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| 2025 |
Alaska Airlines Flight 2059
A New York Times article was published exploring pilot struggles with mental health, including an interview with Emerson about the events leading up to the Alaska Airlines Flight 2059 incident.
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| March 2025 |
2021 Kabul airport attack
During his joint address to Congress, President Trump announced that a 'top terrorist' involved in planning and spotting for the Kabul airport attack had been arrested by Pakistan and was being brought to the United States to face justice.
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| 2024 |
No Fly List
An analysis was published based on a redacted copy of the 2023 No Fly List leak, highlighting the over-representation of ethno-religious groups in the list.
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| October 2024 |
Lufthansa Flight 181
The Federal Agency for Civic Education confirmed the relocation of the 'Landshut' display to Hall Q, with plans to create a memorial and learning space about the 1977 aircraft hijacking.
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| October 7 2024 |
2024 Karachi Airport bombing
The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) conducted a targeted bombing at Karachi Airport, attacking a convoy of Chinese nationals. The suicide attack killed at least two people and injured ten others, including a police constable and a woman. The BLA claimed responsibility, stating they targeted a 'high-level convoy' of Chinese investors and engineers.
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| May 2024 |
Camp Speicher massacre
The Iraqi National Intelligence Service arrested three suspects who had fled the country for their involvement in the Camp Speicher massacre.
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| April 2024 |
2021 Kabul airport attack
CNN reported newly disclosed video footage from a Marine's GoPro camera revealing extensive gunfire following the 2021 Kabul airport attack, contradicting previous Pentagon accounts of minimal gunfire. The footage showed 11 instances of gunfire over four minutes, with eyewitnesses corroborating claims of multiple injuries from the gunfire.
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| March 2024 |
2021 Kabul airport attack
During the State of the Union Address, the father of Kareem Nikoui (a victim of the 2021 Kabul airport attack) was arrested in the United States Capitol for 'heckling' during the speech.
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| December 7 2023 |
Alaska Airlines Flight 2059
Joseph David Emerson was released from custody after posting a $50,000 bond and returned to his home in California, following his arrest for attempting to disable the aircraft's engines.
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| October 23 2023 |
Alaska Airlines Flight 2059
The aircraft involved in the incident returned to service the following day after the emergency event.
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| October 22 2023 |
Aircraft hijackings
An off-duty male pilot riding in the jump seat of Horizon Air Flight 2059 attempted to cause an engine flameout by pulling the engine fire extinguisher handles. The crew subdued him and landed safely. Joseph David Emerson was arrested and charged with 83 counts of attempted murder, 83 counts of reckless endangerment, and 1 count of endangering an aircraft.
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| October 22 2023 |
Alaska Airlines Flight 2059
Flight was diverted to Portland International Airport after Emerson was restrained by flight attendants and attempted to open an emergency exit.
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| October 22 2023 |
Alaska Airlines Flight 2059
During a scheduled flight from Everett, Washington to San Francisco, off-duty pilot Joseph David Emerson attempted to disable the plane's engines by trying to deploy fire suppression systems on both engines while in the cockpit.
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| September 2023 |
No Fly List
The US Supreme Court agreed to hear the FBI's appeal against Yonas Fikre's litigation, and a leak of the No Fly List reignited criticisms about its security and data management.
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| June 28 2023 |
Alaska Airlines Flight 2059
The Embraer 175LR aircraft was delivered to Horizon Air, a subsidiary of Alaska Airlines.
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| June 16 2023 |
Alaska Airlines Flight 2059
The Embraer 175LR aircraft (serial number 17000948) completed its first flight, later to be involved in Alaska Airlines Flight 2059.
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| May 2023 |
TSA PreCheck
TSA announced a policy change allowing children aged 13-17 to accompany parents or guardians through PreCheck security lines when on the same reservation and with PreCheck linked.
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| April 2023 |
2021 Kabul airport attack
The mastermind behind the 2021 Kabul airport attack was killed by the Taliban.
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| January 19 2023 |
No Fly List
Swiss hacker maia arson crimew reported gaining access to 2019 versions of the No Fly List, which contained 1.56 million entries, and the Selectee List with 250,000 entries. These lists were found on an unsecured Amazon Web Services cloud server belonging to CommuteAir.
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| January 1 2023 |
2023 Kabul airport bombing
A bombing occurred at a checkpoint outside the military airport in Kabul, approximately 200 metres from the civilian Kabul International Airport. The attack resulted in multiple casualties, with the Islamic State claiming responsibility the next day and alleging 20 people killed and 30 injured, though the Taliban-run ministry of interior disputed these figures and stated they would release an official casualty count.
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| March 23 2022 |
March 2022 Somalia attacks
Al-Shabaab jihadists conducted coordinated attacks in Mogadishu and Beledweyne, Somalia, resulting in the deaths of over 60 people.
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| February 2022 |
March 2022 Somalia attacks
Al-Shabaab launched suicide attacks in Beledweyne.
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| 2021 |
British Airways data breach
Law firm Pogust and Goodhead announced they were representing customers in 'the largest group-action personal-data claim in UK history' related to the British Airways data breach, which was subsequently settled out of court.
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| 2021 |
British Airways data breach
Legal claims by customers affected by the data breach were settled out of court.
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| September 17 2021 |
2021 Kabul airport attack
USCENTCOM head Kenneth McKenzie confirmed it was unlikely any ISIS-K members were killed in the August 29 drone strike. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley confirmed all those killed were innocent civilians.
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| August 2021 |
2021 Kabul airport attack
Taliban condemned the attack through a tweet by their spokesperson, stating that 'evil circles will be strictly stopped' and announced plans to capture ISIS-K leader Shahab al-Muhajir.
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| August 2021 |
2021 Kabul airport attack
U.S. President Biden made a public address honoring the U.S. service members killed, calling them 'heroes' and vowing to 'hunt down and make you pay' to those responsible for the attack.
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| August 2021 |
2021 Kabul airport attack
German Chancellor Angela Merkel cancelled a planned trip to Israel to monitor the evacuation of German troops in response to the Kabul airport attack.
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| August 29 2021 |
2021 Kabul airport attack
The US conducted a second drone strike in Kabul, mistakenly targeting a vehicle believed to carry ISIS–K members. The strike actually killed an Afghan aid worker and ten Afghan civilians, including seven children.
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| August 28 2021 |
2021 Kabul airport attack
The Pentagon acknowledged the potential responsibility of U.S. troops for some deaths during the Kabul airport attack in a public news conference.
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| August 27 2021 |
2021 Kabul airport attack
The United States launched an unmanned airstrike in Nangarhar Province, targeting three suspected ISIS–K members, according to U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM).
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| August 26 2021 |
2021 Kabul airport attack
A suicide bombing occurred at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul during the Afghanistan evacuation, killing at least 182 people, including 169 Afghan civilians and 13 U.S. military personnel. The Islamic State – Khorasan Province (ISIS–K) claimed responsibility for the attack.
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| August 22 2021 |
2021 Kabul airport attack
U.S. President Joe Biden warns that prolonged U.S. troop presence increases the risk of an ISIS attack on personnel and civilians near the airport.
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| August 16 2021 |
2021 Kabul airport attack
Pentagon warns U.S. Congress about increased terrorist attack threat from ISIS following the fall of Kabul.
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| August 15 2021 |
2021 Kabul airport attack
Taliban captures Kabul, with Hamid Karzai International Airport becoming the only exit route from Afghanistan.
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| July 2021 |
2021 Air India cyberattack
A passenger filed a lawsuit against Air India, demanding ₹30 lakh (3 million rupees) in damages due to a data breach that compromised personal information.
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| July 7 2021 |
Aircraft hijackings
A male passenger attempted a murder-suicide on a Ryan Air Services Cessna 208 Caravan in Alaska by grabbing flight controls and putting the aircraft in a nosedive. The pilot and passengers restrained him, and the aircraft landed safely. The passenger was arrested and charged with multiple assault and terroristic threat counts.
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| May 23 2021 |
Aircraft hijackings
Ryanair Flight 4978 was forcibly diverted to Minsk International Airport by Belarus authorities to detain journalist Roman Protasevich, who was considered a terrorist by the KGB. The flight was originally traveling from Athens to Vilnius and was diverted using a false bomb threat.
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| May 21 2021 |
2021 Air India cyberattack
Air India publicly reported a cyberattack compromising personal details of approximately 4.5 million customers worldwide, including passport, credit card, birthdate, name, and ticket information.
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| February 2021 |
2021 Air India cyberattack
SITA, Air India's data processor, reported a data breach to Air India involving customer information stored between 26 August 2011 and 20 February 2021.
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| February 2021 |
2020 Aden airport attack
The Biden administration revoked the Foreign Terrorist Organization designation for the Houthis, approximately four weeks after it was initially implemented.
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| February 23 2021 |
2021 Maiduguri rocket attacks
Boko Haram militants launched rocket-propelled grenade attacks in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria during the early evening. The terrorist attack resulted in at least 10 fatalities and multiple injuries.
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| January 19 2021 |
2020 Aden airport attack
The U.S. designated the Houthis as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, just before President Joe Biden's inauguration.
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| December 30 2020 |
2020 Aden airport attack
A Yemeni government plane landed at Aden International Airport, followed by explosions and gunfire that killed 28 people and injured 107. The Yemeni cabinet members were safely transported to Mashiq Palace.
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| October 2020 |
British Airways data breach
The UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) imposed a £20 million fine on British Airways for violations of General Data Protection Regulations related to the data breach.
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| May 2020 |
EasyJet data breach
EasyJet publicly revealed the cyberattack and committed to notifying all nine million affected customers about email address access by 26 May.
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| April 2020 |
EasyJet data breach
EasyJet notified passengers whose credit card details were accessed during the data breach.
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| February 2020 |
Camp Speicher massacre
The Turku Court of Appeal upheld the acquittal of the Finnish twin suspects due to insufficient evidence linking them to the massacre.
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