Weekly digest

Aviation safety this week — 2026-W44: Arkia flight from New York to Tel Aviv diverts to Gander over medical emergency

A calm weekly roundup of aviation safety events, live emergencies, new safety recommendations, and airworthiness directives — all in one place.

Week 2026-W44 — events from the past week, tracked and summarized.

THIS WEEK IN NUMBERS

- 3 new FAA + 0 new EASA directives

LIVE EMERGENCIES RECAP

- Aircraft N272BZ, SYR to LAS — squawk 7700 for 118 min

- United Airlines, IAD to PHX — squawk 7700 for 36 min

- United Airlines, EWR to GUA — squawk 7700 for 23 min

NEW AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

3 new FAA + 0 new EASA directives

- Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes; Correction

- Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

- Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

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