RT by @SpaethFlies: That´s why I never do spring cleaning
15 March 1985 - UTA B-747 [Reg. F-GDUA] is parked at Paris CDG.
"During a routine cleaning of the passenger cabin, due to a cigarette butt thrown in the toilet of one of the galley of the front section, a fire breaks out on board The damages are such that the plane, with just 2.3 years of life, is written off"
2026-03-18
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RT by @SpaethFlies: Another emergency evacuation and people carry prodigious amount of bags with them. One passenger carrying his child and a significant amount of other stuff, which undoubtedly causes their fall. Nothing is more important than your life. GET OUT
2026-03-18
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RT by @SpaethFlies: British Airways. Lufthansa. Swiss. Austrian. Air France. KLM. Cathay Pacific. Singapore Airlines. Finnair. Virgin Atlantic. All suspended flights to Dubai. The busiest airport in the Middle East is running on Emirates, Etihad, and hope.
The suspensions are not symbolic. British Airways has cancelled all flights to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Amman, Bahrain, Doha, and Tel Aviv, with Abu Dhabi routes suspended into later this year. Lufthansa Group, covering Lufthansa, Austrian, Swiss, and Brussels Airlines, suspended Dubai and Abu Dhabi until at least mid-March with rolling extensions. KLM cancelled Dubai until 28 March. Cathay Pacific until 31 March. Finnair until 29 March. Singapore Airlines until at least mid-March. Every carrier cites the same three words: airspace, insurance, safety.
The insurance is the mechanism. War-risk premiums for Gulf airspace surged 300 to 1,000%, and no airline’s risk committee will authorise a route where the premium assumes a drone can reach the fuel supply and the fuel supply just proved it can be reached. Hours ago, the Dubai Media Office confirmed a drone incident near DXB that set a fuel tank on fire. Civil Defence contained it. No injuries. But the fire is not the problem. The fire is the evidence that the risk committees used to justify the cancellations, and the evidence just updated in real time.
DXB processed 95.2 million passengers in 2025. It connected 260 destinations across six continents. It was the physical proof that the Gulf was open, safe, and central to global aviation. Seventeen days of war have reduced it to a hub running limited schedules on its home carriers while every major international airline that made it the world’s busiest routes its passengers through Istanbul, Doha, and Singapore instead.
Emirates and Etihad are operating limited services and gradually resuming. They have no choice. DXB and Abu Dhabi are their homes. But a hub is not defined by its home carriers. It is defined by the international network that feeds it. British Airways feeding London passengers through Dubai is what makes DXB a global hub rather than a regional airport. Cathay Pacific feeding Hong Kong. Singapore Airlines feeding Southeast Asia. Lufthansa feeding Frankfurt. When those carriers leave, the hub becomes a terminal with runways and a fuel tank that was on fire this morning.
The suspensions are temporary. Every airline says so. Every statement includes “pending airspace stabilisation” and “subject to review.” But temporary in aviation means something specific: it means the route remains cancelled until the insurance market reprices the risk below the threshold at which the route generates positive margin. The insurance market will not reprice the risk until the war ends. The war shows no sign of ending. Araghchi told CBS “as long as it takes.” The insurance cancellations are not temporary. They are indefinite with a euphemism attached.
The tourism economy that lost $600 million per day was calculated when the airlines were merely cautious. The DFM Real Estate Index that fell 30% was calculated when the airport was merely disrupted. The fuel tank fire converts “disrupted” into “targeted.” And targeted airports do not attract the 95.2 million passengers who made DXB the world’s busiest. They attract the insurance adjusters who calculate whether the airport can reopen at premiums anyone will pay.
Dubai built its economy on connectivity. The airlines that provided the connectivity have left. The fuel tank that powered the connectivity is on fire. And the war that caused both is being fought by a regime that says it will last as long as it takes, funded by an economic empire of 812 companies that no bomb has touched.
https://open.substack.com/pub/shanakaanslemperera/p/actuarial-warfare-how-seven-insurance?r=6p7b5o&utm_medium=ios
2026-03-18
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RT by @SpaethFlies: One year ago - In clashes between rival militias, the Yemeni presidential Boeing 747SP was sprayed with bullets from gunfire from forces loyal to Ali Abdullah Saleh.
2026-03-18
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RT by @SpaethFlies: A Flydubai B737 aircraft grounded at Basra International Airport (BSR), collided with the passenger bridge due to strong winds that struck the province on 15 March.
The video shows clear damage to the aircraft winglet and the aerobridge.
#aircraft
2026-03-18
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RT by @SpaethFlies: Takeoffs and landings have resumed at Dubai International Airport, United Arab Emirates through plumes of black smoke after temporary disruption of the operations earlier today.
Dubai Media Office: "Dubai Civil Aviation Authority announces the gradual resumption of some flights to and from Dubai International Airport to selected destinations, following the temporary suspension implemented as a precautionary measure. Passengers are advised to check with their airlines for the latest updates regarding their flights."
#airport
2026-03-18
- twitter_SpaethFlies
U.S. Navy Minesweepers Assigned To Middle East Have Been Moved To Pacific
Two of the three Littoral Combat Ships that had taken over the minesweeping role in the Middle East have just appeared in Malaysia.
https://www.twz.com/sea/u-s-navy-minesweepers-assigned-to-middle-east-have-been-moved-to-pacific
2026-03-17
- twitter_thewarzonewire
Israel Claims Destruction Of ‘Iran Force One’
The Iranian government’s Airbus A340 had been part of an exodus of Iranian state-operated aircraft to Oman amid Israeli airstrikes last year.
https://www.twz.com/air/israel-claims-destruction-of-iran-force-one
2026-03-17
- twitter_thewarzonewire
Allies Push Back On Trump’s Demand They Send Warships To Strait Of Hormuz
Germany on Monday flatly rejected Trump’s demand that NATO allies send naval vessels to help protect shipping in this strategic waterway.
Back to updating live:
https://www.twz.com/news-features/allies-push-back-on-trumps-demand-they-send-warships-to-strait-of-hormuz
2026-03-17
- twitter_thewarzonewire
EA-18G Growler With Split Load Of New And Old Jamming Pods Seen Supporting Iran Strikes
A Pentagon report says the new pods are still having significant teething issues even though they are being used in active conflicts.
https://www.twz.com/air/ea-18g-growler-with-split-load-of-new-and-old-jamming-pods-seen-supporting-iran-strikes
2026-03-17
- twitter_thewarzonewire
Iran’s F-14 Tomcats may have used up the last of their nine lives:
2026-03-17
- twitter_thewarzonewire
R to @thewarzonewire: Story:
2026-03-17
- twitter_thewarzonewire
RT by @thewarzonewire: U.S. Navy Minesweepers Assigned To Middle East Have Been Moved To Pacific
Two of the three Littoral Combat Ships that had taken over the minesweeping role in the Middle East have just appeared in Malaysia.
https://www.twz.com/sea/u-s-navy-minesweepers-assigned-to-middle-east-have-been-moved-to-pacific
2026-03-16
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RT by @thewarzonewire: Israeli And U.S. Officials Indicate War Could Go On For Another Three Weeks
Trump says he's not ready to make a deal while Israel says it still has thousands of targets to hit.
Back to updating live:
https://www.twz.com/news-features/israeli-and-u-s-officials-indicate-war-could-go-on-for-another-three-weeks
2026-03-16
- twitter_thewarzonewire
RT by @SpaethFlies: VARIG 1961 advertisement. One can infer the in-flight meals have been downgraded a tad since then...
2026-03-16
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RT by @SpaethFlies: Flying QANTAS in the 70’s…
2026-03-16
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RT by @SpaethFlies: Qantas in the 1970s. Great time capsule here
2026-03-16
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RT by @SpaethFlies: Greek Star Alliance airline Aegean was supposed to take delivery of two Airbus A321XLRs initially intended for JetBlue, but that's no longer happening. Here are the details of this strange development.
https://onemileatatime.com/news/aegean-scraps-airbus-a321xlr-plans/
2026-03-16
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RT by @SpaethFlies: Airlines offering direct services have raised prices in the face of a 'drastic' increase in demand. This week, Cathay Pacific was selling business-class seats from Sydney to London – stopping in Hong Kong – at £20,000 each. https://ft.trib.al/920WevE
2026-03-15
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RT by @SpaethFlies: passenger flying Emirates FRA-DXB today reported their A380 had roughly 50 passengers total.... with the entire Business Class cabin to themselves. They said the airport and plane felt deserted because of the ongoing German pilot strike plus the current Middle East situation
2026-03-15
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