Articles for category HeliNews Headlines

May 06 2026

DARPA’s XRQ-73 SHEPARD Hybrid-Electric Flying Wing Prototype Takes Flight Posted by RSS Feed

Designed by Northrop Grumman and subsidiary Scaled Composites, the unmanned XRQ-73 features an

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May 06 2026

U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet Disables Iranian-Flagged Tanker Posted by RSS Feed

CENTCOM says the jet targeted the rudder of M/T Hasna in the Gulf of Oman with its M61 Vulcan cannon

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May 06 2026

Close call between Delta flight and Cirrus SR22 while landing in NYC Posted by RSS Feed

A Delta Air Lines Bombardier CRJ900, operated by Endeavor Air, had a close call with a private

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May 06 2026

Not an Instagram Illusion: What it really takes to be an aircraft broker Posted by RSS Feed

There's a picture of the aircraft broker life that lives in the popular imagination, shaped largely

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May 06 2026

Textron Aviation opens new service facility at Australian airport Posted by RSS Feed

Textron Aviation announced on Tuesday that its new service facility at the Essendon Fields Airport

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May 06 2026

Wisk Aero adds second Generation 6 autonomous eVTOL to flight test program Posted by RSS Feed

Wisk Aero announced on Monday that its second Gen. 6 autonomous eVTOL has completed its first

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May 07 2026

New Photos Show Lakenheath’s Camo F-15E Tooled Up With Practice Bomb Load Posted by RSS Feed

The F-15E Strike Eagle from the 48th Fighter Wing, recently painted to commemorate Operation El

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May 07 2026

A U.S. Navy F-14D Tomcat Might Return to the Skies Thanks to Congress’ “Maverick Act” Posted by RSS Feed

Three U.S. Navy F-14D Tomcats would be transferred to the U.S. Space and Rocket Center Commission in

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May 07 2026

FIFA World Cup expected to increase flights toward match cities Posted by RSS Feed

As the 2026 FIFA World Cup draws closer, pilots and those traveling by air should be aware that

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May 07 2026

Archer transitions to streamlined approach for certification in the UAE Posted by RSS Feed

Archer Aviation has announced that the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has transitioned

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May 07 2026

Otto Aerospace unmanned drone completes flight test with Swift Engineering Posted by RSS Feed

Otto Aerospace announced on Wednesday that it has completed a flight-test campaign for its unmanned

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May 08 2026

B-1B Bomber “Rage” Returns to Service After Restoration Posted by RSS Feed

The B-1B 86-0115, now renamed “Apocalypse II,” returned to service at Dyess AFB after being

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May 08 2026

U.S. Air Force Launches Analysis of Requirements for Possible B-52 Successor Posted by RSS Feed

The U.S. Air Force is launching next year a Heavy Bomber Analysis of Alternatives which will allow

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May 08 2026

NBAA Maintenance Conference draws in over 1,000 registered attendees Posted by RSS Feed

The NBAA announced on Thursday that over 1,000 attendees came to its 2026 Maintenance Conference in

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May 08 2026

Pro Star Aviation Completes Sixth “On-The-Fly” Starlink Installation Posted by RSS Feed

Pro Star Aviation has successfully completed its sixth "On-The-Fly" Starlink installation. This

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May 08 2026

Embraer reports its best ever financial first quarter with 31% growth Posted by RSS Feed

Embraer has reported its best financial first quarter in its history, with revenue of $1.4 billion

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May 07 2026

The Remarkable Evolution of Seaplanes Posted by RSS Feed

Touching down safely after a flight means the aircraft functioned as designed and the pilot made

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May 09 2026

Civilian Cockpits on Call For War: The CRAF Program Pilots Rarely Talk About Posted by RSS Feed

Many airline pilots these days have never served in the military. But did you know that in the event

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May 09 2026

U.S. F-16 Sports AGM-88 HARM Kill Marking in New Photo Posted by RSS Feed

A small silhouette of a High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile can be seen painted below the cockpit in

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May 09 2026

Stealing a MiG-29 was a Piece of Cake – Sort of. Alexander Zuyev’s Great Escape – Part 1 Posted by RSS Feed

In 1989 Soviet Air Force Captain Alexander M. Zuyev defected in a MiG-29 fighter after executing a

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May 10 2026

VIP Movement Notification - Bangor, ME Posted by RSS Feed

14 May 2026Bangor, ME5 NMR; SFC – 4,999FT AGLSpecific instructions and restrictions are available at

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May 10 2026

Russian Victory Day Parade Takes Bizarre Turn with CGI Flyover Posted by RSS Feed

During this year’s Victory Day parade, Russian media showed a CGI flyover by the Russian Knights and

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May 10 2026

RAF Airdrop Response to Suspected Hantavirus Case on Remote Island Posted by RSS Feed

A Royal Air Force Airbus A400M has been used to parachute British Army medical personnel and

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May 10 2026

U.S. Air Force Plans to Deploy Cruise Missiles from Cargo Aircraft by 2027 Posted by RSS Feed

The Rapid Dragon program, now called Dragon Cart, transitioned to a Program of Record and will see

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May 10 2026

Stealing a MiG-29 was a Piece of Cake – Sort of. Alexander Zuyev’s Great Escape – Part 2 Posted by RSS Feed

In the second part of this story, we cover the day Soviet Air Force Captain Alexander M. Zuyev

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May 11 2026

GPS Interference Testing at San Clemente Island, CA 14 - 22 MAY Posted by RSS Feed

FLIGHT ADVISORYGPS INTERFERENCE TESTINGSOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TACTICAL TRAINING RANGE(SCTTR) 26-04 14 –

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May 11 2026

Operating Tips for Bedminster TFRs 2026 Posted by RSS Feed

Pilots should be prepared that the Bedminster TFR (91.141) located in north New Jersey can be

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May 11 2026

FLIGHT ADVISORY - FIFA WORLD CUP Posted by RSS Feed

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATIONHEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON, DC FIFA WORLD CUP 2026FLIGHT ADVISORY At the

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May 11 2026

GA-ASI and U.S. Air Force Test APKWS Guided Rockets on MQ-9A Reaper Posted by RSS Feed

GA-ASI and the U.S. Air Force tested the MQ-9A Reaper with APKWS laser-guided rockets, firing at

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May 11 2026

NTSB updates U.S. Civil Aviation Accident dashboard to include findings data Posted by RSS Feed

The NTSB announced on May 4 that it has updated its U.S. Civil Aviation Accident Dashboard. The

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