The TransAsia Airways ATR 72-500 turboprop that crashed in Taiwan Wednesday had aborted its first landing and was attempting a go-around when it went down in a village near Magong Airport, according to Taiwan Civil Aeronautics Administration DG Jean Shen.

The Dutch Safety Board has taken over formal responsibility for the investigation into the crash of Malaysia Airlines MH17.

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has strongly recommended that airlines stop operating to Tel Aviv Ben Gurion International Airport, although it stopped short of the ban issued by its US counterparts.

The European Commission (EC) has ordered Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair to repay varying sums in “operating aid” it received from three French regional airports, saying it breached European competition rules.

A Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-900ER has been damaged by a fire at Kano Aminu International Airport (KAN) in Nigeria as it was being refueled, Turkish spokesperson Ali Genc confirmed to ATW in Istanbul.

In an interview today on US station CNBC, Delta Air Lines’ CEO Richard Anderson talks about his airline’s decision to suspend flights to Tel Aviv before FAA issued a ban.

FAA has issued another notice to airmen (NOTAM) informing US airlines that Tuesday’s NOTAM flight ban remains in effect for Israel’s Ben Gurion International Airport for “up-to-an-additional-24-hours while the FAA continues to monitor and evaluate the situation.”

A TransAsia Airways ATR 72 turboprop carrying 54 passengers and four crew has crashed while attempting to make a landing at Magong Airport in Taiwan, according to Taiwan’s Central News Agency.