to prevent future incidents.

🏚 Approximately 6,000 people evacuated the Greek island of Santorini within two days due to a wave of earthquakes. Ferries to Athens were overcrowded. Aegean Airlines transported nearly 1,300 passengers on Monday alone via nine flights, five being extra. A 4.9 magnitude earthquake was detected 30km from Santorini on Tuesday at 2:45 am, followed by a 4.7 magnitude quake on Amorgos at 6 am. Schools in Santorini and nearby islands are closed until Friday as a precaution.

💣 Over 3,000 people, including residents, workers, and tourists, fled Santorini, Greece due to heightened seismic activity starting January 24, intensifying with two 4.9 magnitude quakes on a single day. Schools on Santorini and neighboring islands closed until Friday, and airlines scheduled six extra flights to Athens amid high demand. In the past week, the region experienced over 550 earthquakes. The seismic activity is attributed to underwater faults, not Santorini's volcano.