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With less than eight months remaining before the FAA's expanded Part 5 safety management system
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Usually, a new record is something to celebrate. Not this month... 2026 has yielded several
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The VXS-1 “Warlocks” sent its NP-3C Orion, a dedicated research variant of the P-3C, to the
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Northrop Grumman announced the first flight of the YFQ-48 Talon Blue, the company’s
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The first two of 66 new-build F-16C Block 70 fighters ordered by Taiwan from the United States have
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Four C-130J Hercules aircraft, 60 personnel, and 62,000 lbs of equipment from the 165th Airlift
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While discussions between London and Berlin are in the early stages, internal German government
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The Lumberjack UAS flew with SandboxAQ’s AQNav magnetic navigation system during a GPS-denied flight
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The U.S. Air Force initiated the Fighter Squadron Reset to return F-16s to Kunsan Air Base after the
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An exclusive image obtained by The Aviationist reveals an extraordinary array of target markings on
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Mente announced on October 5 that it will be consolidating its aviation businesses under the Mente
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An air ambulance flying from Bermuda to Boston crashed after losing contact with air traffic control
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On Oct. 19, the eve of NBAA-BACE, SyberJet will put a full-scale mockup of the SJ36 in front of
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HOPE, AR – Sept. 29, 2026 – Air Methods, the nation’s leading air medical service provider, announced today a new partnership with Pafford Medical Services to launch a rotor wing air medical program across Southern Arkansas. This program, which is expected to become operational in October 2026, will operate air medical bases in Texarkana and Arkadelphia, each operating a Bell 407 helicopter.
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Oct
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2026
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STRATFORD, Conn., Sept. 30, 2026 -- Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT), and the U.S. Army have reached a Novel Production Agreement for BLACK HAWK® helicopters that enables the Army to add aircraft as requirements emerge. This is especially critical for allied nations as foreign military sales cases mature. The initial agreement covers 16 aircraft for the U.S. Army and is expected to increase by over 100 aircraft in the coming years.
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Oct
02
2026
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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Blade Urban Air Mobility, Inc. (“Blade”), a Joby Aviation company, today announced the return of BLADEone, its jet service between New York and South Florida, in partnership with Aero, the Los Angeles-based private jet airline. The seasonal jet service is expected to run from Thursday, November 19, 2026 through Sunday, May 2, 2027, with flights between Westchester County Airport (HPN) and Palm Beach’s President Donald J. Trump International Airport (DJT) or Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport (OPF).
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Oct
05
2026
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UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters operated by Helicopter Alliance responded to fires in the Czech Republic and Slovakia and took part in international missions in France and Serbia during the aerial firefighting season that has just ended. Helicopter Alliance provides aerial firefighting services using Black Hawk helicopters for the Fire Rescue Service of the Czech Republic and the Fire and Rescue Corps of the Slovak Republic under framework agreements covering the period from June to September. These aircraft are also deployed from the Czech Republic and Slovakia to other European countries under the rescEU programme. Throughout this year’s season, Helicopter Alliance’s helicopters carried out 1,993 water drops during these operations, delivering nearly 6 million litres of water to fire sites.
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Oct
05
2026
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Leonardo today opened a new building at its Sesto Calende facility dedicated to the development and manufacture of helicopter flight simulators. The investment builds on the training technologies and services available at the site since 2006, when the “A. Marchetti” Training Academy opened as Leonardo’s first helicopter training academy. It further establishes Sesto Calende as a development and production hub for simulation systems across the Company’s rotary-wing business.
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Oct
05
2026
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GREENVILLE, N.C., Oct. 5, 2026 – Metro Aviation’s partnership with BETA Technologies continued its momentum in North Carolina in September as BETA’s all-electric ALIA conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) aircraft took flight as part of eLIFT-NC, giving longtime Metro partner ECU Health a firsthand look at how next-generation aviation could support health care and emergency response across the state.
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Oct
05
2026
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FORT WAYNE, IN – Surack Enterprises is proud to announce the hiring of Robert Flansburg as Vice President of Aviation. Flansburg will be responsible for developing strategy, ensuring FAA compliance, championing safety initiatives, and managing budgets across all Surack Enterprises aviation businesses, including Sweet Aviation and Sweet Helicopters.
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Oct
05
2026
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Vertical MRO Conference - Kelowna, British Columbia, October 5, 2026: GPMS International, Inc. announced today that Wisk Air Helicopters, Ltd. has contracted to equip its Bell 412 and Bell 407GXi aircraft with Foresight MX, the industry’s leading Health and Usage Monitoring System (HUMS).
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