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NTSB incident investigation · Airbus A340 · Sakaka, Saudi Arabia · November 11, 2025

IncidentClass 5 · Foreign
Date
November 11, 2025, 01:40 local (01:40 UTC)
Place
Sakaka, Saudi Arabia
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
HB-JMFAirbus A340
Defining event
Enroute-cruise: Fire/smoke (non-impact)
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
Aviation Engineering Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
201998

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident.

Aircraft

Registration
HB-JMF
Reported as
Airbus A340 (313)
Category
Airplane
Engine
GE/Safran CFM56-5C, turbo fan
Damage
Minor damage
Fire
In-Flight
Operator
Edelweiss Air AG
Registered owner
Swiss International Air Lines