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🛫 Air Nostrum's CRJ 1000, flying from Madrid to Pamplona, was diverted to Bilbao due to a light aircraft blocking the runway in Pamplona after a tire blowout. Poor weather thwarted the Bilbao landing, forcing the flight to return to Madrid, resulting in a futile 800-1,000 km journey for passengers.

🏢 Myrtle Avenue in Feltham, UK, offers a prime view of Airbus A380 landings near London-Heathrow Airport. YouTube user LOVEEUK uploaded a video showing crowds, some with chairs, awaiting the aircraft’s approach.

💸 President Donald Trump's announced tariffs have raised concerns in the aerospace industry, with Boeing warning of risks to the supply chain, potentially increasing costs and impacting the availability of key aircraft components. The CEO of Boeing, Kelly Ortberg, indicated that trade restrictions could cause delays and raise production costs. Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury suggested that Airbus could prioritize deliveries to customers outside the US to avoid tariff-related difficulties. Airbus has production facilities in Mobile, Alabama, but Faury stressed the industry's North Atlantic interdependencies. IAG, the parent company of Iberia and Vueling, expressed worry over the trade war's effects, noting that the US accounted for 17% of its revenues last year and that tariffs could disrupt markets and economic confidence, potentially driving cost inflation.

🛫 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.

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✈ Qatar Airways faced criticism for making passengers fly for four hours with a deceased person seated beside them. The airline responded, saying the crew acted "quickly, appropriately, and professionally," following their manual. The complaining couple was moved to different seats, and a crew member sat next to the deceased until landing in Doha. Compensation was offered to the deceased's family and affected passengers. Jennifer Ring, a witness, expressed her dismay on Australian TV, stating that passengers were not allowed to disembark before the body was moved.

🚑 In Barcelona, two buses collided on Avenida de la Diagonal at noon on a Monday, leaving over 50 injured, including four critically, with a minor among them. One bus, from the Juliá group carrying cruise passengers, was parked at Diagonal's official coach stop near Roger de Llúria and Rosselló streets. The other, an Autocares Canals coach with around 50 Italian students, crashed into it. The Juliá bus hit a tree and a lamppost, while the students, staying at a Lloret hotel and visiting Barcelona, all had non-life-threatening injuries. The group's guide remains hospitalized.

💸 An ex-cabin crew member detailed a negative experience after working nearly a year at Ryanair. Promised an annual salary of €27,000, actual pay fell short. Based in Dublin, the employee paid for housing without company coverage. Interpersonal issues were frequent, with tensions among staff and supervisors. Workers from the crew member's training lost over a month of flying due to un-renewed airport ID cards, costing them €70 per non-flying day. Ryanair's low-cost focus was criticized for neglecting employee welfare.