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Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 8h

Icelandair is operating a special farewell flight with its iconic Hekla Aurora 757 as it prepares to retire the aircraft. www.flightradar24.com/ICE1100/3ca0...

Flight path of ICE1100, the special farewell flight

TF-FIU landing with thrust reverse deployed

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Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 1d

Flights are holding or diverting away from St. Maarten due to a fire just off the airfield. SXM ARFF crews are in attendance. www.flightradar24.com/multiview/3c...

Flight paths of aircraft bound for St Maarten.

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Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 1d

Flights on the move again at ATL, but it is going to take a long time to clear the backlog this evening.

Flights to/from Atlanta on the Flightradar24 map

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Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 1d

Departures on hold and arrivals holding or diverting away from Atlanta as the control tower is currently being evacuated due to a “strong gas smell.” www.flightradar24.com/airport/atl

Inbound flights to Atlanta holding or diverting

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Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 2d

When we shoot a flight deck video, we often have to cut for time. This can leave some very interesting discussions out of the main video. We’ve put together some of those moments from our recent Condor A330neo flight: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwtV...

Pilot Knowledge: detailed A330neo insights from Condor!

YouTube video by Flightradar24

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Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 2d

🎰✈️ Live from Las Vegas — we’ve just launched our first automated live stream of aviation action. The CamStreamer set-up uses Flightradar24 data to follow flights automatically and get you the best views from the runway edge with integrated ATC audio. www.youtube.com/live/cn8_34T...

LAS Vegas Airport LIVE 24/7 with views of 26R & 26L

YouTube video by Flightradar24

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Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 2d

Last September, N302PQ was in bad shape after an A350 knocked its tail off. Today, the aircraft is back in revenue service. www.flightradar24.com/EDV4750/3c9a...

Today’s flight path from Fargo to Minneapolis.

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Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 2d

It’s episode 340 of AvTalk — we discuss the Endeavor Air collision in New York, focus on ATC during the government shut down, a RAT deployment on an Air India 787, and, of course, our favorite version of the A340. www.flightradar24.com/blog/avtalk-...

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Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 3d

Our most tracked flight for much of the afternoon — a presumably Turkish UAV over the eastern Mediterranean drawing what seems to be the Turkish flag. 🇹🇷 www.flightradar24.com/GOLGE63/3c94...

Flight path of GOLGE63 over the eastern Mediterranean Sea drawing what appears to be the crescent and star of the Turkish flag.

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Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 3d

🇨🇭 Swiss is celebrating the delivery of its first Airbus #A350 with a special livery and special flight path. Looking forward to seeing a bit more from the tour over the Alps. www.flightradar24.com/SWR1ST/3c950...

Flight path of Swiss A350 delivery flight from Toulouse to Zurich, including a holding pattern over the Alps for photogenic reasons.

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Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 4d

Our most tracked flight now: #UA127 beginning its approach to Dublin after lowering fuel weight. The Boeing 767-400ER is diverting due to a reported engine failure. www.flightradar24.com/UAL127/3c91a...

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Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 4d

Our regular mid-week look at global air traffic. 21,500 flights active right now, which flights are you following this week? Any we should pay special attention to?

21,508 flights shown on the Flightradar24 map

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Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 4d

US airspace as of 17:30 local (21:30 UTC) — multiple air traffic control facilities have staffing shortfalls this evening, including Chicago, Nashville, and multiple facilities in Texas and the northeast.

Air traffic over the contiguous United States as of 19:30 UTC 7 October 2025.

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Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 5d

Indeed it has! It first entered service with Qatar Airways in January 2015.

Flightradar24 screenshot of inaugural A350 revenue flight on 15 January 2015.

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Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 5d

With Finnair celebrating the 10th anniversary of its first A350, we’ll share our favorite flight on the Finnair A350: a North Pole flight deck journey from Tokyo to Helsinki. Enjoy! www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmX0...

How to fly an A350 over the North Pole

YouTube video by Flightradar24

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Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 5d

The Airbus A350 joined the Finnair fleet 10 years ago. Finnair is marking the occasion with a special flight to London aboard its first A350 (complete with special 🎅 livery!). www.flightradar24.com/FIN10Y/3c8db...

FIN10Y A350 flight to London flight path from Helsinki.

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Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 5d

We are following reports of a helicopter crash in Sacramento, CA. Based on ADS-B data and visuals from scene, it appears to be a Reach Air Medical Services H130 reg N414RX. The helicopter had just departed UC Davis Medical Center. www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraf...

Flight path of N414RX departing UC Davis Medical Center and losing height shortly thereafter.

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Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 5d

Flights at Burbank climbing our most tracked flights list as the tower is currently unstaffed through 0500 UTC. Flights are operating with delays as crews must coordinate with SoCal TRACON and each other on the ground. www.flightradar24.com/airport/bur

Flight and taxi paths of flights at Burbank.

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Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 6d

Someone saw something they didn't like near Oslo and a few flights began diverting, but all is well now and flights are landing. www.flightradar24.com/multiview/3c...

Flight paths of aircraft inbound to Oslo, including a Norwegian flight that began diverting to Stockholm and then turned back toward Oslo.

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Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 7d

Commercial flights flying the now usual alternate routing through Poland when the Lublin and Rzeszów TMA/CMA are closed, though the standard NOTAMs have not yet been published.

Flight paths of flights transiting Poland from north to south and south to north around 0100 UTC 5 October 2025.

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Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 7d

Vilnius Airport has now issued a NOTAM closing the airfield until 2330 UTC (about 90 minutes from now). Additional inbound flights diverting.

E) AERODROME CLOSED DUE TO METEO BALLOONS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE AIRFIELD

Flight paths of diverting flights away from Vilnius

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Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 7d

Flights to Vilnius have been diverted for the past few hours, with 8 diversions so far. www.flightradar24.com/airport/vno

Lithuanian broadcaster LRT reporting possibly due to a hot air balloon near the airport. www.lrt.lt/naujienos/li...

Wizz and Ryanair flights currently holding near VNO.

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Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 8d

More than 40 Spirit aircraft are already parked at Goodyear Airport in Arizona, some for more than two years due to Pratt & Whitney GTF engine issues. If approved by the bankruptcy court, the balance will be flown to Goodyear (GYR) by 27 Oct.

Spirit aircraft in GYR with a Cessna in the foreground.

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Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 8d

Spirit plans to reject 87 additional aircraft leases with various lessors (beyond 27 already agreed with AerCap), meaning the airline will shrink by 114 aircraft through the end of October. Put another way, that's the entirety of the Air New Zealand fleet. www.flightradar24.com/data/airline...

Spirit Airlines aircraft in storage at GYR

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Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 8d

Weather propelling flights onto the most-tracked list today. Flights that are (or were) holding near Kathmandu and flights landing through #StormAmy in London making up the top 10.

KTM: www.flightradar24.com/multiview/3c...

LHR: www.flightradar24.com/airport/lhr

Flight paths of flights inbound to Kathmandu that are holding or have since diverted.

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