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Sep
29
2025

PLAY Airlines Bankrupt After 5 Turbulent Years in the Skies

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PLAY Airlines Bankrupt: The carrier has announced the immediate shutdown of its operations.

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Sep
29
2025

VIP Movement Notification - Quantico, VA

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                      30 September 2025                       Quantico, VA                     

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Sep
29
2025

Lockheed Martin Sikorsky Receives Five-Year Contract to Build Up to 99 CH-53K® Heavy Lift Helicopters for the U.S. Marine Corps

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STRATFORD, Conn., Sept. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT), received a $10.855 billion contract from the U.S. Navy to build up to a maximum of 99 CH-53K® King Stallion® helicopters for the U.S. Marine Corps over five years, the largest-quantity order to date for the aircraft. The award will ensure consistent deliveries of the United States' most powerful heavy-lift helicopter between 2029 and 2034 and reinforce the U.S. industrial base by sustaining thousands of production roles at Sikorsky and across its nationwide supply chain.  

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Sep
29
2025

RAKTA, Joby and Skyports Partner to Launch Air Taxi Service in Ras Al Khaimah by 2027

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Ras Al Khaimah, UAE , Santa Cruz, CA, & London – September 29, 2025 –The Ras Al Khaimah Transport Authority (“RAKTA”), Joby Aviation, Inc. (NYSE: JOBY), a company developing electric air taxis for commercial passenger service, and Skyports Infrastructure (“Skyports”) today announced a long-term collaboration to launch a passenger air taxi service network in the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah (“RAK”) by 2027. The announcement followed the signing of a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the presence of H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Member of the UAE Supreme Council and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, marking a significant milestone in advancing innovative and sustainable mobility solutions in the UAE. The partnership will bring together the direct support of RAKTA, Skyports’ leadership in developing vertiport infrastructure, and Joby’s all-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, to design, develop and operate the first air taxi service in RAK. 

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Sep
29
2025

Osaka Names Japan Airlines’ And Sumitomo Corporation’s JV, Soracle, With Archer’s Midnight Aircraft As Its Air Taxi Partner

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Santa Clara, CA – September 29, 2025 – Today Archer Aviation (NYSE: ACHR) announced that its partner, Soracle, a joint venture between Japan Airlines and Sumitomo Corporation, has been named to lead the establishment of air taxi services in the Osaka Prefecture. This makes Archer the only U.S. eVTOL manufacturer set to play a key role in the establishment of air taxi services in Osaka.

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Sep
29
2025

VAI Applauds FAA Policy Enabling OSHA-Approved Harnesses for Human External Cargo

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Alexandria, Va. (Sep. 26, 2025) – Vertical Aviation International (VAI) welcomes the recently implemented FAA policy on fall-protection harnesses used by utility line workers when performing human external cargo (HEC) activities. The policy expands operator options to include US government–accepted harnesses that meet standards recognized by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) and accepted by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The change ensures uniformity, improving safety and supporting compliance with local, state, and federal rules.

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Sep
29
2025

VIP MOVEMENT NOTIFICATION - Norfolk, VA

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                       03 OCTOBER 2025                       Nofolk, VA                     

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Sep
29
2025

Could China’s Mock Test Facility Hint What Its Next Carrier Might Look Like?

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The Wuhan carrier mockup previously replicated the Fujian, and the new configuration might hint at

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Sep
28
2025

These Are the Clearest Images Yet of China’s J-50 Stealth Fighter

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A bombshell leak out of China may be the clearest images yet of China’s new J-50 stealth fighter,

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Sep
28
2025

Greece Receives 42nd F-16V Viper, Completing 50% of Upgrade Program

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The F-16V Viper significantly improves the Hellenic Air Force’s ability to operate jointly with its

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Sep
28
2025

Sikorsky to Build 99 CH-53K King Stallions for the U.S. Marine Corps

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This $10 billion order is the biggest to date for the CH-53K, of which the Marine Corps plans to

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Sep
27
2025

U.S. Navy E-2D Refuels from French Rafale, A400M and A330 MRTT

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The completion of aerial refueling testing with French tankers is another step towards the

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Sep
27
2025

Second Prototype of Turkey’s Kaan Fighter is Now In Production

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The new Kaan prototype has been spotted during assembly a year after the maiden flight of the first

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Sep
27
2025

Pilot Retirement Age Showdown: ICAO Sidelines Controversial Proposal to Raise Limit to 67

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The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) doesn’t often make front-page news, but for

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Sep
26
2025

President Trump Orders Amelia Earhart Files Declassified

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President Donald Trump is ordering his administration to declassify all government records about

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Sep
26
2025

Indian Air Force MiG-21 Bison Retires After 62 Years in Service

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Today the IAF phased out the MiG-21 Bison after a 62-year-long career, spanning two thirds of the

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Sep
26
2025

Pratt & Whitney Advances CCA Engine Testing as Raytheon Expands Mk 104 Rocket Motor Production

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The two announcements highlight RTX’s parallel work on both air-breathing and solid rocket

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Sep
26
2025

Royal Thai Air Force adds two Airbus H225 helicopters

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Marignane, France, 26 September 2025 – Airbus Helicopters has signed a contract with the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) for two H225 multi-role helicopters. These new aircraft will significantly enhance the RTAF’s capabilities in vital search and rescue (SAR) and emergency medical services (EMS) operations, reinforcing their commitment to national security and humanitarian support.

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Sep
26
2025

AEM secures another STC for its MTP136D aerial firefighting radio

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Kelowna, BC, Canada, September 25, 2025 – Canadian avionics manufacturer, Anodyne Electronics Manufacturing Corp. (AEM), secures a second Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for its modern MTP136D P25 forest service radio. The Transport Canada awarded STC #SH25-17 will streamline radio installations for operators providing aerial firefighting services using several popular Bell helicopter models.

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Sep
26
2025

Multiple Russian Aircraft Intercepted Over Baltic Sea and Alaska ADIZ

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Russian aircraft were intercepted over the Alaska ADIZ and the Baltic Sea hours after Trump

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Sep
26
2025

Royal Thai Air Force Becomes A330 MRTT+ Launch Customer

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Thailand has ordered a single example of the new, upgraded Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport

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Sep
25
2025

BQM-177A, Airbus DT25 Target Drones Test Flown with Hivemind AI

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Shield AI’s Hivemind powered autonomous BQM-177A threat-representative maneuvers for the U.S. Navy

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Sep
25
2025

This Might Be Our Best Look Yet at the Chinese J-XDS Stealth Jet

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For the first time, the J-XDS was photographed at close distance on the ground, revealing new

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Sep
25
2025

L3Harris Unveils Podded Variant of Viper Shield Electronic Warfare System

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The Viper Shield pod shares commonality with the internally mounted variant and would offer the same

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Sep
25
2025

Breeze Airways Cleared for International Takeoff in 2026

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Breeze Airways has achieved a milestone that few US carriers have reached in recent memory. The

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Sep
25
2025

Helsing Unveils CA-1 Europa Autonomous UCAV

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The CA-1 Europa aims to deliver affordable mass and strategic autonomy through AI-powered air combat

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Sep
25
2025

Maryland ANG Says Goodbye to Their Last A-10s

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The Maryland Air National Guard (ANG) said goodbye to their last two A-10s this week. It marks the

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Sep
25
2025

FTIRCA GPS 25-53

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FLIGHT ADVISORYGPS INTERFERENCE TESTINGFORT IRWIN CALIFORNIA (FTIRCA) 25-5330 September – 12

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Sep
25
2025

FAA Accident Report: EASTON, WA

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AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES WHILE LANDING FOR PICK UP IN A PARKING LOT, EASTON, WA

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Sep
25
2025

Milestone Signs Purchase & Leaseback Agreements with Bristow for Two New Leonardo AW139 Search and Rescue Helicopters

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DUBLIN – September 25, 2025 – The Milestone Aviation Group Limited (“Milestone”), the global leader in helicopter leasing, today announced that it has signed purchase and leaseback agreements with Bristow Group Inc. [NYSE: VTOL], the leading global provider of innovative and sustainable vertical flight solutions, for two new Leonardo AW139 helicopters. 

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