Articles for category HeliNews Headlines

Nov 10 2026

Royal Navy to Fly Northrop Grumman’s YFQ-48A from Aircraft Carrier in 2027 Posted by RSS Feed

The Royal Navy plans to demonstrate Northrop Grumman’s YFQ-48A Talon Blue CCA from a Queen

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Nov 10 2026

Pentagon Still Cannot Account for Billions of Dollars in F-35 Spare Parts, GAO Finds Posted by RSS Feed

A new GAO report highlights persistent failures to reconcile government and contractor inventories,

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Nov 10 2026

USAF Adopts Contracted HondaJets for B-1 Aircrew Currency Posted by RSS Feed

The first B-1B Lancer aircrews began flying commercially-provided HA-420 HondaJet aircraft as part

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Nov 10 2026

‘Iranian Threat’ Leads to Mass Dispersal of Aircraft Away from RAF Mildenhall Posted by RSS Feed

A rapid departure of aircraft from RAF Mildenhall to bases across Europe was noted by enthusiasts on

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Nov 10 2026

Spanish NH90 Helicopters Conduct First Alpha Scramble in Romania Against Drone Threat Posted by RSS Feed

Two NH90 helicopters were launched after unidentified drones were detected near Romania’s Black Sea

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Nov 09 2026

Our Best Look Yet at China’s GJ-11 UCAV Posted by RSS Feed

New official footage released ahead of the PLA Air Force’s 77th anniversary reveals additional

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Nov 09 2026

Northrop Grumman’s Lake Charles Facility Selected as Certified C-130 Maintenance Depot Posted by RSS Feed

The selection of Northrop Grumman’s facility, which already supports the U.S. Navy’s E-6B Mercury,

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Nov 09 2026

FAA revises Lycoming piston pin AD, and the clock starts Nov. 24 Posted by RSS Feed

The FAA has revised its Lycoming piston pin directive, and for owners of the affected engines the

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Nov 09 2026

FAA adopts updated limits for Rolls-Royce BR725 engines on G650s Posted by RSS Feed

The FAA has adopted a new AD for all Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd andamp; Co KG BR700-725A1-12

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Nov 09 2026

Sky Harbour wins two Van Nuys ground leases for new hangar campuses Posted by RSS Feed

The Los Angeles City Council has approved two ground leases at Van Nuys Airport (VNY) for new Sky

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Nov 08 2026

A320 ATRA Testbed is Now Flying with the Eurofighter’s AESA Radar Posted by RSS Feed

The Airbus A320 ATRA has received the Eurofighter’s ECRS Mk1 AESA radar, together with the necessary

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Nov 07 2026

Blue Angels Remove Maj. Scott Laux Ahead of Homecoming Airshow Posted by RSS Feed

Laux, who served as the Blue Angels’ No. 6 opposing solo pilot during the 2026 season, was removed

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Nov 06 2026

Mystery Flight From Rome to Tehran Puts Aircraft Tracking Deception in the Spotlight Posted by RSS Feed

An unidentified business jet flying from Italy to Iran under an apparently fictitious identity

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Nov 06 2026

T-38C Lost Both Horizontal Stabilizers Before Crashing in Alabama, Investigation Finds Posted by RSS Feed

A U.S. Air Force Accident Investigation Board determined that maintenance errors allowed a

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Nov 06 2026

Democrats won Congress. What that means for business aviation Posted by RSS Feed

Before Democrats won Congress, a group of senators had already challenged how the IRS taxes a

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Nov 06 2026

Gulfstream's G280 supply narrows as the G300 waits on certification Posted by RSS Feed

Gulfstream delivered 40 aircraft in the third quarter, 35 of them large-cabin and five mid-cabin,

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Nov 06 2026

Atlantic Aviation wants to land Electra's EL9 on NYC piers and barges Posted by RSS Feed

Atlantic Aviation operates 108 FBOs across North America, and it's looking for places to expand that

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Nov 06 2026

HMS Queen Elizabeth Hosts Tekever AR5 and Nyan Strike Drones During New Trials Posted by RSS Feed

Operating in the North Atlantic, the Royal Navy aircraft carrier launched Nyan one-way attack drones

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Nov 05 2026

F-35B Releases Meteor BVRAAM for the First Time Posted by RSS Feed

The Oct. 7 trial saw the release of an inert Meteor test asset from an F-35B’s internal weapons bay,

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Nov 05 2026

Shield AI Reveals First Full-Scale Prototype X-BAT VTOL Fighter Drone Posted by RSS Feed

Around half the size of an F-35, and powered by an afterburning GE F110 engine with thrust vectoring

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Nov 05 2026

Bombardier's backlog swells to $22.2 billion. Buyers may still have to wait. Posted by RSS Feed

Bombardier's third-quarter results showed revenue of $2.4 billion, adjusted EBITDA of $382 million

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Nov 05 2026

Wheels Up orders six Phenom 300Es in its first direct Embraer deal Posted by RSS Feed

Wheels Up has signed a definitive agreement with Embraer Executive Aircraft for six factory-new

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Nov 05 2026

Japan Intercepts Chinese WZ-7 High-Altitude Drones Flying Through Miyako Strait Posted by RSS Feed

Chinese state media recently featured the WZ-7 alongside other PLA reconnaissance drones, describing

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Nov 05 2026

From Drones to Bomb Hoaxes: Is Europe’s Civil Aviation Facing a New Form of Hybrid Warfare? Posted by RSS Feed

A wave of false bomb threats has triggered flight diversions, emergency procedures and fighter jet

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Nov 05 2026

Business jet flights jump 39%. Challenger 300 leads the surge Posted by RSS Feed

Avi-Go reported 69,320 business-aviation flights worldwide during the week of Oct. 26-Nov. 1, up

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Nov 05 2026

NASA Announces X-70 Fractal, its Latest Experimental Aircraft Posted by RSS Feed

NASA has announced its newest experimental aircraft, the X-70 Fractal, described as a

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Nov 04 2026

RIAT Permanently Relocates to MOD Boscombe Down From 2027 Posted by RSS Feed

The Royal International Air Tattoo will leave RAF Fairford after decades at the Gloucestershire

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Nov 04 2026

Why your job description, not your title, sets your business aviation salary Posted by RSS Feed

Back in the day when I was chief pilot for a Midwestern telecommunications company, my official job

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Nov 04 2026

NTSB finds Learjet 60's missing elevator miles from Greenacres crash Posted by RSS Feed

The NTSB said this week it is examining whether part of the Learjet 60 that crashed into a

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Nov 04 2026

First HH-60W Jolly Green II Arrives at Joint Base Andrews Posted by RSS Feed

The arrival of the first HH-60W marks the start of the transition from the UH-1N in support of the

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